April 26th
242 Notable deaths
John Alden Carpenter
American composer (1876-1951).
Born February 28th, 1876 in Park Ridge.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Napoleon Cybulski
Polish biologist (1854-1919).
Born September 13th, 1854 in Kryvanosy.
Died April 26th, 1919 at 64 years old in Kraków.
R. A. Stewart Macalister
Irish archaeologist (1870–1950).
Born July 8th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died April 26th, 1950 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese poet (1890–1916).
Born May 19th, 1890 in Lisbon.
Died April 26th, 1916 at 25 years old in Paris (intoxication).
Samuel Kahanamoku
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1902–1966).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Honolulu.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist (1933–2012).
Born January 27th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died April 26th, 2012 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Alberta Vaughn
Actress (1904-1992).
Born June 27th, 1904 in Ashland.
Died April 26th, 1992 at 87 years old in Studio City.
Gianfranco Parolini
Italian film director (1930–2018).
Born February 20th, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Huang Yongsheng
Chinese general (1910-1983).
Born November 17th, 1910 in Xian'an District.
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Qingdao.
Eino Rahja
Finnish-russian revolutionary (1885–1936).
Born June 20th, 1885 in Kronstadt.
Died April 26th, 1936 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Inday Ba
Swedish actress (1972–2005).
Born August 10th, 1972 in Angered.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 32 years old (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Jimmy Banks
American soccer player (1964-2019).
Born September 2nd, 1964 in Milwaukee.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 54 years old in Milwaukee (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tom Florie
American soccer player (1897-1966).
Born September 6th, 1897 in Harrison.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Providence.
Prabha Rau
Indian politician (1935-2010).
Born March 4th, 1935 in Khandwa.
Died April 26th, 2010 at 75 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Kir
French politician (1876-1968).
Born January 22nd, 1876 in Alise-Sainte-Reine.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 92 years old in Dijon.
Karl Möbius
German zoologist and ecologist (1825-1908).
Born February 7th, 1825 in Eilenburg.
Died April 26th, 1908 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdulmejid i (1848–1905).
Born December 3rd, 1847 in Istanbul.
Died April 26th, 1905 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Théodore Maunoir
Swiss surgeon and co-founder of the international committee of the red cross - icrc (1806-1869).
Born June 1st, 1806 in Geneva.
Died April 26th, 1869 at 62 years old in Geneva.
Maximilian von Edelsheim
German general (1897–1994).
Born July 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 1994 at 96 years old in Constance.
Valery Obodzinsky
Russian singer (1942-1997).
Born January 24th, 1942 in Odesa.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Egon Franke
German politician and member of the social democratic party of germany (1913-1995).
Born April 11th, 1913 in Hanover.
Died April 26th, 1995 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Napoleon Orda
Polish artist (1807-1883).
Born February 11th, 1807 in Varacevičy.
Died April 26th, 1883 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
Józef Kosacki
Polish army officer and engineer.
Born April 21st, 1909 in Łapy.
Died April 26th, 1990 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Dragotin Kette
Slovene impressionist and neo-romantic poet.
Born January 19th, 1876 in Ilirska Bistrica, Prem.
Died April 26th, 1899 at 23 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams