July 26th
189 Notable deaths
Ben Keith
American musician (1937–2010).
Born March 6th, 1937 in Bowling Green.
Died July 26th, 2010 at 73 years old in San Mateo County (myocardial infarction). [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.
Flora MacDonald
Canadian politician (1926-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in North Sydney.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
James D. Watkins
Chief of u.s. naval operations (1982–86), 6th u.s. secretary of energy (1989–93).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Alhambra.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 85 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (extra-judicial killing).
Adem Demaçi
Albanian politician (1936-2018).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Podujeva.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 82 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Kunihiko Kodaira
Japanese mathematician (1915–1997).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Kofu.
Antonio Ascari
Racecar driver (1888–1925).
Born September 15th, 1888 in Sorgà.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 36 years old in Montlhéry (traffic collision).
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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 189
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon