People who died on April 26 82
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
d. 499 (b. 467)
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei (b. 467)
Richarius
d. 645 (b. 560)
Richarius, Frankish monk and saint (b. 560)
Muawiyah I
d. 680 (b. 602)
Muawiyah I, Umayyad caliph (b. 602)
Pope Stephen II
d. 757 (b. 715)
Pope Stephen II (b. 715)
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Chen Jingxuan
d. 893
Chen Jingxuan, general of the Tang Dynasty
Adalbero I of Metz
d. 962
Adalbero I, bishop of Metz
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
d. 1192 (b. 1127)
Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)
Simon Islip
d. 1366
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
Jeong Mong-ju
d. 1392 (b. 1338)
Jeong Mong-ju, Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (b. 1338)
Robert Campin
d. 1444 (b. 1378)
Robert Campin, Flemish painter (b. 1378)
Giuliano de' Medici
d. 1478 (b. 1453)
Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1453)
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
d. 1489 (b. 1465)
Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)
Jean Fernel
d. 1558 (b. 1497)
Jean Fernel, French physician (b. 1497)
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
d. 1686 (b. 1622)
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (b. 1622)
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers
d. 1716 (b. 1651)
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)
Nano Nagle
d. 1784 (b. 1718)
Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)
Petr Ivanovich Panin
d. 1789 (b. 1721)
Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (b. 1721)
John Wilkes Booth
d. 1865 (b. 1838)
John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
d. 1881 (b. 1815)
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (d. 1881)
Provo Wallis
d. 1892 (b. 1791)
Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)
Eric Stenbock
d. 1895 (b. 1860)
Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
d. 1910 (b. 1832)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)
John Bunny
d. 1915 (b. 1863)
John Bunny, American actor (d. 1915)
Srinivasa Ramanujan
d. 1920 (b. 1887)
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)
Bill Lockwood (cricketer)
d. 1932 (b. 1868)
William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)
Arturs Alberings
d. 1934 (b. 1876)
Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1876)
Carl Bosch
d. 1940 (b. 1874)
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
Violette Morris
d. 1944 (b. 1893)
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
Sigmund Rascher
d. 1945 (b. 1909)
Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
d. 1945 (b. 1873)
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (d. 1945)
James Larkin White
d. 1946 (b. 1882)
James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (d. 1946)
George Murray Hulbert
d. 1950 (b. 1881)
George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1881)
Arnold Sommerfeld
d. 1951 (b. 1868)
Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (b. 1868)
Edward Arnold (actor)
d. 1956 (b. 1890)
Edward Arnold, American actor (b. 1890)
Gichin Funakoshi
d. 1957 (b. 1868)
Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (b. 1868)
E. J. Pratt
d. 1964 (b. 1892)
E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and author (b. 1882)
John Heartfield
d. 1968 (b. 1891)
John Heartfield, German photographer and activist (d. 1968)
Morihei Ueshiba
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (b. 1883)
Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)
d. 1970 (b. 1886)
Erik Bergman, Swedish minister and author (b. 1886)
Gypsy Rose Lee
d. 1970 (b. 1911)
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, striptease dancer, and writer (b. 1911)
Irene Ryan
d. 1973 (b. 1902)
Irene Ryan, American actress and philanthropist (b. 1902)
Sidney Franklin (bullfighter)
d. 1976 (b. 1903)
Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (d. 1976)
Sid James
d. 1976 (b. 1913)
Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
Armstrong Sperry
d. 1976 (b. 1897)
Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
Cicely Courtneidge
d. 1980 (b. 1893)
Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer (b. 1893)
Jim Davis (actor)
d. 1981 (b. 1909)
Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)
Count Basie
d. 1984 (b. 1904)
Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984)
Broderick Crawford
d. 1986 (b. 1911)
Broderick Crawford, American actor (b. 1911)
Bessie Love
d. 1986 (b. 1898)
Bessie Love, American actress (d. 1986)
Dechko Uzunov
d. 1986 (b. 1899)
Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (b. 1899)
Shankar Jaikishan
d. 1987 (b. 1922)
Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (b. 1922)
John Silkin
d. 1987 (b. 1923)
John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (b. 1923)
Lucille Ball
d. 1989 (b. 1911)
Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (d. 1989)
Leo Arnaud
d. 1991 (b. 1904)
Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)
Carmine Coppola
d. 1991 (b. 1910)
Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer (d. 1991)
A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
d. 1991 (b. 1901)
A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist and historian, (b. 1901)
Richard Hatfield
d. 1991 (b. 1931)
Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1931)
Mas Oyama
d. 1994 (b. 1923)
Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (d. 1994)
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Stirling Silliphant
d. 1996 (b. 1918)
Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
Adrian Borland
d. 1999 (b. 1957)
Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1957)
Jill Dando
d. 1999 (b. 1961)
Jill Dando, English journalist and television personality (b. 1961)
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Rosemary Brown (politician)
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
Rosemary Brown, Jamaican-Canadian academic and politician (b. 1930)
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Yun Hyon-seok
d. 2003 (b. 1984)
Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)
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Edward Max Nicholson
d. 2003 (b. 1904)
Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1904)
Hubert Selby, Jr.
d. 2004 (b. 1928)
Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (d. 2004)
Mason Adams
d. 2005 (b. 1919)
Mason Adams, American actor (b. 1919)
Maria Schell
d. 2005 (b. 1926)
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (b. 1926)
Augusto Roa Bastos
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan novelist (d. 2005)
Jack Valenti
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007)
Hans Holzer
d. 2009 (b. 1920)
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920)
Mariam A. Aleem
d. 2010 (b. 1930)
Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (b. 1930)
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Urs Felber
d. 2010 (b. 1942)
Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (b. 1942)
Phoebe Snow
d. 2011 (b. 1950)
Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
Terence Spinks
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (b. 1938)
Jacqueline Brookes
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Jacqueline Brookes, American actress and educator (b. 1930)
George Jones
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
Gerald Guralnik
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (d. 2014)
Paul Robeson, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927)
Jayne Meadows
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Jayne Meadows, Chinese-American actress and author (d. 2015)
Marcel Pronovost
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
Harry Wu
d. 2016 (b. 1937)
Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (b. 1937)
Jonathan Demme
d. 2017 (b. 1944)
Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (b. 1944)