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
South korean general and politician, 6th president of south korea (b. 1932)
2020
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
The former leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who declared himself Caliph of the Islamic State in 2014.
2017
Renowned Japanese mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry.
Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)
2015
Known for his far-right political activities and publications.
Contributed to the field of theoretical condensed matter physics.
Italian-syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)
2014
American football coach and player (d. 2014).
Australian rugby league player (b. 1944)
South african footballer (d. 2014.)
Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014.)
Dominican baseball player (b. 1992)
English socioologist, economist, and historian (d. 2014.)
American football player and sportscaster (d. 2014.)
American baseball player (b. 1961)
2013
South african footballer (b. 1955)
Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
Welsh photographer (b. 1921)
American journalist and activist (b. 1946)
American singer-songwriter/producer (the unifics), (d. 2013).
2012
Natina Reed was an American rapper, singer, and actress, best known as a member of the R&B girl group Blaque.
American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)
Swedish-italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1931)
Australian general (d. 2012)
Austrian skier (b. 1989)
Snapple was founded by an american businessman (d. 2012).
Designed the morris a. mechanic theatre (b. 1916)
2011
Jona Senilagakali is a Fijian politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Fiji in 2007.
2010
Indonesian spiritual leader (b. 1927)
Brazilian police officer and politician (b. 1931)
Manager and english footballer
Brazilian politician (born 1931)
American circus clown (born in 1925).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
American lawyer and politician, 18th united states ambassador to sweden (b. 1947)
Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009)
Sonic drive-in was founded by an american businessman (d. 2009).
American singer and dancer (b. 1928)
American musician (born 1928)
American politician (born 1947)
2008
Tonee Hillerman was an American author of mystery novels set in the Southwestern United States, featuring Navajo police officers.
Puerto Rican playwright known for his influential works in the Nuyorican literary movement.
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Delmar Watson was a child actor known for his roles in classic films like 'Gone with the Wind'.
Renowned for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels.
2007
Nicolae Dobrin was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder and is considered one of the greatest Romanian players of all time.
American biochemist and nobel prize laureate in academic science (d. 2007).
German-american chef and television host (b. 1943)
Romanian manager and footballer (d. 2007).
American nobel prize winner in 1959 for discovery of dna polymerase (born 1918).
Burmese warlord (born 1934).
2006
Swedish art historian and collector (d. 2006).
American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)
Swedish pioneering museum director and art collector (d. 2006).
Swedish art collector and director of museums (born in 1924)
2005
American fantasy artist (born 1958).
English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
2004
Mexican baseball player and politician (b. 1924)
Mexican-american major league baseball player (born in 1924)
2003
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 was an American novelist best known for her 1944 novel Forever Amber, which was a bestseller and later adapted into a film.
2002
Noted physicist known for contributions to theoretical physics.
French general who fought in world war ii.
American ornithologist (b. 1914)
Chechen militia leader (d. 2002)
2001
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 was a renowned musician known for his folk and country music.
Indian-american author and educator (d. 1999).
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American actor and country music singer/songwriter (born in 1938).
1998
Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
1997
American architect known for his innovative designs, including the iconic Marina City in Chicago.
Anu singh, a civil engineer from australia, was murdered (born 1978).
1996
Biochemist dies at 93
95 years old, philanthropist
Engineer dies at age 80
1995
Renowned for contributions to number theory and combinatorics.
Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1995)
Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1909)
Sculptor dies at 79
At 95, 1st woman treasurer of the usa, dies
Danish painter (born in 1909)
1994
Renowned computer scientist known for his work in operating systems and computer architecture.
Singer and pianist best known for his hit song 'Kansas City'.
Flemish actor/director / poet, thiestes, dies at 64
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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
Mexican wrestler (b. 1971)
Mexican professional wrestler (born 1971)
Washington lt.gov candidate dies at 37
Writer
1992
Actor (beethoven housesitter), is killed by cancer at 53
Peaches, a female baseball player, dies from cancer at the age of 71
Us / french dancer / choreographer
1991
Canadian gymnast (d. 1991)
German-american businessman (d. 1991).
1990
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
American chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)
1986
American sprinter who won multiple Olympic medals.
1985
Emmett Brown is a fictional character known for inventing the time-traveling DeLorean in the movie 'Back to the Future'.
1984
American baseball player coach and sportscaster (d.1984)
Author dies at 37
Actress (miss landers - leave it to beaver), is killed at 49
Composer dies at 85
1982
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 …
Pope candidate / archbishop of florence
1980
Marcello Caetano was a Portuguese politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Estado Novo regime.
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
South korean general and politician, 3rd president of south korea (b. 1917)
Kcia head kim jaekyu assassinates president of south korea. choi kyuha is elected acting president. kim is executed the next may.
1978
Ukrainian-american historian, critic, and academic (b. 1904)
1976
Ima Nutt was a pioneering female politician who served as the first woman mayor of Granbury, Texas.
English broadcaster and musicologist (d. 1976).
Composer dies at 57
1974
Buddhist teacher and author in the ussr (born 14 april 1914).
1973
Marshal of the soviet union (b. 1883)
1972
Ihor Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer who designed and built the first successful helicopter.
Ukrainian-american engineer and academic, founded sikorsky aircraft (b. 1889)
Sikorsky aircraft was founded by a russian-american designer of aircrafts (d. 1972).
1971
Director/writer (loveless) dies at 76
American actor (born in 1901).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1966
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English singer (born 1932)
English singer (d. 1966)
1965
American torture victim (d. 1965).
1964
Writer
1963
New zealand soldier and physician (d. 1963).
1962
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American singer and actress (d. 1962).
Actress (gone with the wind), passes away at 67
1961
Japanese general (d. 1961)
Premier of yugoslavia (1935-1939), dies at the age of 73
1960
Japanese general (d. 1960)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Addie McDaniel was an actress who won an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind.
1957
Famous Greek writer best known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.
Greek writer and philosopher, best known for his novel Zorba the Greek.
Greek writer known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.
Czech-american biochemist and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1896)
British author and illustrator known for his humorous children's books.
Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)
Greek philosopher and author (d.57)
Writer
1956
French-german composer and pianist (d. 1956).
1955
Composer dies at 74
1954
Flemish priest/historian/archivist of antwerp
1953
Swiss painter known for his modernist style.
1952
First African American to win an Academy Award
First African American to win an Academy Award for her role in 'Gone with the Wind'.
Hettie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in 'Gone with the Wind'.
First African American to win an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind.
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American actress and singer (born 1895).
American actress and singer (born 1895).
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949
Officer and courtier of the british royal navy (born in 1872)
1947
English priest and author (b. 1862)
English rector (born 1862)
1946
Greek lawyer and politician, prime minister of greece (b. 1878)
Prime minister of greece (born 1878).
1945
Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945).
French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)
Russian engineer and mathematician (born 1863).
1944
Pilot and lieutenant in japan (d. 1944).
English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)
Tochter of queen victoria (born in 1857).
1943
Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist known for his explorations in Central Asia and his discoveries of ancient artifacts.
Hungarian-born archaeologist (born 1862)
1941
Russian journalist and author (d. 1941)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1937
Polish general (d. 1937)
Polish general (born 1867)
1936
Lourdes-ganger/franco-volunteer, is killed in battle at 18
1935
Composer dies at 64
1932
Molly Brown was a socialite and philanthropist known for surviving the sinking of the Titanic.
American philanthropist and activist (b. 1867)
1931
American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)
American baseball manager and player (d. 1931).
1930
American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)
Russian-swiss microbiologist and bacteriologist (d. 1930).
American businessman (born in 1872)
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
German naturalist poet and dramatist associated with the literary movement of Impressionism.
1927
Japanese poet (b. 1898)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1919
Japanese general (d. 1919)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 26th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
Japanese samurai and politician, prime minister of japan (b. 1841)
Japanese prime minister (born 1841)
A korean assassinated the prince of japan
1903
Composer dies at 73
Composer dies at 64
1902
A leading figure of the American women's rights movement, co-founder of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Lazarus Fuchs was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of differential equations.
American feminist and suffragette (born in 1815).