April 26th
161 Notable deaths
Celia Johnson
English actress (1908–1982).
Born December 18th, 1908 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in Nettlebed (stroke).
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist.
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Edward Arnold
American actor (1890–1956).
Born February 18th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka.
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Bessie Love
American actress (1898–1986).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Midland. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1986 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Jack Valenti
President of the mpaa (1921-2007).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Houston. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2007 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Hubert Selby Jr.
American writer.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Cicely Courtneidge
English actress and comedienne.
Born April 1st, 1893 in Sydney.
Died April 26th, 1980 at 87 years old in Putney.
Sigmund Rascher
German schutzstaffel doctor.
Born February 12th, 1909 in Munich.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 36 years old in Dachau concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Guillermo Haro
Mexican astronomer.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Mexico City.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen