People who died on July 26 94
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Emperor Cheng of Jin
d. 342 (b. 321)
Cheng of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 321)
Pope Celestine I
d. 432
Pope Celestine I
Nikephoros I
d. 811
Nikephoros I, Byzantine emperor
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Li Hanzhi
d. 899 (b. 842)
Li Hanzhi, Chinese warlord (b. 842)
Prince Motoyoshi
d. 943 (b. 890)
Motoyoshi, Japanese nobleman and poet (b. 890)
Emperor Kōmyō
d. 1380 (b. 1322)
Kōmyō, emperor of Japan (b. 1322)
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Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick
d. 1450 (b. 1424)
Cecily Neville, duchess of Warwick (b. 1424)
Pope Paul II
d. 1471 (b. 1417)
Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1417)
Atahualpa
d. 1533
Atahualpa, Inca emperor (b. 1497)
Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron
d. 1592 (b. 1524)
Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French general (b. 1524)
Miguel de Benavides
d. 1605 (b. 1552)
Miguel de Benavides, Spanish archbishop and sinologist (b. 1552)
Horio Yoshiharu
d. 1611 (b. 1542)
Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1542)
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
d. 1630 (b. 1562)
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1562)
Mary Frith
d. 1659 (b. 1584)
Mary Frith, English pickpocket and fence (b. 1584)
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
d. 1680 (b. 1647)
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (b. 1647)
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
d. 1684 (b. 1646)
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
d. 1693 (b. 1656)
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (b. 1656)
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
d. 1712 (b. 1631)
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1631)
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
d. 1723 (b. 1660)
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1660)
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
d. 1801 (b. 1756)
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (b. 1756)
Sam Houston
d. 1863 (b. 1793)
Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
Otto, King of Greece
d. 1867 (b. 1815)
Otto, King of Greece (b. 1815)
Ulises Heureaux
d. 1899 (b. 1845)
Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
James Murray (lexicographer)
d. 1915 (b. 1837)
James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
Edward Poynter
d. 1919 (b. 1836)
Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
Howard Vernon (Australian actor)
d. 1921 (b. 1848)
Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)
Antonio Ascari
d. 1925 (b. 1888)
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1925)
Gottlob Frege
d. 1925 (b. 1848)
Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)
William Jennings Bryan
d. 1925 (b. 1860)
William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
Robert Todd Lincoln
d. 1926 (b. 1843)
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)
Pavlos Karolidis
d. 1930 (b. 1849)
Pavlos Karolidis, Greek historian and academic (b. 1849)
Fred Duesenberg
d. 1932 (b. 1876)
Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Company (b. 1876)
Winsor McCay
d. 1934 (b. 1867)
Winsor McCay, American illustrator and animator (d. 1934)
Henri Lebesgue
d. 1941 (b. 1875)
Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
Roberto Arlt
d. 1942 (b. 1900)
Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
James Mitchell (Australian politician)
d. 1951 (b. 1866)
James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
Eva Perón
d. 1952 (b. 1919)
Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
Nikolaos Plastiras
d. 1953 (b. 1883)
Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
Carlos Castillo Armas
d. 1957
Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
Cedric Gibbons
d. 1960 (b. 1893)
Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
Maud Menten
d. 1960 (b. 1879)
Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)
Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe
d. 1964 (b. 1884)
Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)
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Cemal Tollu
d. 1968 (b. 1899)
Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)
Robert Taschereau
d. 1970 (b. 1896)
Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1970)
Diane Arbus
d. 1971 (b. 1923)
Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (b. 1923)
George Gallup
d. 1984 (b. 1901)
George Gallup, American mathematician and statistician, founded the Gallup Company (b. 1901)
Ed Gein
d. 1984 (b. 1906)
Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)
W. Averell Harriman
d. 1986 (b. 1891)
W. Averell Harriman, American politician and diplomat, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1891)
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Fazlur Rahman Malik
d. 1988 (b. 1919)
Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
Mary Wells
d. 1992 (b. 1943)
Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
Matthew Ridgway
d. 1993 (b. 1895)
Matthew Ridgway, American general (b. 1895)
James Luther Adams
d. 1994 (b. 1901)
James Luther Adams, American theologian and academic (b. 1901)
Laurindo Almeida
d. 1995 (b. 1917)
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
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Raymond Mailloux
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Raymond Mailloux, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
George W. Romney
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (b. 1907)
Max Winter
d. 1996 (b. 1903)
Max Winter, American businessman and sports executive (b. 1903)
Walter Jackson Bate
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
Walter Jackson Bate, American author and critic (b. 1918)
Phaedon Gizikis
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1917)
John Tukey
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (b. 1915)
Rex T. Barber
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Rex T. Barber, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
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Peter von Zahn
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Peter von Zahn, German journalist and author (b. 1913)
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William A. Mitchell
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
William A. Mitchell, American chemist, created Pop Rocks and Cool Whip (b. 1911)
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Alexander Golitzen
d. 2005 (b. 1908)
Alexander Golitzen, Russian-born American production designer and art director (b. 1908)
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Jack Hirshleifer
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (d. 2005)
Gilles Marotte
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)
Lars Forssell
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)
Skip Prosser
d. 2007 (b. 1950)
Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
Merce Cunningham
d. 2009 (b. 1919)
Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919)
Sivakant Tiwari
d. 2010 (b. 1945)
Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean politician (b. 1945)
Joe Arroyo
d. 2011 (b. 1955)
Joe Arroyo, Colombian singer-songwriter and composer (b. 1955)
Richard Harris (American football)
d. 2011 (b. 1948)
Richard Harris, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1948)
Sakyo Komatsu
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Sakyo Komatsu, Japanese author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
Margaret Olley
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (b. 1923)
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Don Bagley
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Don Bagley, American bassist and composer (b. 1927)
Karl Benjamin
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Karl Benjamin, American painter and educator (b. 1925)
Miriam Ben-Porat
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Miriam Ben-Porat, Russian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (b. 1918)
Lupe Ontiveros
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012)
James D. Watkins
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
James D. Watkins, American admiral and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1927)
Luther F. Cole
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Luther F. Cole, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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Harley Flanders
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Harley Flanders, American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)
Sung Jae-gi
d. 2013 (b. 1967)
Sung Jae-gi, South Korean activist, founded Man of Korea (d. 2013)
George P. Mitchell
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1919)
Oleh Babayev
d. 2014 (b. 1965)
Oleh Babayev, Ukrainian businessman and politician (b. 1965)
Charles R. Larson
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Charles R. Larson, American admiral (b. 1936)
Richard MacCormac
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)
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Sergei O. Prokofieff
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Sergei O. Prokofieff, Russian anthropologist and author (b. 1954)
Roland Verhavert
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Roland Verhavert, Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
Bijoy Krishna Handique
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Mines (b. 1934)
Flora MacDonald (politician)
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (b. 1926)
Leo Reise, Jr.
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922)
Ann Rule
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Ann Rule, American police officer and author (b. 1931)
June Foray
d. 2017 (b. 1917)
June Foray, American actress and voice artist (d. 2017)
Patti Deutsch
d. 2017 (b. 1943)
Patti Deutsch, American voice artist and comedic actress (b. 1943)
Ronald Phillips (murderer)
d. 2017 (b. 1973)
Ronald Phillips, American criminal (b. 1973)