July 26th
227 Notable deaths
Forrest Mars
Grandson of frank c. mars and american billionaire (1931–2016).
Born August 16th, 1931 in Oak Park Township.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 84 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [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]
Prince August, 3rd Prince of Koháry
German prince (1818–1881).
Born June 13th, 1818 in Vienna.
Died July 26th, 1881 at 63 years old in Schloss Ebenthal.
Henri Lebesgue
French mathematician (1875–1941).
Born June 28th, 1875 in Beauvais.
Died July 26th, 1941 at 66 years old in Paris.
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).
Mick Mannock
British world war i flying ace (1887-1918).
Died July 26th, 1918 at 31 years old in Béthune.
Titus Brandsma
Dutch carmelite friar, catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint (1881–1942).
Born February 23rd, 1881 in Bolsward.
Died July 26th, 1942 at 61 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Fazlur Rahman Malik
Pakistani philosopher (1919–1988).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1988 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Jacques Hamel
French catholic priest, martyr and servant of god.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Darnétal. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2016 at 85 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. [ref]
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Egyptian writer (1898-1987).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Victor Vroom
Canadian psychologist (1932–2023).
Born August 9th, 1932 in Montreal.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Maud Menten
Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960).
Born March 20th, 1879 in Port Lambton. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.
Mykola Melnyk
Hero of the soviet union (1953–2013).
Born December 17th, 1953 in Stavyshche.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 59 years old in Alicante (leukemia).
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo.
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer).
Phedon Gizikis
Greek politician ,former president of the hellenic republic (1917–1999).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Volos.
Died July 26th, 1999 at 82 years old in Athens.
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 35 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ben Keith
American musician (1937–2010).
Born March 6th, 1937 in Bowling Green.
Died July 26th, 2010 at 73 years old in San Mateo County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ulises Heureaux
President of the dominican republic (1845-1898).
Born October 21st, 1845 in Puerto Plata.
Died July 26th, 1899 at 53 years old in Moca.
Nikolaos Plastiras
Soldier and prime minister of greece (1883–1953).
Born November 4th, 1883 in Kardítsa.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 69 years old in Athens.
George Borrow
English author (1803–1881).
Born July 5th, 1803 in Dereham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in Lowestoft. [ref]
Flora MacDonald
Canadian politician (1926-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in North Sydney.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
James D. Watkins
Chief of u.s. naval operations (1982–86), 6th u.s. secretary of energy (1989–93).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Alhambra.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 85 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare