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April 26th
241 Notable deaths
Marcel Pronovost
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1930–2015).
Born June 15th, 1930 in Lac-à-la-Tortue.
Died April 26th, 2015 at 84 years old in Windsor (bladder cancer).
Giulietto Chiesa
Italian politician (1940-2020).
Born September 4th, 1940 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georgy Adelson-Velsky
Russian mathematician (1922–2014).
Born January 8th, 1922 in Samara.
Died April 26th, 2014 at 92 years old in Givatayim.
Stina Rautelin
Finnish actress (1963–2023).
Born October 25th, 1963 in Helsinki.
Died April 26th, 2023 at 59 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
E. Irving Couse
American artist (1866-1936).
Born September 3rd, 1866 in Saginaw.
Died April 26th, 1936 at 69 years old in Albuquerque.
Pavlo Skoropadsky
Ukrainian general (1873-1945).
Born May 15th, 1873 in Wiesbaden.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 71 years old in Metten.
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903–1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
German general (1815–1881).
Born June 18th, 1815 in Darmstadt.
Died April 26th, 1881 at 65 years old in Merano (pneumonia).
Hermann von Keyserling
Baltic german philosopher (1880–1946).
Died April 26th, 1946 at 65 years old in Innsbruck.
Gerald Guralnik
American physicist.
Born September 17th, 1936 in Cedar Falls.
Died April 26th, 2014 at 77 years old in Providence.
Ellen Schwiers
German actress (1930-2019).
Born June 11th, 1930 in Szczecin.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
William L. Guy
American politician (1919–2013).
Born September 30th, 1919 in Devils Lake.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 93 years old in West Fargo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Roman catholic bishop (1922-1998).
Born December 27th, 1922 in Guatemala City.
Died April 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Guatemala City.
Antônio de Castro Mayer
Catholic bishop (1904–1991).
Born June 20th, 1904 in Campinas.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro, campos (respiratory failure).
Garretson W. Gibson
Liberian politician (1832-1910).
Born May 20th, 1832 in Baltimore.
Died April 26th, 1910 at 77 years old in Monrovia.
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
Grand duchess of russia (1838–1900).
Born June 2nd, 1838 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 26th, 1900 at 61 years old in Pokrovsky Monastery (stomach cancer).
Jean Alexandre Barré
French neurologist (1880-1967).
Born May 25th, 1880 in Chantenay-sur-Loire.
Died April 26th, 1967 at 86 years old in Strasbourg.
Aarón Hernán
Mexican actor (1930–2020).
Born November 20th, 1930 in Santa Rosalía de Camargo.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 89 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louise Bertin
French composer (1805-1877).
Born January 15th, 1805 in Bièvres.
Died April 26th, 1877 at 72 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Danish princess (1914-1962).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 26th, 1962 at 47 years old in Copenhagen.
Florea Dumitrache
Romanian footballer (1948-2007).
Born May 22nd, 1948 in Bucharest.
Died April 26th, 2007 at 58 years old in Bucharest (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Malwida Freiin von Meysenbug
German author (1816–1903).
Born October 28th, 1816 in Kassel.
Died April 26th, 1903 at 86 years old in Rome.
Vasos Lyssarides
Cypriot politician (1920-2021).
Born May 13th, 1920 in Pano Lefkara. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2021 at 100 years old in Nicosia. [ref]
Yun Hyon-seok
South korean poet, writer and lgbt activist.
Born August 7th, 1984 in Incheon.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 18 years old in Dongdaemun District (hanging to death).
John Alden Carpenter
American composer (1876-1951).
Born February 28th, 1876 in Park Ridge.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 75 years old in Chicago.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi