April 26th
164 Notable deaths
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).
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer.
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
George Herriman
American cartoonist (1880-1944).
Born August 22nd, 1880 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
John Heartfield
German artist (1891-1968).
Born June 19th, 1891 in Schmargendorf. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Mason Adams
Character and voice-over actor (1919-2005).
Born February 26th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Violette Morris
French athlete.
Born April 18th, 1893 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 51 years old in Eure. [ref]
Vaughn Taylor
American actor.
Born February 22nd, 1911 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1891 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter.
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born October 16th, 1861 in Petergof.
Died April 26th, 1929 at 67 years old in London (influenza).
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