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July 26th
227 Notable deaths
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer (1943–1992).
Born May 13th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died July 26th, 1992 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer).
Terry Scott
British actor and comedian (1927–1994).
Born May 4th, 1927 in Watford.
Died July 26th, 1994 at 67 years old in Godalming (cancer).
Gerda Taro
German photographer, best known for her reporting on the spanish civil war (1910–1937).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Stuttgart.
Died July 26th, 1937 at 26 years old in El Escorial (shooting).
James Murray
British lexicographer and philologist, primary editor of the oxford english dictionary (1837–1915).
Born February 7th, 1837 in Roxburghshire.
Died July 26th, 1915 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Merce Cunningham
American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Centralia.
Died July 26th, 2009 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
J. C. Leyendecker
Painter (1874-1951).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Montabaur.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 77 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Frank O'Hara
American poet, art critic and writer (1926-1966).
Born March 27th, 1926 in Baltimore.
Died July 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Mastic Beach (traffic collision).
A. J. Ayer
English philosopher.
Born October 29th, 1910 in London.
Died July 26th, 1989 at 78 years old in London.
Mary Tamm
British actress of estonian origin (1950-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1950 in Bradford.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1871 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Poet, writer and folklorist (1919-2006).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kingston.
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Mike Enzi
American politician (1944–2021).
Born February 1st, 1944 in Bremerton.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 77 years old in Loveland (bicycle accident). [ref]
Ziad Rahbani
Lebanese musician and writer.
Born December 31st, 1955 in Antelias.
Died July 26th, 2025 at 69 years old in Beirut (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
John Tukey
American mathematician (1915-2000).
Born June 16th, 1915 in New Bedford.
Died July 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in New Brunswick (infarction).
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemalan president (1914-1957).
Born November 4th, 1914 in Quetzaltenango.
Died July 26th, 1957 at 42 years old in Guatemala City.
Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola
Christ apostolic church first general evangelist..
Born April 25th, 1904 in Kwara State.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old in Effon-Alaiye.
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
British countess (1861–1938).
Born December 10th, 1861 in 27 And 28, Berkeley Square W1. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1938 at 76 years old in Easton Lodge. [ref]
J.J. Cale
American musician (1938–2013).
Born December 5th, 1938 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary Blair
American artist (1911-1978).
Born October 21st, 1911 in McAlester.
Died July 26th, 1978 at 66 years old in Soquel (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Allen Hoskins
American actor (1920–1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist (1897–1941).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Winthrop.
Died July 26th, 1941 at 44 years old in Hartford, Wethersfield (cancer).
Cedric Gibbons
American art director (1890–1960).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Dublin.
Died July 26th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
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]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris