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August 26th
201 Notable deaths
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer (1901–1972).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
Franz Werfel
Austrian-bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
German princess (1879–1945).
Born May 12th, 1879 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 66 years old in Kowary.
Friedrich Miescher
Swiss biochemist (1844-1895).
Born August 13th, 1844 in Basel.
Died August 26th, 1895 at 51 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Anna German
Polish singer, popular in poland and in the soviet union (1936-1982).
Born February 14th, 1936 in Urgench.
Died August 26th, 1982 at 46 years old in Warsaw (bone cancer).
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Junio Valerio Borghese
Italian submarine commander (1906-1974).
Died August 26th, 1974 at 68 years old in Cádiz.
Edward Faulkner
American actor.
Born February 29th, 1932 in Lexington. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2025 at 93 years old in Vista. [ref]
Irving Stone
American writer (1903–1989).
Born July 14th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Lynden Pindling
Bahamian politician (1930-2000).
Born March 22nd, 1930 in Nassau.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nassau (prostate cancer).
Larry Keating
American actor (1899–1963).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died August 26th, 1963 at 64 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Mika Waltari
Finnish writer (1908–1979).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Helsinki.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Adam von Trott zu Solz
German noble and diplomat (1909-1944).
Born August 9th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
John B. Floyd
American politician (1806-1863).
Born June 1st, 1806 in Blacksburg.
Died August 26th, 1863 at 57 years old in Abingdon.
Vladimir Tretchikoff
Russian artist (1913-2006).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Petropavl. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2006 at 92 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Harry Elmer Barnes
American historian and holocaust denier (1889–1968).
Born June 15th, 1889 in Auburn.
Died August 26th, 1968 at 79 years old in Malibu.
Warner Anderson
American actor (1911–1976).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Abala Bose
Indian educationalist (1864–1951).
Born April 8th, 1864 in Barishal.
Died August 26th, 1951 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918–1998).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 80 years old in Orange.
Ismail al-Azhari
President of sudan from 1965 to 1969.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Omdurman.
Died August 26th, 1969 at 67 years old in Khartoum.
Dušan Simović
First prime minister of yugoslavia in exile (1882-1962).
Born October 28th, 1882 in Kragujevac.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Belgrade (disease).
Pal Benko
Hungarian-american chess player.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Amiens.
Died August 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Remo Giazotto
Italian musicologist, composer and biographer (1910–1998).
Born September 4th, 1910 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 87 years old in Pisa.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez