July 26th
189 Notable deaths
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist (1897-1941).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Winthrop. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 44 years old in Wethersfield (cancer). [ref]
Cedric Gibbons
American art director, set decorator (1893-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Dublin. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Joe Arroyo
Singer, songwriter (1955–2011).
Born November 1st, 1955 in Cartagena.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 55 years old in Barranquilla (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Bryan Magee
British politician (1930-2019).
Born April 12th, 1930 in Hoxton.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 89 years old in Headington. [ref]
Richard Bass
American mountain climber (1929-2015).
Born December 21st, 1929 in Tulsa.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Henri Lebesgue
French mathematician.
Born June 28th, 1875 in Beauvais. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oskar Morgenstern
Austrian economist (1902–1977).
Born January 24th, 1902 in Görlitz.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Princeton.
George Gallup
American statistician (1901–1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).
Paul Ogorzow
German serial killer (1912-1941).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Muntowo.
Died July 26th, 1941 at 28 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 189
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus