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July 26th
173 Notable deaths
Titus Brandsma
Dutch carmelite friar, catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint.
Born February 23rd, 1881 in Bolsward. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1942 at 61 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection). [ref]
Maud Menten
Canadian physician and chemist.
Born March 26th, 1879 in Port Lambton, Ontario. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.
Mykola Melnyk
Hero of the soviet union.
Born December 17th, 1953 in Stavyshche.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 59 years old in Alicante (leukemia).
Ben Keith
American musician.
Born March 6th, 1937 in Bowling Green.
Died July 26th, 2010 at 73 years old in San Mateo County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Flora MacDonald
Canadian politician (1926-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in North Sydney.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Nikolaos Plastiras
Soldier and prime minister of greece (1883–1953).
Born November 4th, 1883 in Karditsa.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 69 years old in Athens.
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]
Josef Ganz
German car designer (1898-1967).
Born July 1st, 1898 in Budapest.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 69 years old in St Kilda.
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 35 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 173
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