April 26th
241 Notable deaths
Klaus Schulze
German composer and musician (1947–2022).
Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. [ref]
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist (1868-1951).
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Dora Richter
German trans woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery.
Born April 16th, 1892 in Ryžovna.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 74 years old [ref]
Edward Arnold
American actor (1890-1956).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lucy Wills
British physician and hematologist (1888-1964).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died April 26th, 1964 at 75 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Bessie Love
American actress (1898–1986).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Midland.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 87 years old in London.
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka (1868–1957).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Member of the british royal family, british army officer (1914-1943).
Born August 9th, 1914 in Mayfair.
Died April 26th, 1943 at 28 years old in Ottawa (hypothermia).
Hubert Selby Jr.
American writer (1928–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).
Johann Reichhart
German executioner (1893–1972).
Born April 29th, 1893 in Wörth an der Donau.
Died April 26th, 1972 at 78 years old in Dorfen.
Jack Valenti
American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a special assistant to u.s. president lyndon b. johnson; also president of the mpaa (1921-2007).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Houston.
Died April 26th, 2007 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Sigmund Rascher
German schutzstaffel doctor (1909–1945).
Born February 12th, 1909 in Munich.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 36 years old in Dachau concentration camp (execution by shooting).
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer (1874–1940).
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne.
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
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 comedian (1893–1980).
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.
Died April 26th, 1944 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
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.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
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.
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter (1918–1996).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
Violette Morris
French athlete (1893–1944).
Born April 18th, 1893 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 51 years old in Eure.
Guillermo Haro
Mexican astronomer (1913–1988).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Mexico City.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
French printer (1817–1879).
Born April 25th, 1817 in Paris.
Died April 26th, 1879 at 62 years old in Paris.
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1861–1929).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Petergof.
Died April 26th, 1929 at 67 years old in London (influenza).
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull