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June 26th famous deaths

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

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2019 - 2010

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

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2007
  • Liz Claiborne Inc. was founded by Liz Claiborne, a Belgian-American fashion designer.

20062004
  • Israeli singer and song-writer (Born 1930).

  • Dharma Productions, an Indian film producer was founded (d. 2005).

20032002
  • American football player, first to receive the Heisman Trophy (Born in 1914).

2001

1999 - 1990

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

199619941993
  • American athlete. He was a baseball catcher who was the best in his time. After starting his career in the Negro Leagues as a hard-hitting catcher, he followed Jackie Robinson across the color line to become a Brooklyn Dodgers catcher in 1948. He won the 1955 World Series and was named Most Valuable Player 3 times.

  • Jay, Mother of Tonight Show host, succumbs to cancer at 82

  • Entertainer

  • Director/ (text-poet) (Small Truth), passes away at 81

199219911990

1989 - 1980

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

1984198219811980

1979 - 1970

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

19791978
  • President of South-Yemen, executed

19771975197319721971

1969 - 1960

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

196719651964
  • The Rietveld-SchrAPder House was designed by a Dutch architect (d. 1964).

  • American-born Canadian sports executive (Born 1889)

1963
  • Fries, Poet/geography / Historian (Own Cart).

19611960

1959 - 1950

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

195819571956
  • American musician. He was one of the greatest jazz trumpet players. He also had a talent for piano, vibes and bass. In 1945, his father gave him his first trumpet. He studied harmony theory, instrumentation and harmony. He played gigs with some of the best musicians like Miles Davis and Fats Navarro starting in 1948. He was a freelance talent …

1955
  • The Human-powered aircraft was invented by a German engineer and designer (d. 1955).

1949 - 1940

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

1949
  • President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, Born 1876

1948
  • Singer and actress from the Philippines (d. 1948).

1947194619451943
  • Nazi commissioner in Holland, commits suicide at 39

  • Austrian physician and biologist. He is known for identifying the main blood types in 1900. He also developed the modern system to classify blood groups based on the identification of agglutinins. In 1937, he and Alexander S. Wiener discovered the Rhesus factor. This allowed doctors to transfuse blood without putting the patient at risk. He discovered the Polio virus in …

1942

1939 - 1930

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

193919381937
  • German egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), died at 82

1929 - 1920

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

19261922

1909 - 1900

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

1906
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