July 26th
173 Notable deaths
Fredy Perlman
American author, publisher, professor, and activist.
Born August 20th, 1934 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1985 at 50 years old in Detroit (perioperative mortality).
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]
Wilhelm Schepmann
Sa general and politician (1894-1970).
Born June 17th, 1894 in Winz-Baak.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 76 years old in Gifhorn.
Antonio Ascari
Racecar driver.
Born September 15th, 1888 in Sorgà.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 36 years old in Montlhéry (traffic collision).
Adem Demaçi
Albanian politician (1936-2018).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Podujevo.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 82 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Krste Petkov Misirkov
Macedonian philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer - founder of macedonism.
Born November 18th, 1874 in Pella. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1926 at 51 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (torture).
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer.
Born November 29th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2003 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Preca
Maltese roman catholic priest.
Born February 12th, 1880 in Valletta.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Santa Venera.
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