March 26th
174 Notable deaths
David Childs
American architect.
Born April 1st, 1941 in Princeton.
Died March 26th, 2025 at 83 years old in Pelham (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
Lin Yutang
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Banzai Town. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1976 at 80 years old in British Hong Kong.
James Caleb Boggs
American politician (1909-1993).
Born May 15th, 1909 in Cheswold. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1993 at 83 years old in Wilmington. [ref]
Max Ophüls
German film director (1902-1957).
Born May 6th, 1902 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1957 at 54 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Marylebone.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hawick (myocardial infarction).
Spiros Louis
Greek athlete.
Born January 12th, 1873 in Marousi.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 67 years old in Marousi.
Paul Dana
American racing driver.
Born April 15th, 1975 in St. Louis.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 30 years old in Miami (traffic collision).
Alex Comfort
British academic and physician (1920–2000).
Born February 10th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2000 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Boris Shaposhnikov
Marshal of the soviet union (1882-1945).
Born October 2nd, 1882 in Zlatoust. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte