Died On July 26th

Discover the most famous people who died on July 26. The list includes people like Ed Gein, William Jennings Bryan, Sam Houston, Diane Arbus, Rez? Sh?h. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, poets and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Argentina & Germany and many more countries.
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Evita Peron
(First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952)
Evita Peron
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Toldos, Argentina
Died: 1952

Evita Peron was an Argentine actress, activist, politician, and philanthropist. She is best remembered for her service as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952. She also served as the President of a political party called Female Peronist Party. A staunch philanthropist, Evita Peron was the president of the Eva Perón Foundation, which operated from 1948 to 1955.

 2 
Olivia de Havilland
(One of the Leading Actresses of Golden Age of Hollywood )
Olivia de Havilland
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Birthdate: July 1, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2020

The veteran actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland shot to fame with Gone With the Wind and later established her cinematic career with movies like To Each His Own and The Heiress. Her rivalry with her sister and the court battle against a powerful studio also made headlines.

 3 
Sam Houston
(7th Governor of Texas (1859 - 1861))
Sam Houston
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 2, 1793
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1863
Sam Houston was the governor of Texas from 1859 to 1861. He was also the senator from Texas, the President of the Republic of Texas, and the governor of Tennessee. As part of the Texan Army, he won the Battle of San Jacinto. The city Houston is named after him.
 4 
Rezā Shāh
(Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941)
Rezā Shāh
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Birthdate: March 15, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alasht, Iran
Died: 1944

Rezā Shāh was a military colonel who founded the Pahlavi dynasty and reigned as the Shah of Iran from December 1925 to September 1941. He was also the prime minister of Iran from October 1923 to November 1925. His tenure saw the introduction of many social, economic, and political reforms, and he is regarded as the founder of modern Iran. 

 5 
Hans Albert Einstein
(Engineer, Educator)
Hans Albert Einstein
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: 1973
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Sinead O’Connor
(Irish Singer & Songwriter)
Sinead O’Connor
33
Birthdate: December 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glenageary, Ireland
Died: 2023

Sinead O’Connor is an Irish singer and songwriter known for her controversial statements as much as for her work as a musician. Apart from releasing solo albums and singles, she has also collaborated with other artists and recorded songs for films. She often makes headlines for expressing views on subjects, such as women's rights, child abuse, sexuality, and organized religion.

 7 
J.J. Cale
(Guitarist, Singer Known for songs After Midnight, Cocaine, Clyde, and Call Me the Breeze)
J.J. Cale
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2013
 8 
Albert Bandura
(One of the Most Influential Psychologists of All Time)
Albert Bandura
4
Birthdate: December 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mundare, Canada
Died: 2021

Albert Bandura is a Canadian-American psychologist who has made significant contributions to several fields of psychology, such as personality psychology, therapy, and social cognitive theory. Regarded as the greatest living psychologist, Bandura is also counted among the most influential psychologists ever. He has been honored with over 16 honorary degrees. In 2016, Albert Bandura received the National Medal of Science.

 9 
William Jennings Bryan
(41st United States Secretary of State (1913 - 1915))
William Jennings Bryan
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 19, 1860
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Salem, Illinois, United States
Died: 1925
William Jennings Bryan had served as the U.S. secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson and had also been the U.S. representative from Nebraska's 1st district. He ran for president thrice, though unsuccessfully. He also banned the teaching of evolution in schools, leading to the Scopes Monkey Trial.
 10 
Diane Arbus
(Photographer)
Diane Arbus
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Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: March 14, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1971
 11 
Atahualpa
(Last Inca Emperor)
Atahualpa
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Birthdate: 1502 AD
Birthplace: Inca Empire
Died: 1533

Atahualpa was the last Inca Emperor. He reigned for a short time between 1532 and 1533 before the Spanish conquest ended his reign. The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa and killed him after a while. Even though many brave warriors led the Inca resistance against the invading Spaniards, they could not stop the empire from disintegrating.

 12 
Mary Wells
(Singer, musician)
Mary Wells
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 13, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 1992
 13 
Ann Rule
(Author of True Crime Books, Famous for Her Book 'The Stranger Beside Me', About Serial Killer Ted Bundy)
Ann Rule
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lowell, Michigan, United States
Died: 2015

True crime author Ann Rule had initially been a policewoman and was also well-versed in criminology and psychology. She first gained attention with her book The Stranger Beside Me, which relates her experiences of working with Ted Bundy, a volunteer at a suicide hotline, who later murdered several women.

 14 
Matthew Ridgway
(Military officer)
Matthew Ridgway
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: 1993
 15 
Russi Taylor
(Voice Actress)
Russi Taylor
3
Birthdate: May 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 16 
Lupe Ontiveros
3
Birthdate: September 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: 2012
 17 
George W. Romney
(43rd Governor of Michigan (1963 - 1969) & Former Chairman and President of 'American Motors')
George W. Romney
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 8, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Colonia Dublán, Mexico
Died: 1995

George W. Romney was a  Republican Party politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was a front runner for the Republican nomination for president of US in the 1968 election, but he lost to Richard Nixon. Also a businessman, he was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962.

 18 
James Murray
(Lexicographer)
James Murray
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Birthdate: February 7, 1837
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denholm, Scotland
Died: 1915

James Murray was a Scottish philologist and lexicographer. He is best remembered as the main editor of the famous Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his demise in 1915. Murray's contribution to the dictionary and his collaboration with lexicographical researcher William Chester Minor inspired the 2019 film The Professor and the Madman, where the former was portrayed by Mel Gibson.

 19 
W Averell Harriman
(Former Governor of New York)
W Averell Harriman
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 15, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1986
 20 
Bobbi Kristina Brown
(Reality TV Personality and Daughter of Whitney Houston)
Bobbi Kristina Brown
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Birthdate: March 4, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 21 
Merce Cunningham
(Dancer and Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: April 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Centralia, Washington
Died: 2009
American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.  Cunningham was honoured with Japan's Praemium Imperiale and a British Laurence Olivier Award. He was also named Officier of the Légion d'honneur in France. A documentary titled Cunningham was made on his life in 2019.
 22 
Louise Bennett-Coverley
(Jamaican Poet, Folklorist, Writer, and Educator)
Louise Bennett-Coverley
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Died: 2006
Louise Bennett-Coverley was a Jamaican poet, writer, folklorist, and educator. She is best remembered for her work to preserve the practice of presenting stories, folk songs, and poetry in the national language, patois. Louise Bennett-Coverley wrote and performed her poems in Creole, and established the validity of a local language like Jamaican Patois for literary expression. 
 23 
Gottlob Frege
(Philosopher)
Gottlob Frege
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Birthdate: November 8, 1848
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wismar, Germany
Died: 1925
 24 
Carlos Castillo Armas
(Politician)
Carlos Castillo Armas
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 4, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Escuintla Department, Guatemala
Died: 1957
 25 
Mary Blair
(American Artist, Animator and Designer)
Mary Blair
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Birthdate: October 21, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1978
 26 
Karađorđe
(Serbian Revolutionary and Freedom Fighter)
Karađorđe
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 16, 1768
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Viševac, Serbia
Died: 1817

Karađorđe was a Serbian revolutionary and freedom fighter. An important figure during the First Serbian Uprising, Karađorđe is best remembered for leading Serbia's fight for independence from the Ottoman Empire in the early 1800s. He is also credited with founding the Karađorđević dynasty. 

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Tony Anholt
(Actor)
Tony Anholt
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Birthdate: January 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Singapore
Died: 2002
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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J. C. Leyendecker
(American Illustrator and Painter)
J. C. Leyendecker
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Birthdate: March 23, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montabaur, Germany
Died: 1951
 29 
Winsor McCay
(American Cartoonist and Animator)
Winsor McCay
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Spring Lake, Michigan, United States
Died: 1934

Winsor McCay was an American animator and cartoonist. McCay is best remembered for creating the popular fictional character Little Nemo, who originated in a comic strip titled Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. Winsor McCay is credited with pioneering several animation techniques, such as inbetweening and cycling. An early animation pioneer, Winsor McCay’s work has influenced generations of illustrators and cartoonists. 

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John Wilder Tukey
(Mathematician)
John Wilder Tukey
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 16, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2000
 31 
Otto of Greece
(Former King of Greece (1832 - 1862))
Otto of Greece
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Birthdate: June 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: 1867

Otto of Greece was a Bavarian prince who reigned as the king of Greece from 1832 to 1862. He was largely unpopular throughout his reign as he failed to resolve Greece's poverty. He was deposed in 1862 and died in exile in 1867.

 32 
Richard Bass
(The First Person to Successfully Climb the 'Seven Summits')
Richard Bass
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2015

Richard Bass was an American mountaineer, rancher, and businessman. He was the first person to successfully climb the 'Seven Summits'. In 1985, Bass reached the peak of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to do so at the age of 55. A renowned businessman, Richard Bass owned Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah.

 33 
George Gallup
(Pollster)
George Gallup
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Birthdate: November 18, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Died: 1984
 34 
Anne Askew
(English Poet)
Anne Askew
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1521 AD
Birthplace: Stallingborough, England
Died: 1546
 35 
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
(Poet, Writer, Playwright)
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 1, 1647
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ditchley
Died: 1680
 36 
Kenneth Tynan
(Diarist, Theatre critic, Screenwriter)
Kenneth Tynan
1
Birthdate: April 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birmingham
Died: 1980
 37 
Nikephoros I
(Emperor)
Nikephoros I
1
Birthdate: 0760 AD
Birthplace: Byzantine Empire
Died: 0811
 38 
Benjamin Lee Whorf
(Anthropologist, Linguist)
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 24, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winthrop, Massachusetts
Died: 1941

Benjamin Lee Whorf was a linguist cum fire prevention engineer. Along with his mentor Edward Sapir, he developed what is frequently called the “Sapir–Whorf hypothesis.” Even though he was a chemical engineer by profession, he developed an early interest in linguistics and presented several papers at linguistics conferences. Unfortunately, he died at the relatively young age of 44. 

 39 
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
(Politician)
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 20, 1632
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiveton Park, England
Died: 1712
 40 
Ulises Heureaux
(Politician)
Ulises Heureaux
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 21, 1845
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Died: 1899
 41 
Oskar Morgenstern
(Economist Known for Founding the Mathematical Field of 'Game Theory' as Applied to Economics)
Oskar Morgenstern
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Birthdate: January 24, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Görlitz, Germany
Died: 1977

Born in Germany, Oskar Morgenstern was believed to be a descendant of Emperor Frederick III. He began his academic career as a professor at the University of Vienna and later joined Princeton. A game theory and mathematical economics specialist, he co-wrote Theory of Games and Economic Behavior with John von Neumann.

 42 
Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm
(Egyptian Visionary and Writer)
Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 1987

Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm was an Egyptian visionary and writer. Counted among the pioneers of the Arabic drama and novel, Al-Hakim is credited with inspiring the works of future artistes like Mohammed Fairouz. Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm's novel A Bullet in the Heart was later adapted into a film and stage play.

 43 
Henri Lebesgue
(Mathematician)
Henri Lebesgue
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 28, 1875
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beauvais, France
Died: 1941
 44 
Frank Foster
(Saxophonist)
Frank Foster
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 2011
 45 
Cedric Gibbons
(Director)
Cedric Gibbons
1
Birthdate: March 23, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1960
 46 
Roberto Arlt
(Argentine Novelist, Storyteller, Playwright and Journalist)
Roberto Arlt
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1942

Argentine author Roberto Arlt brought in the genre of the novel of the absurd in Argentine literature. He is perhaps best known for his novels such as The Rabid Toy and False Love, and plays such as Three Hundred Million. His works have inspired the "Boom" generation of writers of Latin America.

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Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
(Duke)
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
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Birthdate: January 12, 1562
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rivoli, Italy
Died: 1630
 48 
Davontae Williams
(Murder Victim)
Davontae Williams
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 13, 1995
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Died: 2004
 49 
Edward Poynter
(Painter, University teacher)
Edward Poynter
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1919
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Frederic Clements
(Plant Ecologist and a Pioneer in the Study of Vegetation Succession and Plant Ecology)
Frederic Clements
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 16, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1945

Frederic Edward Clements was an American plant ecologist. He was a pioneer in the study of vegetation succession and plant ecology. He also served as a professor in prestigious institutions like the University of Nebraska and the University of Minnesota.