Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
May 26th
168 Notable deaths
Édouard Michelin
French manufacturer (1963-2006).
Born August 13th, 1963 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 42 years old in Île-de-Sein (drowning).
Emil Konopinski
American physicist (1911–1990).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Michigan City.
Died May 26th, 1990 at 78 years old in Bloomington (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Vicente Aranda
Spanish film director (1926–2015).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Madrid.
John Longden
West indian-born english film actor (1900–1971).
Born November 11th, 1900 in West Indies.
Died May 26th, 1971 at 70 years old in Greater London (disease).
Pierre Bellemare
French writer and entertainer (1929-2018).
Born October 21st, 1929 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Omer Nishani
Albanian politician (1887-1954).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Karel Kramář
Czech politician, political prisoner and lawyer (1860-1937).
Born December 27th, 1860 in Vysoké nad Jizerou.
Died May 26th, 1937 at 76 years old in Prague.
John Burnet
Scottish classicist (1863-1928).
Born December 9th, 1863 in Edinburgh.
Died May 26th, 1928 at 64 years old in St Andrews.
John Jacob Abel
American biochemist and pharmacologist.
Born May 19th, 1857 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1938 at 81 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962).
Born October 2nd, 1878 in Hexham.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 83 years old in Virginia Water.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 168
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene