June 26th
193 Notable deaths
George Orton
Canadian athlete (1873-1958).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Died June 26th, 1958 at 85 years old in Laconia.
Raffaele La Capria
Italian novelist and screenwriter (1922–2022).
Born October 3rd, 1922 in Naples.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 99 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hélène Dutrieu
Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator.
Born July 10th, 1877 in Tournai. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Thue Christiansen
Greenlandic politician and designer of the greenland flag (1940–2022).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Maamorilik.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 82 years old in Hals. [ref]
Henk Badings
Dutch composer born in java.
Born January 17th, 1907 in Bandung.
Died June 26th, 1987 at 80 years old in Maarheeze.
George Senesky
American basketball player and coach.
Born April 4th, 1922 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 79 years old in Cape May Court House.
Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann
Banker, general secretary of fifa (1877-1951).
Born February 16th, 1877 in Medan.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 74 years old in Amsterdam.
Leopoldo Marechal
Argentine writer.
Born June 11th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 26th, 1970 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
James Knox
Catholic archbishop of melbourne, victoria, australia, and cardinal (1914–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Western Australia.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Rome.
Andrey Dementyev
Russian writer (1928-2018).
Died June 26th, 2018 at 89 years old in Moscow (prostate cancer).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon