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June 26th
237 Notable deaths
Ernest Gruening
American politician (1887-1974).
Born February 6th, 1887 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Andrew Hull Foote
Union navy admiral and united states navy admiral (1806–1863).
Born September 12th, 1806 in New Haven.
Died June 26th, 1863 at 56 years old in New York City.
Max Koegel
Ss officer (1895-1946).
Born October 16th, 1895 in Füssen.
Died June 26th, 1946 at 50 years old in Schwabach (hanging to death).
Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1831-1867).
Born September 28th, 1831 in Regensburg.
Died June 26th, 1867 at 35 years old in Regensburg (lung cancer).
Algirdas Brazauskas
Lithuanian politician (1932–2010).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Rokiškis.
Died June 26th, 2010 at 77 years old in Vilnius (lymphoma). [ref]
Daniel Pilon
Canadian actor (1940–2018).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Montreal.
Died June 26th, 2018 at 77 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Nicholas John Spykman
Dutch-american geopolitician (1893-1943).
Born October 13th, 1893 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in New Haven (cancer). [ref]
Kim Ku
Korean politician (1876–1949).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Haeju.
Died June 26th, 1949 at 72 years old in Seoul.
Eknath Solkar
Indian cricket player (1948–2005).
Born March 18th, 1948 in Mumbai.
Died June 26th, 2005 at 57 years old in Mumbai.
Édith Scob
French actress (1937-2019).
Born October 21st, 1937 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edith Fellows
Actress (1923-2011).
Born May 20th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Werner Teske
Stasi colonel, executed for treason (1942–1981).
Born April 24th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1981 at 39 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Ralph Modjeski
United states civil engineer (1861–1940).
Born January 27th, 1861 in Kraków, Bochnia.
Died June 26th, 1940 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Ferdinand Cohn
German biologist (1828-1898).
Born January 24th, 1828 in Wrocław.
Died June 26th, 1898 at 70 years old in Wrocław (myocardial infarction).
Armand Guillaumin
French painter (1841-1927).
Born February 16th, 1841 in Paris.
Died June 26th, 1927 at 86 years old in Orly.
Jahanara Imam
Bangladeshi writer (1929–1994).
Born May 3rd, 1929 in Murshidabad.
Died June 26th, 1994 at 65 years old in Detroit (cancer).
Taiki Matsuno
Japanese voice actor.
Born October 16th, 1967 in Shinagawa.
Died June 26th, 2024 at 56 years old in Tokyo (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Jupp Derwall
German association football player and manager (1927–2007).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Würselen.
Died June 26th, 2007 at 80 years old in Sankt Ingbert (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergei Berezin
Russian ice hockey player (1971–2024).
Born November 5th, 1971 in Voskresensk.
Died June 26th, 2024 at 52 years old in Windermere. [ref]
Mikhail Tsvet
Russian-italian botanist (1872-1919).
Born May 14th, 1872 in Asti. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1919 at 47 years old in Voronezh. [ref]
Andrew Jackson Houston
American politician (1854-1941).
Born June 21st, 1854 in Independence.
Died June 26th, 1941 at 87 years old in Baltimore.
John Cranko
South african choreographer (1927–1973).
Born August 15th, 1927 in Rustenburg.
Died June 26th, 1973 at 45 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Bert Stern
American photographer (1929–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1929 in Brooklyn, United States. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Sybil Seely
American actress (1902–1984).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Culver City (disease).
Philip Whalen
American poet (1923–2002).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Portland.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Francisco.
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