Died On April 26th
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Discover the most famous people who died on April 26. The list includes people like Srinivasa Ramanujan, Lucille Ball, John Wilkes Booth, Morihei Ueshiba, Broderick Crawford. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actresses, mathematicians, journalists and martial artists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, Japan & France and many more countries.
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Lucille Ball(Actress and Comedienne Best Known for Her Shows: 'I Love Lucy', 'The Lucy Show' and 'Here's Lucy')
Birthdate: August 6, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York, United States
Died: 1989
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: December 22, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Erode
Died: 1920
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George Jones
(Country Singer Best Known for His Song ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today')
Birthdate: September 12, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saratoga, Texas, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Gypsy Rose Lee
(One of the First Burlesque Artists to Imbue a Striptease With Grace and Style)
Birthdate: January 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: 1970
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: October 17, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: 1973
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Jonathan Demme
(American film director)
Birthdate: February 22, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baldwin, New York
Died: 2017
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Count Basie
(Former jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who formed the Count Basie Orchestra)
Birthdate: August 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1984
Birthdate: August 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Edgerton, Missouri, United States
Died: 1981
Birthdate: December 9, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1986
Birthdate: September 27, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wuchang District, Wuhan, China
Died: 2015
Birthdate: August 22, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1992
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Phoebe Snow
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: July 17, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 2011
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Maria Schell
(One of the Leading German Actresses of the 1950s and 1960s)
Birthdate: January 15, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2005
Birthdate: December 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: 1982
Birthdate: September 5, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: 2007
Birthdate: December 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: 1951
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Morihei Ueshiba(Japanese Martial Arts Master and Founder of the Martial Art of ‘Aikido’)
Birthdate: December 14, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Died: 1969
Birthdate: September 10, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Midland, Texas, United States
Died: 1986
Birthdate: August 27, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: 1940
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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
(Norwegian Writer and Winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903)
Birthdate: December 8, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kvikne, Norway
Died: 1910
Birthdate: February 27, 1863
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1931
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Tansen
(Prominent Figure of Hindustani Classical Music)
Birthdate: 1500 AD
Birthplace: Gwalior, India
Died: 1589
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Jill Wendy Dando
(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, England
Died: 1999
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Mas Oyama
(Founder of ‘Kyokushin Karate')
Birthdate: June 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gimje, Zenra-hoku Prefecture, Korea
Died: 1994
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Robert Hotung
(The grand old man of Hong Kong)
Birthdate: December 22, 1862
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Died: 1956
Birthdate: March 21, 1856
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, United States
Died: 1940
Birthdate: January 26, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2009
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Pope Anacletus
(Bishop of Rome)
Birthdate: 0025 AD
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 0092
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Gichin Funakoshi
(Karateka)
Birthdate: November 10, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Died: 1957
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John Heartfield
(Photographer, Painter, Poster artist)
Birthdate: June 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Schmargendorf
Died: 1968
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Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
(Writer)
Birthdate: December 23, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bailieborough, Ireland
Died: 1916
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Louis Bachelier
(Mathematician, Economist, Non-fiction writer)
Birthdate: March 11, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Le Havre
Died: 1946
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Cicely Courtneidge
(Australian-born British Comedian, Actress, and Singer)
Birthdate: April 1, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1980
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Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
(French Bookseller, Printer, and Inventor)
Birthdate: April 25, 1817
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1879
Birthdate: June 13, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Asunción, Paraguay
Died: 2005
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Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
(Grand Duke)
Birthdate: October 16, 1861
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1929
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Ki Hajar Dewantara
(Indonesian Freedom Fighter and Pioneer of Education)
Birthdate: May 2, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Died: 1959
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Simonetta Vespucci
(Model)
Birthdate: 1453 AD
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Died: 1476
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Carmine Coppola
(Composer and songwriter known for his musical contributions to classic films like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now)
Birthdate: June 11, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1991
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Winston Hill
(American football player)
Birthdate: October 23, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Joaquin, Texas, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Steve Tshwete
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springs, South Africa
Died: 2002
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Zein Al-Sharaf Talal
(Queen)
Birthdate: August 2, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 1994
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Charles Eugster
(British Track and Field Athlete)
Birthdate: July 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2017
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Corliss Lamont
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: March 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1995
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Stirling Silliphant
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: January 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 1966
Birthdate: January 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Died: 2009
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
(Emperor of Wei dynasty)
Birthdate: October 13, 0467
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: China
Died: 0499
Birthdate: December 14, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wabash, Indiana, United States
Died: 2012
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Peng Zhen
(Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China)
Birthdate: October 12, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houma, Linfen, China
Died: 1997
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Francesco de' Pazzi
(Banker, Murderer)
Birthdate: January 28, 1444
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1478
