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July 26th
184 Notable deaths
Mary Tamm
British actress (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, 1869 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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