June 26th
182 Notable deaths
Judith Wright
Australian poet, environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner.
Born May 31st, 1915 in Armidale.
Died June 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Arthur Frank Burns
American economist and diplomat (1904-1987).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1987 at 83 years old in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital. [ref]
Jon Hassell
American trumpeter and composer.
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Memphis.
Died June 26th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
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]
Alfred Döblin
German expressionist novelist.
Born August 10th, 1878 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1957 at 78 years old in Emmendingen. [ref]
Doris Singleton
American actress (1919-2012).
Born September 29th, 1919 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Carolyn McCarthy
American politician (1944–2025).
Born January 5th, 1944 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2025 at 81 years old in Fort Myers. [ref]
Dolores Gray
American actress (1924-2002).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Yōsuke Matsuoka
Japanese politician (1880-1946).
Born March 4th, 1880 in Yamaguchi Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sugamo Prison (tuberculosis).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 182
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.