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July 26th
178 Notable deaths
Rudolf Maister
Slovenian writer and general (1874-1934).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Kamnik.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 60 years old in Cerknica.
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 18th, 1936 in Jagüey Grande.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 82 years old in Havana (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Uri Orlev
Polish-israeli children's writer (1931–2022).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
William A. Seiter
American film director (1890-1964).
Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leo Kinnunen
Finnish racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1943 in Tampere.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Finland (pneumonia). [ref]
Raymond Walburn
Actor (1887-1969).
Born September 9th, 1887 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Sakyo Komatsu
Japanese writer.
Born January 28th, 1931 in Osaka. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2011 at 80 years old in Osaka (pneumonia). [ref]
William English
American computer engineer (1929–2020).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2020 at 91 years old in San Rafael (respiratory failure). [ref]
Jaime Milans del Bosch
Spanish general (1915-1997).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).
Claud Allister
English actor (1888-1970).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus