List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 26th
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
Pioneering Japanese fashion designer who achieved international acclaim.
Award-winning American author known for children's books.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
Eugene Garfield was an American linguist and information scientist who founded the Institute for Scientific Information and developed the Science Citation Index.
American judge and tv personality (b. 1919)
Canadian professional ice hockey center who played 17 seasons in national hockey league for new york rangers.
Canadian football player and politician, 11th premier of alberta (b. 1933)
American basketball coach and player (d. 2015).
American priest, theologian, educator, and academic (b. 1917)
English historian and archaeologist (b. 1916)
American lawyer and politician, 36th state auditor of missouri (b. 1960)
Romanian-canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (d. 2014.)
American author and academic (b. 1927)
German-french diplomat and activist (d. 2013).
French organist and teacher, best known for her prolific recording career. her ability to perform large works completely from memory was a particular highlight.
Hong kong judge and politician (b. 1922)
American musician and member of the popular brother-sister singing group "the carpenters", who sold millions of hits records in the early 1970s. after learning classical piano at yale, he began piano lessons at the age of 12 and moved to downey in 1963 with his family. in 1965, he formed his first band. it was a jazz-pop instrumental trio that …
Known for leading a controversial cult in Canada and being involved in various business ventures.
Czech author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
American politician (born 1924)
Czech writer (born 1926)
Japanese hip hop producer (born 1974)
Also known as "nujabes", japanese record producer, dj, composer and arranger (b. 1974)
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1947)
English singer and actress (d. 2009).
American pro-basketball player, nicknamed "red" because of his red hair. after playing 12 years, he was appointed chicago bulls' coach. he was the first coach in franchise history and was awarded the nba coach of year award for 1966-67. after he retired as a coach, he was the team's business manager for 33 more years.
English actress (b. 1943)
Danish actress (b. 1925)
American singer-songwriter/drummer (the electric flag & the california raisins). (d. 2008).
Zimbabwean politician
American meteorologist (born 1942)
British biographer (b. 1905)
Creator of the Macintosh project at Apple
Longtime editor-in-chief of Time magazine, known for his leadership during the magazine's golden age.
Creator of the Macintosh project at Apple.
American computer scientist, created macintosh (b. 1943)
Macedonian politician, 2nd president of republic of macedonia (d.2004).
Finnish general (b. 1905)
Macedonian politician, 2nd president of the republic of macedonia (b. 1956)
Indian politician and lawyer indian minister of finance
Belgian race car driver (d. 2003)
American actor, scott brady's brother. he starred in over 80 films during his 50-year career. tierney was a stage actor for a short time before he entered film in 1943. at 26 years old, tierney starred in "dillinger", followed by "the greatest show on earth", "abduction" and many other films. in many b-pictures, he played mostly tough guys and gangsters.
Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, writer and politician. in 1990, he was awarded the prince of asturias award for his literary contributions. he was nominated several times for the nobel prize in literature.
Contributed to the development of computer algorithms and complexity theory.
Indian industrialist (b. 1916)
American captain, medal of honor recipient (b. 1913)
Street iii american navy submariner and medal of honor recipient (born 1913).
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
German physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.
American economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1902)
American producer, screenwriter, and director of film (born in 1912).
American psychiatric patient (aka sybil isabell dosett in sybil (book), (born 1923)
American actor (born 1929).
At 76, a physiologist dies.
Charity pioneer
English director and producer (b. 1921)
British film director (born in 1921)
American comedian and singer (d. 1994).
Fisher electronics was founded by an american engineer and violinist.
American comedian, who dies at 32 years old (born 1961).
American novelist. knebel was the author of many popular works of political fiction. his death occurred on february 26, 1993.
American businessman known for his contributions to the photography industry.
American journalist and author, known for his political novels.
Actress (ada hobson - another world).
American actress, another world, burden hunt, dies at the age of 64
Dutch painter/photographer, dies at age 92.
Dutch 6-days bicycle rider, who dies at the age of 76.
At 83 years old, a baseball team owner (boston red sox) dies from a stroke.
South African photojournalist known for documenting apartheid in his country.
Zen teacher, head of the cambridge buddhist association, dies.
Us musician, poison ivy (coasters), has died at the age of 53.
Musician (great expectationa), dies.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania -- artie shaw, gene krupa and artie shaw are jazz trumpeters
Dutch-american economist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1910)
Prominent mathematician known for contributions to probability theory.
Renowned poet known for his translations of Greek classics.
Influential Hungarian jazz guitarist who blended jazz, pop, and Hungarian music.
