June 26th
237 Notable deaths
Costanzo Ciano
Italian noble, admiral and politician (1876-1939).
Born August 30th, 1876 in Livorno.
Died June 26th, 1939 at 62 years old in Lucca.
Nikolai Gastello
Hero of the soviet union.
Died June 26th, 1941 at 34 years old in Maladziečna District.
Johannes Frießner
German general (1892-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Chemnitz.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Syed Munawar Hasan
Pakistani politician and former ameer of jamaat-e-islami (1941-2020).
Born August 5th, 1941 in Delhi.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Karachi (COVID-19).
George Udny Yule
British statistician (1871–1951).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Morham.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Frank Moorhouse
Australian writer.
Born December 21st, 1938 in Nowra.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 83 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Mika Antić
Serbian writer (1932-1986).
Born March 14th, 1932 in Mokrin.
Died June 26th, 1986 at 54 years old in Novi Sad.
Norman Z. McLeod
American film director (1898–1964).
Born September 20th, 1898 in Grayling.
Died June 26th, 1964 at 65 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Peter Cheyney
British writer (1896–1951).
Born February 22nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in London.
Austin Clarke
Canadian writer.
Born July 26th, 1934 in Saint James.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Ray Lyman Wilbur
American physician and politician (1875–1949); president of stanford university from 1933 to 1943.
Born April 13th, 1875 in Boone.
Died June 26th, 1949 at 74 years old in Stanford.
Jan van Beveren
Dutch football player and coach (1948-2011).
Born March 5th, 1948 in Amsterdam.
Died June 26th, 2011 at 63 years old in Beaumont. [ref]
Henrik Shipstead
American politician (1881-1960).
Born January 8th, 1881 in Kandiyohi County.
Died June 26th, 1960 at 79 years old in Alexandria.
Alfred Percy Sinnett
British writer and theosophist (1840-1921).
Born January 18th, 1840 in London.
Died June 26th, 1921 at 81 years old
Hassan Zirak
Iranian kurdish songwriter-singer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Bukan.
Died June 26th, 1972 at 50 years old in Iran (cancer).
Abdalelah Haroun
Qatari athletics competitor.
Born January 1st, 1997 in Sudan.
Died June 26th, 2021 at 24 years old in Doha (traffic collision). [ref]
Richard H. Anderson
Confederate army general (1821-1879).
Born October 7th, 1821 in Sumter County.
Died June 26th, 1879 at 57 years old in Beaufort.
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
Prime minister of barbados (1937–2023).
Born March 24th, 1937 in Barbados.
Died June 26th, 2023 at 86 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Lorenzo Milani
Italian catholic priest and educationist (1923-1967).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Florence.
Died June 26th, 1967 at 44 years old in Florence (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Chaim Grade
Yiddish author (1910–1982).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Vilnius.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 72 years old in New York City.
Ann Curtis
American swimmer.
Born March 6th, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 86 years old in San Rafael. [ref]
Matti Makkonen
Finnish engineer.
Born April 16th, 1952 in Suomussalmi.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 63 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Henry Stanbery
American lawyer (1803-1881).
Born February 20th, 1803 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in New York City.
Amandus Adamson
Estonian sculptor (1855-1929).
Born November 12th, 1855 in Paldiski.
Died June 26th, 1929 at 73 years old in Paldiski.
Adolf Erman
German egyptologist and lexicographer (1854-1937).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1937 at 82 years old in Berlin.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht