Died On February 26th

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Discover the most famous people who died on February 26. The list includes people like Bill Hicks, Giuseppe Tartini, Theodore Hesburgh, Theodore Schultz, Jack Clayton. Famous personalities featured on this list, include economists, political leaders, philosophers and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Bill Hicks
(American Stand-Up Comedian and Satirist)
Bill Hicks
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Birthdate: December 16, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 2 
Wendy Richard
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Miss Shirley Brahms’ on the TV Sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’)
Wendy Richard
8
Birthdate: July 20, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England
Died: 2009
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Lawrence Tierney
(Actor)
Lawrence Tierney
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 4 
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(Independence Activist, Reformer)
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 28, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bhagur
Died: 1966
 5 
Joseph Wapner
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 15, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 6 
Mohammed V of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
Mohammed V of Morocco
2
Birthdate: August 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: 1961
 7 
Buddy Miles
(Drummer)
Buddy Miles
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 5, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 2008
 8 
Anandi Gopal Joshi
(First Indian Female Doctor)
Anandi Gopal Joshi
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 31, 1865
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1887
 9 
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
(Russian Naval Officer and Archaeological Explorer)
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 13, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: 1933
 10 
Trayvon Martin
(Shooting Victim)
Trayvon Martin
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: 2012
 11 
Hermann Ebbinghaus
(Psychologist, Educationist, University teacher)
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1
Birthdate: January 24, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Barmen
Died: 1909
 12 
Giuseppe Tartini
(Italian Composer of the Baroque Era Known for His Violin Sonata in G Minor)
Giuseppe Tartini
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 8, 1692
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Piran, Slovenia
Died: 1770
 13 
Carl Menger
(Economist, University teacher)
Carl Menger
0
Birthdate: February 23, 1840
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nowy Sącz
Died: 1921
 14 
Shirley Ardell Mason
(Artist)
Shirley Ardell Mason
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 25, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dodge Center
Died: 1998
 15 
Richard Jordan Gatling
(Inventor)
Richard Jordan Gatling
0
Birthdate: September 12, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hertford County
Died: 1903
 16 
Jimmie Lee Jackson
(Activist)
Jimmie Lee Jackson
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marion, Alabama, United States
Died: 1965
 17 
Fernandel
(Actor and Singer)
Fernandel
1
Birthdate: May 8, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: 1971
 18 
Jef Raskin
(Computer scientist)
Jef Raskin
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
 19 
Jack Clayton
(Film Director)
Jack Clayton
1
Birthdate: March 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: 1995
 20 
Princess Thyra of Denmark
(Princess)
Princess Thyra of Denmark
1
Birthdate: September 29, 1853
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1933
 21 
Sybil Ludington
(American Revolutionary War Heroine)
Sybil Ludington
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 5, 1761
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ludingtonville, New York, United States
Died: 1839
 22 
Norm Van Lier
(Basketball Player)
Norm Van Lier
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 23 
Howard Hanson
(Composer)
Howard Hanson
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 28, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wahoo, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1981
 24 
Robert R. Livingston
(Politician)
Robert R. Livingston
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 27, 1746
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1813
 25 
Saitō Makoto
(Political leader)
Saitō Makoto
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 27, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Isawa District, Iwate, Japan
Died: 1936
 26 
Lorenzino de' Medici
(Politician)
Lorenzino de' Medici
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 23, 1514
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1548
 27 
Boris Trajkovski
(2nd President of Macedonia)
Boris Trajkovski
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Monospitovo, North Macedonia
Died: 2004
 28 
Earl Lloyd
(Basketball player)
Earl Lloyd
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 3, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Died: 2015
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 29 
Christian Bach
(Argentine-Mexican Actress Known for Roles in Telenovelas: 'la Patrona' and 'Vidas Robadas')
Christian Bach
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Birthdate: May 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 30 
Tony Young
(Actor)
Tony Young
0
Birthdate: June 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2002
 31 
Otto Wallach
(German Chemist Who was Awarded Nobel Prize for His Work on Alicyclic Compounds)
Otto Wallach
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 27, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: 1931
 32 
Tjalling C. Koopmans
(Mathematician)
Tjalling C. Koopmans
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Birthdate: August 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Graveland, Netherlands
Died: 1985
 33 
Joseph de Maistre
(Philosopher Who Advocated Social Hierarchy & Monarchy in the Period Immediately Following the French Revolution)
Joseph de Maistre
0
Birthdate: April 1, 1753
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chambéry, France
Died: 1821
 34 
Roger II of Sicily
(King of Sicily)
Roger II of Sicily
1
Birthdate: December 22, 1095
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mileto, Italy
Died: 1154
 35 
Roy Eldridge
(Musician)
Roy Eldridge
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 30, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1989
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 36 
Nexhmije Hoxha
(Albanian Communist Politician & Wife of the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania, Enver Hoxha)
Nexhmije Hoxha
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 8, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bitola, North Macedonia
Died: 2020
 37 
Alois Senefelder
(Actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s)
Alois Senefelder
0
Birthdate: November 6, 1771
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1834
 38 
Yokoyama Taikan
(Japanese Painter)
Yokoyama Taikan
0
Birthdate: November 2, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Died: 1958
 39 
Angelo Secchi
(Italian Jesuit Priest and Astrophysicist, Who Made the First Survey of the Spectra of Stars)
Angelo Secchi
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 28, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: 1878
 40 
Esek Hopkins
(Naval officer)
Esek Hopkins
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 26, 1718
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1802
 41 
Dan Shomron
(Israeli Military Commander Best Remembered For Planning and Commanding 'Operation Entebbe')
Dan Shomron
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ashdot Ya'akov
Died: 2008
 42 
Ronald Gillespie
(British Chemist Who Specialized in the Field of Molecular Geometry)
Ronald Gillespie
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 2021
 43 
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
(Aristocrat)
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 15, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fermerskiy Dvorets, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1970
 44 
Theodore Hesburgh
(15th President of the University of Notre Dame)
Theodore Hesburgh
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Died: 2015
 45 
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
(Politician)
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boucherville, Canada
Died: 1864
 46 
Aḥmad Shuqayrī
(First Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 'Palestine Liberation Organization')
Aḥmad Shuqayrī
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tabnīn, Lebanon
Died: 1980
 47 
Takahashi Korekiyo
(Politician, Accountant, Economist)
Takahashi Korekiyo
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 27, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edo
Died: 1936
 48 
Sir Harry Lauder
Sir Harry Lauder
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 4, 1870
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portobello
Died: 1950
 49 
Gino Severini
(Painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement)
Gino Severini
0
Birthdate: April 7, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cortona, Italy
Died: 1966
 50 
Stéphane Hessel
(French Diplomat, Ambassador, Writer, Concentration Camp Survivor, French Resistance Member and BCRA Agent)
Stéphane Hessel
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2013