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July 26th
189 Notable deaths
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1869 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Poet, writer and folklorist (1919-2006).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in New Brunswick (infarction). [ref]
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemalan president (1914-1957).
Born November 4th, 1914 in Quetzaltenango.
Died July 26th, 1957 at 42 years old in Guatemala City.
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). [ref]
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]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)