Died On June 26th

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Discover the most famous people who died on June 26. The list includes people like Francisco Pizarro, Nora Ephron, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Karl Landsteiner, James Weldon Johnson. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, diplomats and playwrights and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
(The Best Hawaiian Musician of All Time)
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
26
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 20, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1997
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 2 
Francisco Pizarro
(Spanish conquistador)
Francisco Pizarro
25
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 16, 1478
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Trujillo, Spain
Died: 1541
 3 
Nora Ephron
(Screenwriter, Producer, Director)
Nora Ephron
3
Birthdate: May 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2012
 4 
Karl Landsteiner
(Physician)
Karl Landsteiner
8
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 14, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1943
 5 
Beth Chapman
(American TV Reality Star Known for Her Shows ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Dog's Most Wanted’)
Beth Chapman
23
Birthdate: October 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 6 
Roy Campanella
(Baseball player - Catcher)
Roy Campanella
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1993
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
James Weldon Johnson
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 17, 1871
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: 1938
 8 
Max Stirner
(German Philosopher Best Known for His Work ‘The Ego and Its Own’)
Max Stirner
1
Birthdate: October 25, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayreuth, Germany
Died: 1856
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
4
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 18, 1201
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tous, Iran
Died: 1274
 10 
Denis Thatcher
(Husband of Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher)
Denis Thatcher
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lewisham, London, England
Died: 2003
 11 
Don Hutson
(American football player)
Don Hutson
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 31, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1997
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 12 
Howard Baker
(Politician)
Howard Baker
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 15, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: 2014
 13 
George IV of the United Kingdom
(King of the United Kingdom and Hanover (1820 - 1830))
George IV of the United Kingdom
11
Birthdate: August 12, 1762
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1830
 14 
Françoise Dorléac
(French Actress Known for Her Films: ‘That Man from Rio’, ‘The Soft Skin’, and ‘Cul-de-sac’)
Françoise Dorléac
5
Birthdate: March 21, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1967
 15 
Caesar Rodney
(Governor of Delaware (1778-81))
Caesar Rodney
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 7, 1728
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kent County
Died: 1784
 16 
Taryn Power
(Actress)
Taryn Power
0
Birthdate: September 13, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2020
 17 
Josemaría Escrivá
(Spanish Priest Who Founded the Organization 'Opus Dei')
Josemaría Escrivá
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 9, 1902
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Barbastro, Spain
Died: 1975
 18 
Julian
(Roman emperor)
Julian
3
Birthdate: 0331 AD
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 0363
 19 
Veronica Guerin
(Journalist)
Veronica Guerin
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1996
 20 
Buddy Rogers
(American Professional Wrestler)
Buddy Rogers
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Camden, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1992
 21 
Ford Madox Ford
(British Writer Known for His Novels: 'The Good Soldier', 'Parade’s End' Tetralogy and 'The Fifth Queen' Trilogy)
Ford Madox Ford
2
Birthdate: December 17, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Merton, Surrey, England
Died: 1939
 22 
André Tchaikowsky
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1982
 23 
Jay Berwanger
(American football player)
Jay Berwanger
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 19, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Died: 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 24 
Liz Claiborne
(Fashion designer, Businessperson)
Liz Claiborne
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 31, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brussels
Died: 2007
 25 
Johnny Solinger
(Singer-songwriter)
Johnny Solinger
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 26 
Mike Gravel
(United States Senator from Alaska (1969-1981))
Mike Gravel
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 13, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2021
 27 
Marc-Vivien Foé
(Football player - Midfielder)
Marc-Vivien Foé
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 1, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Died: 2003
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 28 
David Rittenhouse
(American Astronomer, Inventor, Clockmaker and Mathematician)
David Rittenhouse
1
Birthdate: April 8, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1796
 29 
Dolores Gray
(Actress)
Dolores Gray
0
Birthdate: June 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2002
 30 
Hans Urs von Balthasar
(Theologian and Catholic Priest Known for His 15-Volume Trilogy on Beauty, Goodness, and Truth)
Hans Urs von Balthasar
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 12, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lucerne, Switzerland
Died: 1988
 31 
Dermot Walsh
0
Birthdate: September 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, County Dublin, Irish Free State Ireland
Died: 2002
 32 
Ralph Modjeski
(Polish-American Civil Engineer)
Ralph Modjeski
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 27, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bochnia, Poland
Died: 1940
 33 
Vera Menchik
(Russian-Born Czechoslovak Chess Player and the First Women’s World Chess Champion From 1927 to 1944)
Vera Menchik
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 16, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1944
 34 
Samuel Crompton
(Inventor)
Samuel Crompton
0
Birthdate: December 3, 1753
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Firwood, England
Died: 1827
 35 
Kim Gu
(13th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea)
Kim Gu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 29, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haeju, North Korea
Died: 1949
 36 
Richard Whiteley
(Presenter)
Richard Whiteley
3
Birthdate: December 28, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: 2005
 37 
Gilbert White
(Naturalist)
Gilbert White
0
Birthdate: July 18, 1720
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Selborne, Hampshire, England
Died: 1793
 38 
William Riker
(Political scientist)
William Riker
0
Birthdate: September 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died: 1993
 39 
Edith Scob
(Actress)
Edith Scob
0
Birthdate: October 21, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 40 
Jon Hassell
(Composer, Trumpeter)
Jon Hassell
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 22, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2021
 41 
Aldo Giuffre
0
Birthdate: April 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 2010
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
John Argyropoulos
(One of the Major Figures of the Greek Renaissance in Italy)
John Argyropoulos
0
Birthdate: 1415 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 1487
 43 
Naomi Shemer
(Israeli Musician and Songwriter)
Naomi Shemer
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 13, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kibbutz Kinneret, Israel
Died: 2004
 44 
John Cranko
(Ballet Dancer)
John Cranko
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: August 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rustenburg, South Africa
Died: 1973
 45 
John Jacob Astor VI
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1992
 46 
Shi Dakai
(Chinese Poet and Revolutionary Who Led the 'Taiping Rebellion')
Shi Dakai
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guigang, China
Died: 1863
 47 
Kenneth Fearing
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1961
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 26, 1740
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Annonay, France
Died: 1810
 49 
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
(Military Leader)
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 23, 1705
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: 1757
 50 
Strom Thurmond
(One of the Longest-Serving Senators in United States History)
Strom Thurmond
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)