August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Amelia Boynton Robinson
American civil rights activist.
Born August 18th, 1911 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2015 at 104 years old in Montgomery (stroke). [ref]
Ransom E. Olds
American businessman.
Born June 3rd, 1864 in Geneva.
Died August 26th, 1950 at 86 years old in Lansing.
Bill Barilko
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born March 25th, 1927 in Timmins.
Died August 26th, 1951 at 24 years old in Ontario.
Joe Ruby
American writer (1933–2020).
Born March 30th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in Westlake Village. [ref]
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer.
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
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).
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
German princess.
Born May 12th, 1879 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 66 years old in Kowary.
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer.
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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, Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom