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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

  • American television game show host (b. 1923)

2020

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Cuban-American fashion designer known for her innovative designs.

2018

  • American screenwriter and playwright. he's written more than thirty plays, and almost as many movie screenplays. most of his plays were adapted from his plays. he is the only writer to have received more tony and oscar nominations.

2017

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Dominick Dunne

    American writer. he was 40 years old when he started his literary career. dunne was a film producer, but his life seemed to be over when his 22-year old daughter was killed by her boyfriend on 10/30/1982. he began writing about the crimes committed by the wealthy and famous. his novels included "the two mrs. grenvilles", "a season in purgatory", …

  • Dominick Dunne was an American journalist and writer who covered high-profile criminal cases.

  • Hyman Bloom was an American painter known for his unique style and contributions to abstract art.

  • American journalist and novelist (b. 1925)

2007

  • Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th prime minister of luxembourg (b. 1928)

  • Ramon Zamora

    Filipino martial arts actor (born in 1935).

2006

  • Rainer Barzel was a German politician known for his role as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

  • Barbadian west indies cricketer (born 1926)

  • American landscape photographer (b. 1916)

2005

2004

2003

  • Lemma Wolde-Mariam was an Ethiopian politician who served as the President of the Oromia Region from 1991 to 1995.

  • American football player and coach (b. 1937)

2001

  • Faroese educator and politician, 8th prime minister of the faroe islands (b. 1940)

  • Polish-canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1998

1996

1995

1994

  • Actor (bollywood ashanti, deceivers), died at 54

1993

1992

1991

  • American fashion commentator, tv and radio personality, and fashion show producer (d. 1991)

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

1987

1986

  • Ted Knight

    American actor, disc jockey, singer and puppeteer. before reaching hollywood in the mid-50s, he moved to new york to work on tv and radio plays. knight was a star in over 300 tv roles. he won two emmys for best supporting actor in comedy series. "the mary tyler moore" was a sitcom that knight starred in in 1977, and "too …

  • Actor best known for his role as Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

1985

1984

1983

1981

  • American singer-songwriter (the weavers and almanac singers). (d. 1981).

  • American trade union leader, co-founded the american civil liberties union (b. 1884)

  • American folksinger (born 1914)

  • Founding father of the american civil liberties union (born 1884).

1980

  • Tex Avery was a renowned animator known for his work on classic cartoons.

  • American animator, producer, and voice actor (d. 1980)

  • German-austrian actress (b. 1874)

  • Actress (great waltz), died at 71

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Finnish playwright, novelist and short story writer. he is the most well-known author from his country. his book, "the egyptian", was an international bestseller that was made into a hollywood film.

  • Aaren Simpson was an aspiring equestrian who tragically passed away at a young age.

  • German astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of comets and asteroids.

  • Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908)

1978

  • French-american actor, on-screen since 1919. in 1931, he played his first english-speaking part. boyer, who was a model of the american continental gallant and suave screen love, was able to gracefully transition into his older roles. his roles in "conquest," 1937, "algiers," 1938, "gaslight," 1944, and "fanny," 1961 were nominated for best actor oscars.

  • Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)

  • Argentine footballer (born 1916)

  • Composer dies at 86

1977

  • German-american author and illustrator, created curious george (b. 1898)

  • Popular constellation book author, who dies at 78

  • Actor (battle cry: from here to eternity), died at 34

  • Composer dies at 67

1976

  • Soviet gymnast who won multiple Olympic medals.

  • German teacher, author, and opera singer. her studies were in berlin, and her debut was in hamburg in 1910. her vienna opera career was successful until the nazi invasion, when she fled to the u.s. lehmann was a favourite in many roles, including strauss and wagner, but also sang the italian and french repertoires. she sang at the metropolitan opera …

  • California (born in perleberg, germany); german/austrian/american opera singer.

  • Brooklyn, new york -- actor. (doctor lineup, matthew peyton place).

1975

1974

  • American author and pilot, he is the most well-known hero of his time for his flight between new york city and paris on 20 mai 1927. this flight earned him the congressional medal of honor. he was an international hero, a celebrity and the first "media star". he refused to pursue wealth as an end in and of itself. instead, …

  • First person to make a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, a feat that made him a national hero.

1972

1971

1969 - 1960

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

1968

  • Kay Francis

    Kay Francis was a popular American actress known for her roles in 1930s films.

1967

1966

1963

1961

  • Gail Russell was an American film actress known for her roles in classic movies of the 1940s and 1950s.

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1958

  • English composer and educator (b. 1872)

  • English composer of symphonies and chamber music, opera, choral, and film scores. he was also an avid collector of english folk music, song, and music. this activity influenced his editorial approach to the english hymnal. it included many folk songs arrangements as hymn tunes and also several of his original compositions.

1956

1950

  • Ransom E. Olds was an American automobile industry pioneer who founded the Oldsmobile and REO brands.

  • Founder of Oldsmobile and a pioneer in the American automobile industry.

1949 - 1940

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

1949

1946

1945

  • Austrian-Jewish writer known for works like 'The Forty Days of Musa Dagh' and 'The Song of Bernadette.'

  • Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)

  • Austrian playwright, poet, and novelist. his early works criticised the militaristic philosophy in the 1900's. prague was part the austrian-hungarian empire at the time of his birth. his works include "the pure in heart," 1931, and "the song of bernadette," 42. he moved to the u.s. in 1940.

1944

1943

1939 - 1930

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

1937

  • Andrew Mellon was an American banker, businessman, and philanthropist who served as the Secretary of the Treasury.

1935

1930

  • Lon Chaney

    American actor, known as the "man with a thousand faces", and most well-known for his horror films. he starred as quasimoto, the hunchback of notre dame's quasimoto, and in "the phantom of the opera."

1929 - 1920

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

1921

  • Mathius Erzberger was a German politician who played a key role in the armistice that ended World War I.

  • Ludwin Thoma was a German novelist and playwright who wrote about rural life in Bavaria.

  • German publicist and politician (b. 1875)

  • Hungarian jurist and politician, prime minister of hungary (b. 1848)

  • Ukrainian anarchist military commander (b. 1890)

1919 - 1910

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

1910

  • American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)

  • American artist, painter, and violin maker. he is also a grandson and grandnephew to henry james, the writer. he was married to juliana borden and had three children.

1909 - 1900

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

1908

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