July 26th
227 Notable deaths
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (extra-judicial killing).
Adem Demaçi
Albanian politician (1936-2018).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Podujeva.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 82 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Kunihiko Kodaira
Japanese mathematician (1915–1997).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Kofu.
Antonio Ascari
Racecar driver (1888–1925).
Born September 15th, 1888 in Sorgà.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 36 years old in Montlhéry (traffic collision).
Margaret Olley
Australian painter (1923-2011).
Born June 24th, 1923 in Lismore.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Paddington (respiratory failure). [ref]
Hans-Jochen Vogel
German politician (1926-2020).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Göttingen.
Died July 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Fredy Perlman
Czech-born american author and activist (1934–1985).
Born August 20th, 1934 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1985 at 50 years old in Henry Ford Hospital (perioperative mortality).
Wilhelm Schepmann
Sa general and politician (1894-1970).
Born June 17th, 1894 in Winz-Baak.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 76 years old in Gifhorn.
Josef Ganz
German car designer (1898–1967).
Born July 1st, 1898 in Budapest.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 69 years old in St Kilda.
Krste Misirkov
Philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer.
Born November 18th, 1874 in Pella.
Died July 26th, 1926 at 51 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Virginia Brissac
American actress (1883–1979).
Born June 11th, 1883 in San Jose.
Died July 26th, 1979 at 96 years old in Santa Fe.
George Preca
Maltese roman catholic priest (1880–1962).
Born February 12th, 1880 in Valletta.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Santa Venera.
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian prince (1927-1977).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Colmar-Berg.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 49 years old in Pistoia.
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer (1915–2003).
Born November 29th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2003 at 87 years old in New York City.
Maria Treben
Austrian author and herbalist (1907-1991).
Born September 27th, 1907 in Žatec.
Died July 26th, 1991 at 83 years old in Grieskirchen.
Roberto Arlt
Argentine writer.
Born April 26th, 1900 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1942 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Frederic Clements
American ecologist (1874–1945).
Born September 16th, 1874 in Lincoln.
Died July 26th, 1945 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.
William A. Seiter
American film director (1890-1964).
Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Solomon Feferman
American philosopher and mathematician (1928–2016).
Born December 13th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Stanford (stroke). [ref]
Rudolf Maister
Slovene general and poet (1874–1934).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Kamnik.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 60 years old in Unec.
Linda Arvidson
American actress (1884–1949).
Born July 12th, 1884 in San Francisco.
Died July 26th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City.
Uri Orlev
Polish-israeli children's writer (1929–2022).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2022 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
Indian activist (1902-1975).
Born November 15th, 1902 in Chhatrapur.
Died July 26th, 1975 at 72 years old in Vijayawada.
Emma Livry
French ballet dancer (1841-1863).
Born September 24th, 1841 in Paris.
Died July 26th, 1863 at 21 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (sepsis).
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk