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April 26th
185 Notable deaths
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer.
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Pedro Paterno
Prime minister of the philippines in 1899.
Born February 27th, 1858 in Manila.
Died April 26th, 1911 at 53 years old in Manila (cholera).
Cicely Courtneidge
English actress and comedienne.
Born April 1st, 1893 in Sydney.
Died April 26th, 1980 at 87 years old in Putney.
George Herriman
American cartoonist (1880-1944).
Born August 22nd, 1880 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Mason Adams
American actor (1919–2005).
Born February 26th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Vaughn Taylor
American actor (1910–1983).
Born February 22nd, 1911 in Boston.
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Heartfield
German artist (1891-1968).
Born June 19th, 1891 in Schmargendorf. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
Pavlo Skoropadsky
Ukrainian general (1873-1945).
Born May 15th, 1873 in Wiesbaden.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 71 years old in Metten.
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter (1918–1996).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius