April 26th
170 Notable deaths
Carmen Scarpitta
Italian actress.
Born May 26th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 74 years old in Cabo San Lucas (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Jean de Sperati
Italian stamp forger (1884–1957).
Born October 14th, 1884 in Pistoia.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 72 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus
French writer and sculptor.
Born November 3rd, 1874 in Honfleur.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 70 years old in Château-Gontier.
Joseph Hellmesberger
Austrian musician.
Born April 9th, 1855 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1907 at 52 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Robbert de Greef
Dutch cyclist.
Born August 27th, 1991 in Geldrop.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 27 years old in Antwerp (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Béla von Kehrling
Hungarian tennis player.
Born January 25th, 1891 in Spišská Sobota.
Died April 26th, 1937 at 46 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Henrique da Rocha Lima
Brazilian microbiologist.
Born November 24th, 1879 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Roy Stewart
Actor (1883-1933).
Born October 17th, 1883 in San Diego.
Died April 26th, 1933 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Vrtanes Papazian
Armenian writer (1866-1920).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Van.
Died April 26th, 1920 at 54 years old in Yerevan.
Maurice Poli
French actor (1933–2020).
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Zarzis. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2020 at 86 years old in Italy. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 170
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson