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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Hans Albert Einstein
(Engineer, Educator)
Birthdate: May 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: 1973
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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.
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J.J. Cale
(Guitarist, Singer Known for songs After Midnight, Cocaine, Clyde, and Call Me the Breeze)
Birthdate: December 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2013
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.
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.
Birthdate: March 14, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1971
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.
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Mary Wells
(Singer, musician)
Birthdate: May 13, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 1992
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Ann Rule
(Author of True Crime Books, Famous for Her Book 'The Stranger Beside Me', About Serial Killer Ted Bundy)
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.
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Matthew Ridgway
(Military officer)
Birthdate: March 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: 1993
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George W. Romney(43rd Governor of Michigan (1963 - 1969) & Former Chairman and President of 'American Motors')
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.
Birthdate: September 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: 2012
Birthdate: May 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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James Murray
(Lexicographer)
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.
Birthdate: November 15, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1986
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.
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Louise Bennett-Coverley
(Jamaican Poet, Folklorist, Writer, and Educator)
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.
Birthdate: March 4, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Gottlob Frege
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: November 8, 1848
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wismar, Germany
Died: 1925
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Carlos Castillo Armas
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 4, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Escuintla Department, Guatemala
Died: 1957
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Mary Blair
(American Artist, Animator and Designer)
Birthdate: October 21, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1978
Birthdate: January 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Singapore
Died: 2002
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Karađorđe
(Serbian Revolutionary and Freedom Fighter)
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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J. C. Leyendecker
(American Illustrator and Painter)
Birthdate: March 23, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montabaur, Germany
Died: 1951
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John Wilder Tukey
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: June 16, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2000
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Winsor McCay
(American Cartoonist and Animator)
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.
Birthdate: 0760 AD
Birthplace: Byzantine Empire
Died: 0811
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Kenneth Tynan
(Diarist, Theatre critic, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: April 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birmingham
Died: 1980
Birthdate: November 18, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Died: 1984
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Richard Bass
(The First Person to Successfully Climb the 'Seven Summits')
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.
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Benjamin Lee Whorf
(Anthropologist, Linguist)
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.
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Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 20, 1632
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiveton Park, England
Died: 1712
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Ulises Heureaux
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 21, 1845
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Died: 1899
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.
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Edward Poynter
(Painter, University teacher)
Birthdate: March 20, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1919
Birthdate: 1521 AD
Birthplace: Stallingborough, England
Died: 1546
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Frank Foster
(Saxophonist)
Birthdate: September 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 2011
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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
(Poet, Writer, Playwright)
Birthdate: April 1, 1647
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ditchley
Died: 1680
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Oskar Morgenstern
(Economist Known for Founding the Mathematical Field of 'Game Theory' as Applied to Economics)
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.
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Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm
(Egyptian Visionary and Writer)
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.
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Roberto Arlt
(Argentine Novelist, Storyteller, Playwright and Journalist)
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.
Birthdate: March 23, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1960
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Davontae Williams
(Murder Victim)
Birthdate: June 13, 1995
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Died: 2004
Birthdate: November 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Darnétal, Seine-Maritime, France
Died: 2016
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Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
(Archduke)
Birthdate: December 8, 1756
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: The Hofburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1801
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Anne of Foix-Candale
(Queen)
Birthdate: 1484 AD
Birthplace: Foix, France
Died: 1506