April 26th
164 Notable deaths
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911-1986).
Born December 9th, 1911 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1986 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Jayne Meadows
Chinese born-american actress and author (1919–2015).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Wuchang.
Died April 26th, 2015 at 95 years old in Encino (disease).
Carmine Coppola
Composer from the united states (1910-1991).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Northridge (heart failure). [ref]
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born July 17th, 1952 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2011 at 58 years old in Edison (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Born February 27th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1990 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (kidney failure). [ref]
Carol Reed
English film director (1906-1976).
Born December 30th, 1906 in Putney. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maria Schell
Actress (1926-2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia). [ref]
Morihei Ueshiba
Japanese aikidoka (1883-1969).
Born December 14th, 1883 in Tanabe.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 85 years old in Iwama, Wakamatsuchō (liver cancer).
Mas Oyama
Korean karate master.
Born July 27th, 1923 in Gunsan, Gimje.
Died April 26th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Klaus Schulze
German composer and musician (1947–2022).
Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau