People who died on May 26 105
Augustine of Canterbury
d. 604
Augustine of Canterbury, Benedictine monk and archbishop
Ali al-Ridha
d. 818 (b. 766)
Ali al-Ridha, Iranian 8th of the Twelve Imams (b. 765)
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Yuan Xingqin
d. 926
Yuan Xingqin, Chinese general
Edmund I
d. 946 (b. 921)
Edmund I, king of England (b. 921)
Adalbert, Margrave of Austria
d. 1055 (b. 985)
Adalbert, Margrave of Austria (b. 985)
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1250
Peter I, Duke of Brittany (b. c. 1187)
Aldona Ona
d. 1339
Aldona Ona, Queen of Poland (b. c. 1309)
Louis of Taranto
d. 1362 (b. 1320)
Louis of Taranto (b. 1320)
Mehmed I
d. 1421 (b. 1389)
Mehmed I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1389)
Bayezid II
d. 1512 (b. 1447)
Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1447)
Francesco Berni
d. 1536 (b. 1498)
Francesco Berni, Italian poet (b. 1498)
Sebastian Münster
d. 1552 (b. 1488)
Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (b. 1488)
Vincent Voiture
d. 1648 (b. 1597)
Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
Robert Filmer
d. 1653 (b. 1588)
Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (b. 1588)
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
d. 1679 (b. 1636)
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
Charles II, Elector Palatine
d. 1685 (b. 1651)
Charles II, Elector Palatine (b. 1651)
Samuel Pepys
d. 1703 (b. 1633)
Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
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Pylyp Orlyk
d. 1742 (b. 1672)
Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (d. 1742)
Thomas Southerne
d. 1746 (b. 1660)
Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
d. 1762 (b. 1714)
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
d. 1799 (b. 1714)
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
d. 1818 (b. 1761)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza
d. 1818 (b. 1789)
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (b. 1785)
Capel Lofft
d. 1824 (b. 1751)
Capel Lofft, English lawyer (b. 1751)
Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)
d. 1840 (b. 1764)
Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (d. 1840)
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Jakob Bernays
d. 1881 (b. 1824)
Jakob Bernays, German philologist and academic (b. 1824)
Abdelkader El Djezairi
d. 1883 (b. 1808)
Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian ruler (b. 1808)
Almon Brown Strowger
d. 1902 (b. 1839)
Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (b. 1839)
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
d. 1904 (b. 1857)
Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French physician and neurologist (b. 1857)
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
d. 1908 (b. 1835)
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya movement (b. 1835)
Jacob Riis
d. 1914 (b. 1849)
Jacob August Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and reformer (b. 1849)
Victor Herbert
d. 1924 (b. 1859)
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (b. 1859)
Srečko Kosovel
d. 1926 (b. 1904)
Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b. 1904)
Horatio Bottomley
d. 1933 (b. 1860)
Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (b. 1860)
Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
d. 1933 (b. 1897)
Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1933)
Charles Horace Mayo
d. 1939 (b. 1865)
Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, founded the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)
Edsel Ford
d. 1943 (b. 1893)
Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
Alice Tegnér
d. 1943 (b. 1864)
Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864)
Christian Wirth
d. 1944 (b. 1885)
Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
Torsten Bergström
d. 1948 (b. 1896)
Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
Lincoln Ellsworth
d. 1951 (b. 1880)
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
Lionel Conacher
d. 1954 (b. 1902)
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
Alberto Ascari
d. 1955 (b. 1918)
Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)
Al Simmons
d. 1956 (b. 1902)
Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
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Philip Kassel
d. 1959 (b. 1876)
Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)
Elizabeth Dilling
d. 1966 (b. 1894)
Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)
Paul Hawkins (racing driver)
d. 1969 (b. 1937)
Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (b. 1937)
Allan Haines Loughead
d. 1969 (b. 1889)
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (b. 1889)
Silvio Moser
d. 1974 (b. 1941)
Silvio Moser, Swiss race car driver (b. 1941)
Martin Heidegger
d. 1976 (b. 1889)
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1976)
Cybele Andrianou
d. 1978 (b. 1887)
Cybele Andrianou, Greek actress (b. 1887)
George Brent
d. 1979 (b. 1904)
George Brent, Irish-American actor (b. 1904)
Elizabeth Peer
d. 1984 (b. 1936)
Elizabeth Peer, American journalist (b. 1936)
Don Revie
d. 1989 (b. 1927)
Don Revie, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
Sonny Sharrock
d. 1994 (b. 1940)
Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)
Friz Freleng
d. 1995 (b. 1906)
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
Ralph Horween
d. 1997 (b. 1896)
Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1997)
Paul Sacher
d. 1999 (b. 1906)
Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906)
Waldo Semon
d. 1999 (b. 1898)
Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (d. 1999)
Vittorio Brambilla
d. 2001 (b. 1937)
Vittorio Brambilla, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)
Anne Haney
d. 2001 (b. 1934)
Anne Haney, American actress (b. 1934)
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Moven Mahachi
d. 2001 (b. 1952)
Moven Mahachi, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1952)
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Dona Massin
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Dona Massin, Canadian actress and choreographer (b. 1917)
Mamo Wolde
d. 2002 (b. 1932)
Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
Kathleen Winsor
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (b. 1919)
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Nikolai Chernykh
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
Eddie Albert
d. 2005 (b. 1906)
Eddie Albert, American actor (b. 1906)
Chico Carrasquel
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
Ruth Laredo
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (b. 1937)
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Leslie Smith (businessman)
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Leslie Smith, English businessman, co-founded Lesney Products (b. 1918)
Édouard Michelin (born 1963)
d. 2006 (b. 1963)
Édouard Michelin, French businessman (b. 1963)
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Kevin O'Flanagan
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer, rugby player, and physician (d. 2006)
Jack Edward Oliver
d. 2007 (b. 1942)
Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (b. 1942)
Howard Porter (basketball)
d. 2007 (b. 1948)
Howard Porter, American basketball player (b. 1948)
Sydney Pollack
d. 2008 (b. 1934)
Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
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Zita Urbonaitė
d. 2008 (b. 1973)
Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (b. 1973)
Mihalis Papagiannakis
d. 2009 (b. 1941)
Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
Peter Zezel
d. 2009 (b. 1965)
Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (b. 1965)
Art Linkletter
d. 2010 (b. 1912)
Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)
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Chris Moran
d. 2010 (b. 1956)
Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1956)
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Kieran Phelan
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (b. 1949)
Arisen Ahubudu
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author, and playwright (b. 1920)
Arthur Decabooter
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (b. 1936)
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Leo Dillon
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Leo Dillon, American illustrator (b. 1933)
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Stephen Healey
d. 2012 (b. 1982)
Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (b. 1982)
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Hiroshi Miyazawa
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (b. 1921)
Hans Schmidt (wrestler)
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (b. 1925)
Jim Unger
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
Ray Barnhart
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Ray Barnhart, American businessman and politician (b. 1928)
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John Bierwirth
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
John Bierwirth, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1924)
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Roberto Civita
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Roberto Civita, Italian-Brazilian businessman (b. 1936)
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Tom Lichtenberg
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
Otto Muehl
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Otto Muehl, Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (d. 2013)
Jack Vance
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013)
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Baselios Thoma Didymos I
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (b. 1921)
Miodrag Radulovacki
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (b. 1933)
William R. Roy
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (b. 1926)
Hooshang Seyhoun
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (b. 1920)
Vicente Aranda
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Les Johnson
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Les Johnson, Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (b. 1924)
Robert Kraft (astronomer)
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Robert Kraft, American astronomer and academic (b. 1927)
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João Lucas
d. 2015 (b. 1979)
João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (b. 1979)
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Dayton Waller
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Dayton Waller, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)
Hedy Epstein
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Hedy Epstein, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (d. 2016)
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d. ? (b. 1005)
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona (b. 1005)