Died On August 26th
Discover the most famous people who died on August 26. The list includes people like Charles Lindbergh, William James, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Boyer. Famous personalities featured on this list, include psychologists, philosophers, journalists and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Japan and many more countries.
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Charles Lindbergh(Remembered for Making the First Nonstop Solo Flight Across the Atlantic)
Birthdate: February 4, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 1974
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: July 3, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 2004
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: October 24, 1632
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: 1723
Birthdate: January 11, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1910
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Ted Knight(Known for Playing Comedic Roles in Various Sitcoms)
Birthdate: December 7, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Plymouth, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1986
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
Died: 2018
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: April 1, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Died: 1930
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 28, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Figeac, France
Died: 1978
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: October 29, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2009
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Louis Philippe I
(The Last King and Penultimate Monarch of France)
Birthdate: October 6, 1773
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Domaine National du Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Died: 1850
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Tex Avery
(Golden Age Animator & Creator of Classic Cartoon Characters 'Bugs Bunny', 'Daffy Duck' and 'Porky Pig')
Birthdate: February 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Taylor, Texas, United States
Died: 1980
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: October 12, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Down Ampney, England
Died: 1958
Birthdate: January 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1968
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Alessandro Cagliostro
(Adventurer)
Birthdate: June 2, 1743
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: 1795
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Mike Kellin
(Actor, Military officer)
Birthdate: April 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Anne Marie DOrleans
(Queen)
Birthdate: August 27, 1669
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Château de Saint-Cloud, France
Died: 1728
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Friedrich Miescher
(First Scientist to Isolate Nucleic Acid in 1869)
Birthdate: August 13, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: 1895
Birthdate: July 14, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Died: 1989
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Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: May 12, 1879
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1945
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Ransom Eli Olds
(Automotive designer)
Birthdate: June 3, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Geneva, Ohio, United States
Died: 1950
Birthdate: January 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
Died: 2017
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Ernest, Elector of Saxony
(Emperor)
Birthdate: March 24, 1441
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Meissen, Germany
Died: 1486
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John I of Bohemia
(The King of Bohemia Who is Considered a National Hero in Luxembourg)
Birthdate: August 10, 1296
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Luxembourg
Died: 1346
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Matthias Erzberger
(German Politician and Writer)
Birthdate: September 20, 1875
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Münsingen
Died: 1921
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Lynden Pindling
(Prime minister of The Bahamas)
Birthdate: March 22, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nassau, The Bahamas
Died: 2000
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John B. Floyd
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 1, 1806
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Died: 1863
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Frans Hals
(Dutch Golden Age Painter Who is Known for His Loose Painterly Brushwork)
Birthdate: 1582 AD
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: 1666
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Gerald Carr
(American Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineer Who Commanded the 'Skylab 4 Mission')
Birthdate: August 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 2020
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Ottokar II of Bohemia
(King)
Birthdate: 1223 AD
Birthplace: Městec Králové, Czechia
Died: 1278
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Hertha Ayrton
(British Engineer, Mathematician, Physicist and Inventor Known for Her Work With the 'Electric Arcs')
Birthdate: April 28, 1854
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died: 1923
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António, Prior of Crato
(King)
Birthdate: March 20, 1531
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1595
Birthdate: September 16, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1977
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George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
(Soldier)
Birthdate: January 26, 1716
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1785
Birthdate: January 8, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Logan, Utah
Died: 1995
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Franz Werfel
(Austrian Novelist, Playwright, and Poet Best Known for His Works of Historical Fiction)
Birthdate: September 10, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1945
36
Ismail al-Azhari
(Third President of Sudan)
Birthdate: October 20, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
Died: 1969
37
Ellie Greenwich
(Singer-songwriter, Composer, Songwriter, Record producer)
Birthdate: October 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2009
Birthdate: February 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Valletta, Malta
Died: 1962
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Thomas Bradwardine
(British Mathematician, Physicist and Archbishop of Canterbury)
Birthdate: 1300 AD
Birthplace: Chichester, England
Died: 1349
Birthdate: February 14, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Urgench, Uzbekistan
Died: 1982
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
(Canadian Explorer Known for Exploring the Arctic)
Birthdate: November 3, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manitoba, Canada
Died: 1962
Birthdate: February 27, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Perleberg, Germany
Died: 1976
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Mika Waltari
(Finnish Writer Best Known for His Novel 'The Egyptian')
Birthdate: September 19, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: 1979
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: March 28, 1674
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1744
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Hamaguchi Osachi
(Prime Minister of Japan (March 1931 – April 1931, 1929 - 1930))
Birthdate: April 1, 1870
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kōchi, Japan
Died: 1931
Birthdate: July 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Barkhan
Died: 2006
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Roger Nash Baldwin
(Sociologist, Trade unionist)
Birthdate: January 21, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: 1981
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Denis Papin
(French physicist, mathematician)
Birthdate: August 22, 1647
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Blois, France
Died: 1713
Birthdate: January 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rusthof, Otjiwarongo, South West Africa
Died: 2020
Birthdate: March 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Orange, California
Died: 1998
