June 26th
237 Notable deaths
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer).
Leslie Hammond
Field hockey player.
Born March 4th, 1905 in Chennai.
Died June 26th, 1955 at 50 years old in Ballarat.
Ruth von Mayenburg
Austrian journalist, writer and translator (1907–1993).
Born July 1st, 1907 in Srbice.
Died June 26th, 1994 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Janko Veselinović
Serbian writer (1862-1905).
Born May 13th, 1862 in Salaš Crnobarski.
Died June 26th, 1905 at 43 years old in Glogovac, Bogatić (tuberculosis).
Salim Rubaya Ali
President of the people's democratic republic of south yemen (1934-1978).
Born June 17th, 1934 in Abyan Governorate. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1978 at 44 years old in Aden (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jiří Pelikán
Czech publicist and politician (1923–1999).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Olomouc, Spálené Poříčí. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1999 at 76 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Luis Álamos
Chilean footballer (1923-1983).
Born December 25th, 1923 in Chañaral. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1983 at 59 years old in Santiago (diabetes). [ref]
Guillermo Uribe Holguín
Colombian musician (1880–1971).
Born March 17th, 1880 in Bogotá.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 91 years old in Bogotá.
Charalambos Cholidis
Greek wrestler (1956–2019).
Born October 1st, 1956 in Atyrau.
Died June 26th, 2019 at 62 years old in Athens. [ref]
Henri Dirickx
Belgian footballer (1927-2018).
Born July 7th, 1927 in Duffel.
Died June 26th, 2018 at 90 years old in Jette, Duffel. [ref]
Osvald Sirén
Swedish art historian (1879–1966).
Born April 6th, 1879 in Helsinki.
Died June 26th, 1966 at 87 years old in Lidingö.
Gheorghe Albu
Romanian footballer (1909-1974).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Arad.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 64 years old in Făgăraș.
Ott Arder
Estonian poet (1950-2004).
Born February 26th, 1950 in Tallinn.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 54 years old in Kassari (drowning).
Gherasim Rudi
Moldavian politician.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Baltsky Uyezd.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 75 years old in Chișinău.
Joseph Gonzales
French footballer (1907-1984).
Born February 19th, 1907 in Beni Saf.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Aubagne.
Olga Menchik
Czech-british chess player (1908-1944).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died June 26th, 1944 at 36 years old in Clapham.
Max Pallenberg
Austrian musician and actor (1877–1934).
Born December 18th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died June 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Maurice Brocco
Road bicycle racer (1883–1965).
Born January 28th, 1883 in Fismes. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1965 at 82 years old in Mûrs-Erigné. [ref]
Béla Szepes
Hungarian athlete, skier, graphic designer, journalist (1903–1986).
Born September 5th, 1903 in Spišská Nová Ves.
Died June 26th, 1986 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Roland Ducke
German footballer (1934–2005).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Benešov nad Ploučnicí.
Died June 26th, 2005 at 70 years old in Jena (prostate cancer).
Jakob Sederholm
Finnish geologist, director of the geological survey of finland (1863–1934).
Born July 20th, 1863 in Helsinki.
Died June 26th, 1934 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Anatoli Golovnya
Soviet cameraman (1900-1982).
Born February 1st, 1900 in Simferopol.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Ciro Luis Urriola
President of panama (1863-1922).
Born July 3rd, 1863 in Panama City.
Died June 26th, 1922 at 58 years old in Panama City.
Antonio Jasso
Mexican footballer (1935-2013).
Born March 11th, 1935 in Mexico City.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 78 years old
Sture Pettersson
Swedish road racing cyclist (1942-1983).
Born September 30th, 1942 in Vårgårda.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 40 years old in Alingsås.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde