October 26th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 26th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

• Roh Tae-woo

  South korean general and politician, 6th president of south korea (b. 1932)

2020

• Bosten Russell

  Legendary NBA player known for his exceptional skills and leadership.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  The former leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who declared himself Caliph of the Islamic State in 2014.

2017

• Masayoshi Nagata

  Renowned Japanese mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry.

• Ali Ashraf Darvishian

  Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)

2015

• Willis Carto

  Known for his far-right political activities and publications.

• Leo Kadanoff

  Contributed to the field of theoretical condensed matter physics.

• Giuseppe Nazzaro

  Italian-syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)

2014

• Mo Collins

  American football coach and player (d. 2014).

• Brian Moore

  Australian rugby league player (b. 1944)

• Senzo Meyiwa

  South african footballer (d. 2014.)

• Germain Gagnon

  Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014.)

• Oscar Taveras

  Dominican baseball player (b. 1992)

Vic Allen

English socioologist, economist, and historian (d. 2014.)

Gordy Soltau

American football player and sportscaster (d. 2014.)

Jeff Robinson

American baseball player (b. 1961)

2013

• Andries Maseko

  South african footballer (b. 1955)

• Gabriel of Komana (b. 1946)
• Ritva Arvelo

  Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

• Ron Davies

  Welsh photographer (b. 1921)

• Doug Ireland

  American journalist and activist (b. 1946)

Al Johnson

American singer-songwriter/producer (the unifics), (d. 2013).

2012

• Natina Reed

  Natina Reed was an American rapper, singer, and actress, best known as a member of the R&B girl group Blaque.

• Alan Kirschenbaum

  American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)

• Mac Ahlberg

  Swedish-italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1931)

• Alan Stretton

  Australian general (d. 2012)

• Björn Sieber

  Austrian skier (b. 1989)

Arnold Greenberg

Snapple was founded by an american businessman (d. 2012).

John M. Johansen American architect

Designed the morris a. mechanic theatre (b. 1916)

2011

• Jona Senilagakali

  Jona Senilagakali is a Fijian politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Fiji in 2007.

2010

• Mbah Maridjan

  Indonesian spiritual leader (b. 1927)

• Romeu Tuma

  Brazilian police officer and politician (b. 1931)

• Glen Little

  Manager and english footballer

• Romeu Tuma

  Brazilian politician (born 1931)

• Glen ''Frosty'' Little

  American circus clown (born in 1925).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Teel Bivins

  American lawyer and politician, 18th united states ambassador to sweden (b. 1947)

• Yoshirō Muraki

  Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009)

• Troy Smith

  Sonic drive-in was founded by an american businessman (d. 2009).

• George Naʻope

  American singer and dancer (b. 1928)

• George Na'ope

  American musician (born 1928)

Teel Bivins

American politician (born 1947)

2008

• Tonee Hillerman

  Tonee Hillerman was an American author of mystery novels set in the Southwestern United States, featuring Navajo police officers.

• Edgardo Vega Yunque

  Puerto Rican playwright known for his influential works in the Nuyorican literary movement.

• Delmar Watson

  Delmar Watson was a child actor known for his roles in classic films like 'Gone with the Wind'.

• Tony Hillerman

  Renowned for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels.

2007

• Nicolae Dobrin

  Nicolae Dobrin was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder and is considered one of the greatest Romanian players of all time.

• Arthur Kornberg

  American biochemist and nobel prize laureate in academic science (d. 2007).

• Friedman Paul Erhardt

  German-american chef and television host (b. 1943)

• Nicolae Dobrin

  Romanian manager and footballer (d. 2007).

• Dr Arthur Kornberg

  American nobel prize winner in 1959 for discovery of dna polymerase (born 1918).

Khun Sa

Burmese warlord (born 1934).

2006

• Pontus Hultén

  Swedish art historian and collector (d. 2006).

• Tillman Franks

  American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)

• Pontus Hulten

  Swedish pioneering museum director and art collector (d. 2006).

• Pontus Hulten

  Swedish art collector and director of museums (born in 1924)

2005

• Keith Parkinson

  American fantasy artist (born 1958).

• George Swindin

  English footballer and manager (b. 1914)

2004

• Bobby Ávila

  Mexican baseball player and politician (b. 1924)

• Bobby Avila

  Mexican-american major league baseball player (born in 1924)

2003

• Katleen Winsor

  Katleen Winsor was an American novelist best known for her 1944 novel Forever Amber, which was a bestseller and later adapted into a film.

• Katherleen Winsor

  Katherleen Winsor was an American novelist best known for her 1944 novel Forever Amber, which was a bestseller and later adapted into a film.

2002

• Laurrie Green

  Noted physicist known for contributions to theoretical physics.

• Jacques Massu

  French general who fought in world war ii.

• Sally Hoyt Spofford

  American ornithologist (b. 1914)

• Movsar Barayev

  Chechen militia leader (d. 2002)

2001

• Hüseyin Hilmi Işık

  Turkish scholar and academic (b. 1911)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Hoyt Axton

  Hoyt Axton was a renowned musician known for his folk and country music.

• Eknath Easwaran

  Indian-american author and educator (d. 1999).

• Hoyt Axton

  American actor and country music singer/songwriter (born in 1938).

1998

• Kenkichi Iwasawa

  Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1917)

1997

• Bertran Goldberg

  American architect known for his innovative designs, including the iconic Marina City in Chicago.

• Joe Cinque

  Anu singh, a civil engineer from australia, was murdered (born 1978).

1996

• Hans Walter Kosterliz

  Biochemist dies at 93

• Sylvia Mary Paget Chancellor

  95 years old, philanthropist

• Gordon Scarrott

  Engineer dies at age 80

1995

• Jarry Forsyth

  Renowned for contributions to number theory and combinatorics.

• Gorni Kramer

  Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1995)

• Wilhelm Freddie

  Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1909)

• Bernhard Heiliger

  Sculptor dies at 79

• Georgia Neese Gray

  At 95, 1st woman treasurer of the usa, dies

Wilhelm Freddie

Danish painter (born in 1909)

1994

• Hill Briggs

  Renowned computer scientist known for his work in operating systems and computer architecture.

• Wilbert Harrison

  Singer and pianist best known for his hit song 'Kansas City'.

• Rudi van Vlaenderen

  Flemish actor/director / poet, thiestes, dies at 64

• Tutta Rolf

  Norwegian-swedish actress and singer in film and theatre. between 1932 and 1939, she appeared in 14 films. she was married to jack donohue (1936aeur”1950), ernst rolf (1930aeur”1932), and hasse elkman (1953aeur”1972). she was the mother to academy award-winning film editor tom rolf.

1993

• Oro

  Mexican wrestler (b. 1971)

• Oro

  Mexican professional wrestler (born 1971)

• Absolutely Nobody [David Powers]

  Washington lt.gov candidate dies at 37

• H Hardenberg

  Writer

1992

• Laurel Cronin

  Actor (beethoven housesitter), is killed by cancer at 53

• Dottie Green

  Peaches, a female baseball player, dies from cancer at the age of 71

• Jerome Andrews

  Us / french dancer / choreographer

1991

• Sherry Hawco

  Canadian gymnast (d. 1991)

• Bill Graham

  German-american businessman (d. 1991).

1990

• William Paley

  Cbs ceo, who died from a heart attack at the age of 89, has been taken to the hospital.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Charles J. Pedersen

  American chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)

1986

• Jackson Scholz

  American sprinter who won multiple Olympic medals.

1985

• Emmett Brown

  Emmett Brown is a fictional character known for inventing the time-traveling DeLorean in the movie 'Back to the Future'.

1984

• Gus Mancuso

  American baseball player coach and sportscaster (d.1984)

• Laurie Langenbach

  Author dies at 37

• Sue Randall

  Actress (miss landers - leave it to beaver), is killed at 49

• John Woods Duke

  Composer dies at 85

1982

• Sybil Leek

  British poet, writer, journalist, owner, and astrologer. he is also known as the "billy graham" of witchcraft. sybil leek was a respected elder in the pagan community. her grandmother, who advised clients including the most famous of her time, instilled in her belief in witchcraft. leekaeur(tm), born in england, has traveled the world to establish the first astrological management consulting …

• Giovanni Benelli

  Pope candidate / archbishop of florence

1980

• Marcello Caetano

  Marcello Caetano was a Portuguese politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Estado Novo regime.

• Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano

  At 74, the premier of portugal dies

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• Park Chung Hee

  South korean general and politician, 3rd president of south korea (b. 1917)

• Park Chung-hee

  Kcia head kim jaekyu assassinates president of south korea. choi kyuha is elected acting president. kim is executed the next may.

1978

• Alexander Gerschenkron

  Ukrainian-american historian, critic, and academic (b. 1904)

1976

• Ima Nutt

  Ima Nutt was a pioneering female politician who served as the first woman mayor of Granbury, Texas.

• Deryck Cooke

  English broadcaster and musicologist (d. 1976).

• Deryck Victor Cooke

  Composer dies at 57

1974

• Bidia Dandaron

  Buddhist teacher and author in the ussr (born 14 april 1914).

1973

• Semyon Budyonny

  Marshal of the soviet union (b. 1883)

1972

• Ihor Sikorsky

  Ihor Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer who designed and built the first successful helicopter.

• Igor Sikorsky

  Ukrainian-american engineer and academic, founded sikorsky aircraft (b. 1889)

• Igor Sikorsky

  Sikorsky aircraft was founded by a russian-american designer of aircrafts (d. 1972).

1971

• Robert Gordon

  Director/writer (loveless) dies at 76

• Vincent Coleman

  American actor (born in 1901).

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1966

• Alma Cogan

  English singer (born 1932)

• Alma Cogan

  English singer (d. 1966)

1965

• Sylvia Likens

  American torture victim (d. 1965).

1964

• Agnes Miegel

  Writer

1963

• Elizabeth Gunn

  New zealand soldier and physician (d. 1963).

1962

• Louise Beavers

  American singer and actress (d. 1962).

• Hattie McDaniel

  Actress (gone with the wind), passes away at 67

1961

• Sadae Inoue

  Japanese general (d. 1961)

• Milan Stojadinovic

  Premier of yugoslavia (1935-1939), dies at the age of 73

1960

• Toshizō Nishio

  Japanese general (d. 1960)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

• Addie McDaniel

  Addie McDaniel was an actress who won an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind.

1957

• Demitris Kazantzakis

  Famous Greek writer best known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.

• Nikolos Kazantzakis

  Greek writer and philosopher, best known for his novel Zorba the Greek.

• Nikolis Kazantzakis

  Greek writer known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.

• Gerty Cori

  Czech-american biochemist and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1896)

• Lawson Wood

  British author and illustrator known for his humorous children's books.

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek philosopher and author (d.57)

N Kazantzakis

Writer

1956

• Walter Gieseking

  French-german composer and pianist (d. 1956).

1955

• Arne Eggen

  Composer dies at 74

1954

• Floris HL Prims

  Flemish priest/historian/archivist of antwerp

1953

• Gottlob Bachmann

  Swiss painter known for his modernist style.

1952

• Hattye McDaniel

  First African American to win an Academy Award

• Hattie McDaniel

  First African American to win an Academy Award for her role in 'Gone with the Wind'.

• Hettie McDaniel

  Hettie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in 'Gone with the Wind'.

• Hatty McDaniel

  First African American to win an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind.

• Hattie McDaniel

  American actress and singer (born 1895).

Hattie McDaniel

American actress and singer (born 1895).

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

• Lionel Halsey

  Officer and courtier of the british royal navy (born in 1872)

1947

• Edwin Savage

  English priest and author (b. 1862)

• Canon Edwin Sidney Savage

  English rector (born 1862)

1946

• Ioannis Rallis

  Greek lawyer and politician, prime minister of greece (b. 1878)

• Ioannis Rallis

  Prime minister of greece (born 1878).

1945

• Aleksey Krylov

  Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945).

• Paul Pelliot

  French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)

• Alexei Krylov

  Russian engineer and mathematician (born 1863).

1944

• Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

  Pilot and lieutenant in japan (d. 1944).

• William Temple

  English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)

• Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)
• Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

  Tochter of queen victoria (born in 1857).

1943

• Aurel Stein

  Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist known for his explorations in Central Asia and his discoveries of ancient artifacts.

• Marc Aurel Stein

  Hungarian-born archaeologist (born 1862)

1941

• Arkady Gaidar

  Russian journalist and author (d. 1941)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

• Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki

  Polish general (d. 1937)

• Jozef Dowbor-Musnicki

  Polish general (born 1867)

1936

• Bob Dellemijn

  Lourdes-ganger/franco-volunteer, is killed in battle at 18

1935

• Akos Buttykai

  Composer dies at 64

1932

• Molly Brown

  Molly Brown was a socialite and philanthropist known for surviving the sinking of the Titanic.

• Margaret Brown

  American philanthropist and activist (b. 1867)

1931

• Charles Comiskey

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)

• Charles Comiskey

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1931).

1930

• Harry Payne Whitney

  American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)

• Waldemar Haffkine

  Russian-swiss microbiologist and bacteriologist (d. 1930).

• Harry Payne Whitney

  American businessman (born in 1872)

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• Arno Holz

  German naturalist poet and dramatist associated with the literary movement of Impressionism.

1927

• Jūkichi Yagi

  Japanese poet (b. 1898)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Akashi Motojiro

  Japanese general (d. 1919)

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

• Itō Hirobumi

  Japanese samurai and politician, prime minister of japan (b. 1841)

• Hirobumi Ito

  Japanese prime minister (born 1841)

• Horiboemi Ito

  A korean assassinated the prince of japan

1903

• Herbert Stanley Oakeley

  Composer dies at 73

• Victorin de Joncieres

  Composer dies at 64

1902

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  A leading figure of the American women's rights movement, co-founder of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

• Lazarus Fuchs

  Lazarus Fuchs was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of differential equations.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  American feminist and suffragette (born in 1815).