American composer/conductor nordic, who was born 1896, dies at the age of 84.
English author and activist, co-founded the inland waterways association (d. 1981)
Lawyer/writer (turkish war), death at the age of 79.
Assistant to uganda president obote, murdered
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
Italian painter known for his contributions to modern art.
French composer, musician, and organist. he died 26 february 1977.
Rocker dies at the age of 43
Actress (honestly celeste) dies at 68
Dutch cabaret singer (dorus) dies at the age of 50.
French actor and mime comedian with a long, sorrowful, equine face and a radiant and toothy smile. one of france's leading box-office draws, he built a four-decade career from 1930. his films included the four great "don camillo" political comedies.
Actor (roman holidays, moulin rouge), is killed at 76
At 67, comedian dies from cancer
Composer dies at 43
French actor (death of champion) dies at 67
Composer dies at 83
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
From 1963 to 1969, he was the third prime minister of israel. he died in 1969 from a heart attack. he was the first israeli prime minister to die in office.
German philosopher, psychiatrist, neurologist, and medical doctor. his publications on philosophy of existentialism and conception of life were well-known. one of his most notable works was "man in the modern age".
Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd prime minister of israel (b. 1895)
Actor (16 fathoms deep), dies from burns at 55
Comedy comedian, "it pays to be ignorant", dies at the age of 70.
Indian independence activist and politician who played a key role in the freedom struggle.
Indian independence activist and writer.
Indian independence activist and politician.
Italian painter and leading member of the Futurist movement.
Estes Reynolds was an American astronomer known for his work on solar eclipses.
Veera Savarkar was an Indian independence activist known for his contributions to the freedom struggle.
Indian freedom fighter and writer (born 1883).
Actress (peter gunn adventures of tugboat annie), is killed at 71
Civil rights activist dies from injuries.
Finnish journalist/politician (prophet), dies at age 74.
Composer dies at 83
German sculptor, "problem of the plastic", dies at the age of 83.
At 51 years old, the sultan/king of morocco, dies.
V of morocco (born in 1909)
Swedish linguist dies at the age of 83.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
Russian-born israeli agronomist (born 1873)
Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during World War II.
Belgian baron/painter dies at 72.
English theologist/philosopher, dies at age 93.
Dutch/us (opera)composer, dies.
Greek lawyer and politician, deputy prime minister of greece (d. 2023)
General and politician from greece, president of greece (d. 1952).
Albanian ichthyologist (b. 1912) executed with 20 others
Scottish comedian and singer (b. 1870)
Scottish comedian/singer dies at the age of 75.
Scottish music hall entertainer knighted for wwi war work (born in 1870).
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
American jazz tenor saxophonist, a.k.a. "the brute" and "frog" are two of the most well-known american jazz tenor saxophonists.
Swiss judge and politician, president of the swiss national council (b. 1868)
Swiss politician, member the federal council (born 1868).
Minister of defence of the hungarian portion of austria-hungary (b. 1860)
German inspector of concentration camps and ss guard forms. he joined the police administration in 1920 and the ss, in 1930 after completing his military service. he was aggressive, violent, and reckless. however, he was also strict and pitiless. he was promoted to ss general in the third reich and commander at dachau in 1943. eiche was killed in an …
February striker, killed.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
Japanese general (d. 1936)
Japanese admiral and politician, 30th prime minister of japan (b. 1858)
Japanese accountant and politician, 20th prime minister of japan (b. 1854)
Spanish composer / conductor, died at 74
Christian ix of denmark's daughter (born 1853)
German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1847)
American philosopher and psychologist (b. 1863)
Spanish cardinal dies at the age of 64
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
Composer dies at 75
Dutch vicar/church historian (monasteries), died at the age of 67.
Polish-austrian economist and academic (b. 1840)
At the age of 81, he dies.
At 38 years old, he dies.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
Estonian lawyer and politician, one of the authors of the Estonian Declaration of Independence.
German composer and educator (d.1913).
Adelaide Hoodless was a Canadian social activist who founded the Women's Institute, advocating for women's education and domestic science.
Adelaide Hoodless was a Canadian educator and founder of the Women's Institute.
Famous deaths on February 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
Swiss convicted murderer (b. 1874)
At the age of 70, she dies.
French jewish writer. he was maurice schwob's brother and uncle, as well as lucy schwob's mother lucy schwob.
American engineer, invented the gatling gun (b. 1818)
At the age of 84, he dies.
American inventor (born 1818).
During the boxer rebellion in china was beheaded
During boxer rebellion in china, beheaded