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June 26th
236 Notable deaths
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Hawaiian singer (1959–1998).
Born May 20th, 1959 in New York City, Honolulu.
Died June 26th, 1997 at 38 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Poitiers.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 57 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (HIV/AIDS, disease).
Strom Thurmond
American politician (1902–2003).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Edgefield.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 100 years old in Edgefield (heart failure).
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941–2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Girish Karnad
Indian playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019).
Born May 19th, 1938 in Matheran.
Died June 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Margaret Keane
American artist (1927–2022).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Nashville.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 94 years old in Napa (heart failure). [ref]
Yash Johar
Indian bollywood film producer (1929–2004).
Born September 6th, 1929 in Amritsar.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Denis Thatcher
English businessman, husband of margaret thatcher (1915–2003).
Born May 10th, 1915 in London.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lister Hospital, Chelsea (pancreatic cancer).
Max Stirner
German philosopher (1806-1856).
Born October 25th, 1806 in Bayreuth.
Died June 26th, 1856 at 49 years old in Berlin (insect-inflicted wound).
Marc Rich
American commodities trader (1934–2013).
Born December 18th, 1934 in Antwerp.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 78 years old in Lucerne (stroke).
Karl Landsteiner
Jewish-austrian biologist, physician and nobel prize laureate.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Baden.
Died June 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Max Wright
Actor from the united states (1943-2019).
Born August 2nd, 1943 in Detroit.
Died June 26th, 2019 at 75 years old in Englewood (lymphoma). [ref]
Lalo Schifrin
Argentine-american pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (1932–2025).
Born June 21st, 1932 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 26th, 2025 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Mike Gravel
American politician; united states senator (1930-2021).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Springfield.
Died June 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Seaside (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Marc-Vivien Foé
Cameroonian and french footballer.
Born May 1st, 1975 in Yaoundé, Nkolo II.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 28 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon (myocardial infarction).
Roy Campanella
American baseball player (1921–1993).
Born November 19th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 26th, 1993 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Bill Moyers
American journalist.
Died June 26th, 2025 at 91 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (prostate cancer). [ref]
Rick Hurst
American actor and voice artist.
Born January 1st, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 26th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Buddy Rogers
American professional wrestler (1921-1992).
Born February 20th, 1921 in Camden.
Died June 26th, 1992 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (stroke).
Veronica Guerin
Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).
Born July 5th, 1959 in Dublin.
Died June 26th, 1996 at 36 years old in M7 motorway.
Frank Williams
English actor (1931–2022).
Born July 2nd, 1931 in Edgware.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
James Weldon Johnson
American writer and activist (1871–1938).
Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]
Howard Baker
American politician and diplomat (1925–2014).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died June 26th, 2014 at 88 years old in Huntsville (stroke).
Taryn Power
American actress (1953–2020).
Born September 13th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 66 years old in Viroqua (leukemia). [ref]
Françoise Dorléac
French actress (1942–1967).
Born March 21st, 1942 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 26th, 1967 at 25 years old in Villeneuve-Loubet (traffic collision).
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black