July 26th
176 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Richard Bass
American mountain climber (1929-2015).
Born December 21st, 1929 in Tulsa.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Bryan Magee
British politician (1930-2019).
Born April 12th, 1930 in Hoxton.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 89 years old in Headington. [ref]
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]
Henri Lebesgue
French mathematician.
Born June 28th, 1875 in Beauvais. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
George Gallup
American statistician (1901-1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).
Mick Mannock
British world war i flying ace (1887-1918).
Died July 26th, 1918 at 31 years old in Béthune.
Oskar Morgenstern
Austrian economist.
Born January 24th, 1902 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 176
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu