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April 26th
185 Notable deaths
Carl Benjamin Boyer
American mathematician and historian (1906–1976).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Hellertown.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City.
Marcel Pronovost
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born June 15th, 1930 in Mauricie.
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 (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]
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903–1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
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]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy