April 26th
241 Notable deaths
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Indian mathematician (1887–1920).
Born December 22nd, 1887 in Erode.
Died April 26th, 1920 at 32 years old in Kudanthaiyan (amebiasis).
Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Jamestown.
Died April 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
John Wilkes Booth
American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865).
Born May 10th, 1838 in Bel Air.
Died April 26th, 1865 at 26 years old in Port Royal (gunshot wound).
George Jones
American country musician (1931–2013).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saratoga.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 81 years old in Nashville (respiratory failure). [ref]
Irene Ryan
Actress (1902–1973).
Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.
Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Jill Dando
Murdered english journalist and television presenter (1961–1999).
Born November 9th, 1961 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died April 26th, 1999 at 37 years old in Fulham (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sid James
South african-born british character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976).
Born May 8th, 1913 in Hillbrow.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 62 years old in Sunderland (myocardial infarction).
Jonathan Demme
American filmmaker (1944–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Baldwin.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Gypsy Rose Lee
American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970).
Born January 8th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Red Bank. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911–1986).
Born December 9th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke).
Hari Singh I of Kashmir
Last king of kashmir (1925-1952).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Jammu.
Died April 26th, 1961 at 65 years old in Mumbai.
Carmine Coppola
American composer (1910-1991).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Manhattan.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Northridge (heart failure).
Jayne Meadows
Chinese born-american actress and author (1919–2015).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Wuchang City.
Died April 26th, 2015 at 95 years old in Encino (disease).
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1950–2011).
Born July 17th, 1952 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2011 at 58 years old in Edison (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Carol Reed
English film director (1906–1976).
Born December 30th, 1906 in Putney.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Dexter Gordon
American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990).
Born February 27th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1990 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (kidney failure). [ref]
Maria Schell
Austrian-swiss actress (1926–2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia).
Celia Johnson
English actress (1908–1982).
Born December 18th, 1908 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in Nettlebed (stroke).
George Herbert Mead
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1863 in South Hadley.
Died April 26th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Nedra Talley
American singer (1946–2026).
Born January 27th, 1946 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2026 at 80 years old in Virginia Beach. [ref]
Mas Oyama
Korean-japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of kyokushin (1922-1994).
Born July 27th, 1923 in Gimje.
Died April 26th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tsukiji (lung cancer).
Valery Khodemchuk
Chernobyl pump operator, the first casualty of the incident on april 26th, 1986..
Born March 24th, 1951 in Kropivnia.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 35 years old in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Chernobyl disaster).
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Norwegian writer (1832–1910).
Born December 8th, 1832 in Kvikne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1910 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Morihei Ueshiba
Japanese aikidoka (1883-1969).
Born December 14th, 1883 in Tanabe.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 85 years old in Tokyo, Iwama (liver cancer).
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti