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March 26th
246 Notable deaths
Eazy-E
American rapper (1964-1995).
Born September 7th, 1964 in Compton. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1995 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, HIV/AIDS). [ref]
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892).
Born May 31st, 1819 in Long Island, West Hills.
Died March 26th, 1892 at 72 years old in Camden (hunger).
Halston
American fashion designer (1932-1990).
Born April 23rd, 1932 in Des Moines.
Died March 26th, 1990 at 57 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in south africa (1853-1902).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Bishop's Stortford.
Died March 26th, 1902 at 48 years old in Muizenberg (heart failure).
David Lloyd George
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
Born January 17th, 1863 in Manchester.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Llanystumdwy (brain tumor).
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Copnor.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia).
Noël Coward
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Teddington.
Died March 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Firefly Estate (myocardial infarction).
Anthony Blunt
British art historian and soviet spy (1907-1983).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Bournemouth.
Died March 26th, 1983 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Marshall Applewhite
American cult leader (1931–1997).
Died March 26th, 1997 at 65 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (intoxication).
Geraldine Ferraro
American politician (1935–2011).
Born August 26th, 1935 in Newburgh.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 75 years old in Boston (pneumonia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Raymond Chandler
American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959).
Born July 23rd, 1888 in Chicago.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Sarah Bernhardt
French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923).
Born October 22nd, 1844 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1923 at 78 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure, uremia). [ref]
Darlene Cates
American actress (1947-2017).
Born December 13th, 1947 in Borger.
Died March 26th, 2017 at 69 years old in Forney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Indian actor.
Born March 4th, 1948 in Irinjalakuda.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 75 years old in Lakeshore Hospital. [ref]
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist.
Born November 12th, 1915 in Cherbourg.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 64 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle).
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
American politician (1927-2003).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Tulsa.
Died March 26th, 2003 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications).
Sukumari
Indian film actress (1940–2013).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Nagercoil.
Died March 26th, 2013 at 72 years old in Chennai.
James Tolkan
American actor (1931–2026).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Calumet.
Died March 26th, 2026 at 94 years old in Saranac Lake. [ref]
Randy Castillo
American drummer (1950–2002).
Born December 18th, 1950 in Albuquerque.
Died March 26th, 2002 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (skin cancer).
William Chester Minor
American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher.
Born June 22nd, 1834 in British Ceylon.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 85 years old in Hartford.
Edmund Muskie
American politician (1914–1996).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Rumford.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Jim Harrison
American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937–2016).
Born December 11th, 1937 in Grayling. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2016 at 78 years old in Patagonia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Diana Wynne Jones
English children's fantasy writer (1934–2011).
Born August 16th, 1934 in London.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 76 years old in Bristol (lung cancer). [ref]
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Japanese general (1891-1945).
Born July 7th, 1891 in Nishijō.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 53 years old in Iwo Jima.
John Kennedy Toole
American novelist (1937–1969).
Born December 17th, 1937 in New Orleans.
Died March 26th, 1969 at 31 years old in Biloxi (intoxication).
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