April 26th
170 Notable deaths
Conchita Montenegro
Spanish actress, dancer, singer.
Born September 11th, 1912 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died April 26th, 2007 at 94 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Tomás Balcázar
Mexican footballer (1931-2020).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Guadalajara.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Yuval Ne'eman
Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician (1925-2006).
Born May 14th, 1925 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
John Bunny
American actor (1863-1915).
Born September 21st, 1863 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 51 years old in Brooklyn (nephritis).
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción. [ref]
Leo Arnaud
French-american composer of bugler's dream (1904-1991).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Lyon. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1991 at 86 years old in North Carolina.
Elina Bystritskaya
Russian actress (1928-2019).
Died April 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Giulietto Chiesa
Italian politician (1940-2020).
Born September 4th, 1940 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 79 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William S. Sadler
Psychiatrist and author.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Spencer.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 93 years old in Chicago.
Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince.
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Garatshausen.
Died April 26th, 1982 at 83 years old in Regensburg.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 170
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson