People who died on June 26 98
Julian (emperor)
d. 363 (b. 332)
Julian the Apostate, Roman emperor (b. 332)
Vigilius of Trent
d. 405 (b. 353)
Vigilius, bishop of Trent (b. 353)
Saichō
d. 822 (b. 767)
Saichō, Japanese monk (d. 822)
George El Mozahem
d. 969 (b. 940)
George El Mozahem, Egyptian martyr (b. 940)
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Jaromír, Bishop of Prague
d. 1090
Jaromír, bishop of Prague
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Robert the Lotharingian
d. 1095
Robert, bishop of Hereford
Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
d. 1265
Anne of Bohemia, duchess of Silesia (b. 1203 or 1204)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
d. 1274 (b. 1201)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian scientist and writer (b. 1201)
John Argyropoulos
d. 1487 (b. 1415)
John Argyropoulos, Byzantine philosopher and scholar (b. 1415)
Francisco Pizarro
d. 1541
Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer and politician, Governor of New Castile (b. c. 1471)
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery
d. 1574 (b. 1530)
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, captain of the Scottish Guard of Henry II of France (b. 1530)
Ralph Cudworth
d. 1688 (b. 1617)
Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher and academic (b. 1617)
Giulio Alberoni
d. 1752 (b. 1664)
Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (b. 1664)
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
d. 1757 (b. 1705)
Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
Caesar Rodney
d. 1784 (b. 1728)
Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (d. 1784)
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James Dickey (United Irishmen)
d. 1793 (b. 1776)
James Dickey, Irish revolutionary (b. 1776)
Gilbert White
d. 1793 (b. 1720)
Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist (d. 1793)
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Johannes Jährig
d. 1795 (b. 1747)
Johannes Jährig, German linguist and translator (b. 1747)
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
d. 1808 (b. 1748)
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, Polish poet and politician (b. 1748)
Montgolfier brothers
d. 1810 (b. 1740)
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810)
George IV of the United Kingdom
d. 1830 (b. 1762)
George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
d. 1836 (b. 1760)
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French soldier and composer (b. 1760)
Max Stirner
d. 1856 (b. 1806)
Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (b. 1806)
Armand Barbès
d. 1870 (b. 1809)
Armand Barbès, French lawyer and politician (b. 1809)
Mercedes of Orléans
d. 1878 (b. 1860)
Mercedes of Orléans (b. 1860)
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Richard H. Anderson
d. 1879 (b. 1821)
Richard H. Anderson, American general (d. 1879)
Edward Sabine
d. 1883 (b. 1788)
Edward Sabine, Irish-English astronomer, geophysicist, and ornithologist (b. 1788)
Peter Rosegger
d. 1918 (b. 1843)
Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and author (d. 1918)
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
d. 1922 (b. 1848)
Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
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Adelaide Ames
d. 1932 (b. 1900)
Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (b. 1900)
William Murray McPherson
d. 1932 (b. 1865)
William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (d. 1932)
James Weldon Johnson
d. 1938 (b. 1871)
James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (b. 1871)
Daria Pratt
d. 1938 (b. 1859)
Daria Pratt, American golfer (b. 1859)
Ford Madox Ford
d. 1939 (b. 1873)
Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
Karl Landsteiner
d. 1943 (b. 1868)
Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
Emil Hácha
d. 1945 (b. 1872)
Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1945)
Max Kögel
d. 1946 (b. 1895)
Max Kögel, German SS officer (b. 1895)
Yōsuke Matsuoka
d. 1946 (b. 1880)
Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1880)
R. B. Bennett
d. 1947 (b. 1870)
R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1947)
Kim Koo
d. 1949 (b. 1876)
Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
Engelbert Zaschka
d. 1955 (b. 1895)
Engelbert Zaschka, German engineer and designer, invented the Human-powered aircraft (d. 1955)
Clifford Brown
d. 1956 (b. 1930)
Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)
Richie Powell
d. 1956 (b. 1931)
Richie Powell, American pianist (b. 1931)
Alfred Döblin
d. 1957 (b. 1878)
Alfred Döblin, Polish-German physician and author (d. 1957)
Malcolm Lowry
d. 1957 (b. 1909)
Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (d. 1957)
George Orton
d. 1958 (b. 1873)
George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (b. 1873)
Andrija Štampar
d. 1958 (b. 1888)
Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and scholar (b. 1888)
Léo Dandurand
d. 1964 (b. 1889)
Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (d. 1964)
Françoise Dorléac
d. 1967 (b. 1942)
Françoise Dorléac, French actress and singer (b. 1942)
Josemaría Escrivá
d. 1975 (b. 1902)
Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1902)
Akwasi Afrifa
d. 1979 (b. 1936)
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (b. 1936)
Howard Charles Green
d. 1989 (b. 1895)
Howard Charles Green, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Public Works (b. 1895)
Anni Blomqvist
d. 1990 (b. 1909)
Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (d. 1990)
Buddy Rogers (wrestler)
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (b. 1921)
Roy Campanella
d. 1993 (b. 1921)
Roy Campanella, American baseball player and coach (b. 1921)
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William H. Riker
d. 1993 (b. 1920)
William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)
Jahanara Imam
d. 1994 (b. 1929)
Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi author and activist (b. 1929)
Veronica Guerin
d. 1996 (b. 1958)
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (d. 1996)
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Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu
d. 1996 (b. 1932)
Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist and academic (b. 1932)
Don Hutson
d. 1997 (b. 1913)
Don Hutson, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
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Hacı Sabancı
d. 1998 (b. 1935)
Hacı Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist (b. 1935)
Jay Berwanger
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)
d. 2002 (b. 1913)
Arnold Brown, English-Canadian 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
Marc-Vivien Foé
d. 2003 (b. 1975)
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
Denis Thatcher
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
Strom Thurmond
d. 2003 (b. 1902)
Strom Thurmond, American general, lawyer, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (b. 1902)
Ott Arder
d. 2004 (b. 1950)
Ott Arder, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1950)
Yash Johar
d. 2004 (b. 1929)
Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (d. 2005)
Naomi Shemer
d. 2004 (b. 1930)
Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
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Tõnno Lepmets
d. 2005 (b. 1938)
Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (b. 1938)
Richard Whiteley
d. 2005 (b. 1943)
Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (b. 1943)
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Tommy Wonder (magician)
d. 2006 (b. 1953)
Tommy Wonder, Dutch magician (b. 1953)
Liz Claiborne (fashion designer)
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne (b. 1929)
Joey Sadler
d. 2007 (b. 1914)
Joey Sadler, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1914)
Algirdas Brazauskas
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 2010)
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Harald Keres
d. 2010 (b. 1912)
Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (b. 1912)
Edith Fellows
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
Edith Fellows, American actress (b. 1923)
Jan van Beveren
d. 2011 (b. 1948)
Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1948)
Sverker Åström
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
Sverker Åström, Swedish diplomat, Swedish Permanent Representative to the United Nations (b. 1915)
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Pat Cummings
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Pat Cummings, American basketball player (b. 1956)
Nora Ephron
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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Mario O'Hara
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Mario O'Hara, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Doris Singleton
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Doris Singleton, American actress (d. 2012)
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Risley C. Triche
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Risley C. Triche, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
Henrik Otto Donner
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish trumpet player and composer (b. 1939)
Edward Huggins Johnstone
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Edward Huggins Johnstone, Brazilian-American sergeant and judge (b. 1922)
Byron Looper
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Byron Looper, American politician (b. 1964)
Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977)
d. 2013 (b. 1977)
Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)
Marc Rich
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman (b. 1934)
Howard Baker
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1925)
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Bill Frank
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Bill Frank, American-Canadian football player (b. 1938)
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Rollin King
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Rollin King, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines (b. 1931)
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Bob Mischak
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Bob Mischak, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
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Julius Rudel
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (b. 1921)
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Mary Rodgers
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (b. 1931)
Yevgeny Primakov
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Yevgeny Primakov, Ukrainian-Russian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1929)
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Chris Thompson (TV producer)
d. 2015 (b. 1952)
Chris Thompson, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1952)
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
d. ?
Ptolemy VIII, king of Egypt