April 26th
242 Notable deaths
Smbat Byurat
Armenian writer (1862–1915).
Born March 15th, 1862 in Süleymanlı.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 53 years old in Ayaş (Armenian Genocide).
Arturs Alberings
Prime minister of latvia (1876-1934).
Born January 7th, 1877 in Rūjiena.
Died April 26th, 1934 at 57 years old in Riga.
Yoshinobu Ishii
Japanese association football player and manager (1939–2018).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Fukuyama.
Died April 26th, 2018 at 79 years old in Japan. [ref]
Ruth Hellberg
German actress (1906–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Feldafing.
Lars Hall
Swedish modern pentathlete (1927–1991).
Born April 30th, 1927 in Karlskrona.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 63 years old in Täby.
Albert Arnheiter
German rower (1890–1945).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Ludwigshafen.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Casalpusterlengo.
Tore Svensson
Swedish footballer (1927-2002).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Falkenberg.
Died April 26th, 2002 at 74 years old in Malmö.
Willi Krakau
German racing driver (1911–1995).
Born December 4th, 1911 in Schönebeck.
Died April 26th, 1995 at 83 years old in Peine.
Thomas Gayford
Canadian equestrian.
Born November 21st, 1928 in Toronto.
Died April 26th, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Margit Pörtner
Danish female curler (1972–2017).
Born February 16th, 1972 in Hørsholm.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 45 years old in Denmark (cancer). [ref]
Eduardo Toda y Güell
Catalan archaeologist, diplomat, bibliographer and egyptologist (1855-1941).
Born January 9th, 1855 in Reus.
Died April 26th, 1941 at 86 years old in Poblet.
Gustaf Lindblom
Athletics competitor (1891-1960).
Born December 3rd, 1891 in Kristinehamns församling. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1960 at 68 years old in Johannes parish. [ref]
Frederick Winters
American weightlifter.
Born January 7th, 1873. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1915 at 42 years old [ref]
Ernst Meumann
German psychologist, educationist and philosopher (1862–1915).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Uerdingen.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 52 years old in Hamburg.
Andreas Krogh
Figure skater (1894-1964).
Born July 9th, 1894 in Christiania. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1964 at 69 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Carlo Luigi Morichini
Catholic cardinal (1805–1879).
Born November 21st, 1805 in Rome.
Died April 26th, 1879 at 73 years old in Rome.
Guy Oliver Nickalls
British rower.
Born April 4th, 1899 in High Wycombe.
Died April 26th, 1974 at 75 years old in London.
Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem
German novelist (1854–1941).
Born September 18th, 1854 in Racibórz.
Died April 26th, 1941 at 86 years old in Munich.
Bernhard Baier
German water polo player (1912–2003).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Hasse Thomsén
Swedish olympic medalist.
Born February 27th, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 62 years old in Kungälv.
Boris Budnikov
Soviet sailor.
Born February 16th, 1942 in Saratov.
Died April 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sophia Bardina
Russian politician (1853–1883).
Born June 15th, 1853 in Shatskiy Uyezd.
Died April 26th, 1883 at 29 years old in Geneva.
Käthe Loewenthal
German painter and holocaust victim (1877-1942).
Born March 27th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 1942 at 65 years old in Izbica (Lublin Voivodeship) Ghetto.
Michele Di Ruberto
Italian roman catholic archbishop.
Born August 28th, 1934 in Pietramontecorvino.
Died April 26th, 2025 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Henk Numan
Dutch judoka (1955–2018).
Born June 13th, 1955 in Amsterdam.
Died April 26th, 2018 at 62 years old in Landsmeer. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder