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July 26th
173 Notable deaths
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1871 in Spring Lake. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Brooklyn (stroke). [ref]
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 Escuintla Department.
Died July 26th, 1957 at 42 years old in Guatemala City, National Palace.
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.
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]
Joe Arroyo
Singer, songwriter.
Born November 1st, 1955 in Cartagena de Indias. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2011 at 55 years old in Barranquilla (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 173
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain