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June 26th
236 Notable deaths
Josemaría Escrivá
Spanish priest, writer and catholic saint.
Born January 9th, 1902 in Barbastro city.
Died June 26th, 1975 at 73 years old in Rome (disease).
Mary Mara
American actress (1960–2022).
Born September 21st, 1960 in Syracuse.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 61 years old in Cape Vincent (drowning). [ref]
Milton Glaser
American graphic designer (1929–2020).
Born June 26th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (stroke, kidney failure). [ref]
Ford Madox Ford
English writer and publisher (1873-1939).
Born December 17th, 1873 in London, London Borough of Merton.
Died June 26th, 1939 at 65 years old in Deauville.
Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina
Spanish writer (1918–1990).
Born April 1st, 1918 in L'Aranyó.
Died June 26th, 1990 at 72 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer).
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician (1930–1956).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wilmington.
Died June 26th, 1956 at 25 years old in Bedford (traffic collision).
Don Hutson
American football player and coach (1913–1997).
Born January 31st, 1913 in Pine Bluff.
Died June 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Swiss catholic theologian (1905–1988).
Born August 12th, 1905 in Lucerne.
Died June 26th, 1988 at 82 years old in Basel.
Evgeny Primakov
4th russian prime minister (1929–2015).
Born October 29th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco (1848-1922).
Born November 13th, 1848 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1922 at 73 years old in Paris.
Liz Claiborne
American fashion designer (1929–2007).
Born March 31st, 1929 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Richard Bedford Bennett
11th prime minister of canada (1870-1947).
Born July 3rd, 1870 in Hopewell Hill.
Died June 26th, 1947 at 76 years old in Mickleham (myocardial infarction).
J. C. R. Licklider
American psychologist and computer scientist (1915–1990).
Born March 11th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Arlington (asthma).
Stig Engström
Swedish man who appears in the investigation of the murder of olof palme (1934-2000).
Born February 26th, 1934 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2000 at 66 years old in Täby parish. [ref]
Nicolas Coster
American actor (1933–2023).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in London.
Died June 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Hallandale Beach. [ref]
Kelly Asbury
American animated film director (1960–2020).
Born January 15th, 1960 in Beaumont.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 60 years old in Encino (abdominal cancer). [ref]
Jennifer Welles
American pornographic actress and glamour model (1937–2018).
Born March 15th, 1937 in Paterson.
Died June 26th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Arthur Frank Burns
American economist and diplomat (1904-1987).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died June 26th, 1987 at 83 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
André Tchaikowsky
Composer, pianist (1935–1982).
Born November 1st, 1935 in Warsaw.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 46 years old in Oxford (colorectal cancer).
Carola Neher
German actress (1900-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 41 years old in Black Dolphin Prison.
Carl Foreman
American screenwriter and film producer (1914-1984).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Chicago.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor). [ref]
Judith Wright
Australian poet, environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner (1915–2000).
Born May 31st, 1915 in Armidale.
Died June 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Jon Hassell
American trumpeter and composer of fusion music (1937-2021).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Memphis.
Died June 26th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Doris Singleton
American actress (1919-2012).
Born September 28th, 1919 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
David Davis
American lawyer, judge, supreme court justice, and politician (1815–1886).
Born March 9th, 1815 in Cecil County.
Died June 26th, 1886 at 71 years old in Bloomington.
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