People who died on October 26 111
✝
Cedd
d. 664 (b. 620)
Cedd, English monk and bishop (b. 620)
✝
Cuthbert of Canterbury
d. 760
Cuthbert, archbishop of Canterbury
✝
Alfred the Great
d. 899 (b. 849)
Alfred the Great, English king (b. 849)
✝
Li Qi (Five Dynasties)
d. 930 (b. 871)
Li Qi, chancellor of Later Liang (b. 871)
✝
Gómez González
d. 1111
Gómez González, Castilian nobleman and military leader
✝
Gilles de Rais
d. 1440 (b. 1404)
Gilles de Rais, French knight (b. 1404)
✝
Olympia Fulvia Morata
d. 1555 (b. 1526)
Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian-German scholar and educator (b. 1526)
✝
Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain
d. 1580 (b. 1549)
Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1580)
✝
Matsudaira Tadayori
d. 1609 (b. 1582)
Matsudaira Tadayori, Japanese samurai and daimyo (b. 1582)
✝
Horio Tadaharu
d. 1633 (b. 1596)
Horio Tadaharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1596)
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
d. 1671 (b. 1593)
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
✝
William Sprague (1609-1675)
d. 1675 (b. 1609)
William Sprague, English settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater
d. 1686 (b. 1623)
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1623)
✝
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
d. 1717 (b. 1657)
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (b. 1657)
Philip Doddridge
d. 1751 (b. 1702)
Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (b. 1702)
✝
William Hogarth
d. 1764 (b. 1697)
William Hogarth, English painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1764)
✝
Amédée-François Frézier
d. 1773 (b. 1682)
Amédée-François Frézier, French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (b. 1682)
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
d. 1803 (b. 1721)
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1721)
John Graves Simcoe
d. 1806 (b. 1752)
John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
d. 1817 (b. 1727)
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)
✝
William T. Anderson
d. 1864 (b. 1838)
William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
✝
John Kinder Labatt
d. 1866 (b. 1803)
John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
✝
Carlo Collodi
d. 1890 (b. 1826)
Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (d. 1890)
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour
d. 1896 (b. 1827)
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
✝
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d. 1902 (b. 1815)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (d. 1902)
✝
Itō Hirobumi
d. 1909 (b. 1841)
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
Akashi Motojiro
d. 1919 (b. 1864)
Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
Jūkichi Yagi
d. 1927 (b. 1898)
Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
Waldemar Haffkine
d. 1930 (b. 1860)
Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (b. 1860)
Harry Payne Whitney
d. 1930 (b. 1872)
Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)
Charles Comiskey
d. 1931 (b. 1859)
Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)
Margaret Brown
d. 1932 (b. 1867)
Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1867)
✝
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki
d. 1937 (b. 1867)
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (b. 1867)
Arkady Gaidar
d. 1941 (b. 1904)
Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (b. 1904)
✝
Aurel Stein
d. 1943 (b. 1862)
Aurel Stein, Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (b. 1862)
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
d. 1944 (b. 1857)
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
d. 1944 (b. 1920)
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
✝
William Temple (bishop)
d. 1944 (b. 1881)
William Temple, English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)
Aleksey Krylov
d. 1945 (b. 1863)
Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1863)
Paul Pelliot
d. 1945 (b. 1878)
Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)
✝
Ioannis Rallis
d. 1946 (b. 1878)
Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
✝
Edwin Savage
d. 1947 (b. 1862)
Edwin Savage, English priest and author (b. 1862)
✝
Lionel Halsey
d. 1949 (b. 1872)
Lionel Halsey, English admiral and courtier (b. 1872)
Hattie McDaniel
d. 1952 (b. 1895)
Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)
✝
Walter Gieseking
d. 1956 (b. 1895)
Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (d. 1956)
Gerty Cori
d. 1957 (b. 1896)
Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
Nikos Kazantzakis
d. 1957 (b. 1883)
Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)
✝
Toshizō Nishio
d. 1960 (b. 1881)
Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (d. 1960)
✝
Sadae Inoue
d. 1961 (b. 1886)
Sadae Inoue, Japanese general (d. 1961)
Louise Beavers
d. 1962 (b. 1902)
Louise Beavers, American actress (b. 1902)
✝
Elizabeth Gunn (paediatrician)
d. 1963 (b. 1879)
Elizabeth Gunn, New Zealand pediatrician (b. 1879)
✝
Murder of Sylvia Likens
d. 1965 (b. 1949)
Sylvia Likens, 16-year-old group torture/murder victim in Indianapolis (b. 1949)
Alma Cogan
d. 1966 (b. 1932)
Alma Cogan, English singer (b. 1932)
Igor Sikorsky
d. 1972 (b. 1889)
Igor Sikorsky, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (b. 1889)
✝
Semyon Budyonny
d. 1973 (b. 1883)
Semyon Budyonny, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1883)
✝
Bidia Dandaron
d. 1974 (b. 1914)
Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
✝
Alexander Gerschenkron
d. 1978 (b. 1904)
Alexander Gerschenkron, Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and academic (b. 1904)
✝
Park Chung-hee
d. 1979 (b. 1917)
Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979)
✝
Gus Mancuso
d. 1984 (b. 1905)
Gus Mancuso, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1984)
Jackson Scholz
d. 1986 (b. 1897)
Jackson Scholz, American runner (b. 1897)
✝
Charles J. Pedersen
d. 1989 (b. 1904)
Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
✝
Oro (wrestler)
d. 1993 (b. 1971)
Oro, Mexican wrestler (b. 1971)
Wilbert Harrison
d. 1994 (b. 1929)
Wilbert Harrison, American singer and guitarist (b. 1929)
✝
Wilhelm Freddie
d. 1995 (b. 1909)
Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1909)
Gorni Kramer
d. 1995 (b. 1913)
Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1913)
✝
Kenkichi Iwasawa
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Kenkichi Iwasawa, Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
Hoyt Axton
d. 1999 (b. 1938)
Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1938)
✝
Eknath Easwaran
d. 1999 (b. 1910)
Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)
✝
Hüseyin Hilmi Işık
d. 2001 (b. 1911)
Hüseyin Hilmi Işık, Turkish scholar and academic (b. 1911)
✝
Jacques Massu
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Jacques Massu, French general (b. 1908)
Bobby Ávila
d. 2004 (b. 1924)
Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player and politician (b. 1924)
✝
Keith Parkinson
d. 2005 (b. 1958)
Keith Parkinson, American illustrator (b. 1958)
✝
George Swindin
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
George Swindin, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
✝
Tillman Franks
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Tillman Franks, American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)
Pontus Hultén
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and curator (b. 1924)
Nicolae Dobrin
d. 2007 (b. 1947)
Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1947)
✝
Friedman Paul Erhardt
d. 2007 (b. 1943)
Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef and author (d. 2007)
Arthur Kornberg
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize (b. 1918)
Tony Hillerman
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1925)
✝
Delmar Watson
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (b. 1926)
✝
Teel Bivins
d. 2009 (b. 1947)
Teel Bivins, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1947)
✝
Yoshirō Muraki
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer and art director(b. 1924)
✝
George Naʻope
d. 2009 (b. 1928)
George Naʻope, American singer and dancer (b. 1928)
✝
Troy Smith (businessman)
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (b. 1922)
✝
Glen Little (clown)
d. 2010 (b. 1925)
Glen Little, American clown (b. 1925)
✝
Mbah Maridjan
d. 2010 (b. 1927)
Mbah Maridjan, Indonesian spiritual leader (b. 1927)
✝
Romeu Tuma
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Romeu Tuma, Brazilian police officer and politician (b. 1931)
✝
Jona Senilagakali
d. 2011 (b. 1929)
Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (b. 1929)
✝
Mac Ahlberg
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Mac Ahlberg, Swedish-Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1931)
✝
Arnold Greenberg (Snapple)
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (b. 1932)
✝
John M. Johansen
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
John M. Johansen American architect, designed the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (b. 1916)
✝
Alan Kirschenbaum
d. 2012 (b. 1961)
Alan Kirschenbaum, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)
✝
Björn Sieber
d. 2012 (b. 1989)
Björn Sieber, Austrian skier (b. 1989)
✝
Alan Stretton
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Alan Stretton, Australian general (b. 1922)
✝
Ritva Arvelo
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Ritva Arvelo, Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
✝
Ron Davies (photographer)
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Ron Davies, Welsh photographer (b. 1921)
✝
Doug Ireland
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Doug Ireland, American journalist and activist (b. 1946)
✝
Al Johnson (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Al Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
✝
Andries Maseko
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Andries Maseko, South African footballer (b. 1955)
Gabriel of Komana
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Gabriel of Komana (b. 1946)
Vic Allen
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (b. 1923)
✝
Mo Collins (American football)
d. 2014 (b. 1976)
Mo Collins, American football player and coach (b. 1976)
✝
Germain Gagnon
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
Senzo Meyiwa
d. 2014 (b. 1984)
Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (b. 1987)
✝
Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)
d. 2014 (b. 1961)
Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (d. 2014)
Gordy Soltau
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Gordy Soltau, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)
✝
Oscar Taveras
d. 2014 (b. 1992)
Oscar Taveras, Dominican baseball player (b. 1992)
Willis Carto
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (b. 1926)
Leo Kadanoff
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (b. 1937)
✝
Giuseppe Nazzaro
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Giuseppe Nazzaro, Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)
✝
Ali Ashraf Darvishian
d. 2017 (b. 1941)
Ali Ashraf Darvishian, Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)