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May 26th

157 Notable deaths

Theodor Morell

Personal physician to adolf hitler (1886-1948).

Born July 22nd, 1886 in Trais. [ref]

Died May 26th, 1948 at 61 years old in Tegernsee (stroke). [ref]

Anne Haney

American actress.

Born March 4th, 1934 in Memphis.

Died May 26th, 2001 at 67 years old in Studio City (heart failure).

Don Revie

English footballer and manager (1927-1989).

Born July 10th, 1927 in Middlesbrough.

Died May 26th, 1989 at 61 years old in Edinburgh (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Alan Bean

American astronaut and painter (1932-2018).

Born March 15th, 1932 in Wheeler. [ref]

Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Houston. [ref]

Alan White

English rock drummer (1949–2022).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Ferryhill.

Died May 26th, 2022 at 72 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Prahlad Jani

Indian sadhu (1929-2020).

Born August 13th, 1929 in Mehsana district.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 90 years old in Charada. [ref]

Richard Herd

American actor.

Born September 26th, 1932 in Boston.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

George Brent

Irish-american actor (1899-1979).

Born March 15th, 1904 in Shannonbridge. [ref]

Died May 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Solana Beach (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Charles B. Rangel

Former congressman from harlem, new york.

Born June 11th, 1930 in Harlem.

Died May 26th, 2025 at 94 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Prince Wilhelm of Prussia

Prussian prince (1906-1940).

Born July 4th, 1906 in Potsdam.

Died May 26th, 1940 at 33 years old in Nivelles.

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