Died On May 26th
Discover the most famous people who died on May 26. The list includes people like Martin Heidegger, Sydney Pollack, Samuel Pepys, Bede, Jacob Riis. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, spiritual & religious leaders, political leaders and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & France and many more countries.
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1
Eddie Albert
(American actor)
Birthdate: April 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: 2005
2
Edsel Ford(Business Executive, Philanthropist and President of ‘Ford Motor Company’)
Birthdate: November 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 1943
3
Sydney Pollack(Film Director and Producer Best Known for His Movie 'Out of Africa')
Birthdate: July 1, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Died: 2008
4
Bart Starr
(American football quarterback and coach)
Birthdate: January 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Martin Heidegger(One of the Most Important and Influential Philosophers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: September 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Messkirch, Germany
Died: 1976
Birthdate: March 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2017
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Jimmie Rodgers
(Singer-songwriter and musician)
Birthdate: September 8, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1933
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Jacob Riis(Danish-American Social Reformer & Social Documentary Photographer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1849
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ribe
Died: 1914
Birthdate: March 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2001
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Art Linkletter
(Genial host of TV's House Party from 1943 to 1967)
Birthdate: July 17, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Canada
Died: 2010
11
Alan Bean
(American Aviator and NASA Astronaut Who was the Fourth Person to Walk on the Moon)
Birthdate: March 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wheeler, Texas, United States
Died: 2018
Birthdate: March 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ballinasloe, Ireland
Died: 1979
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
13
Mehmed I
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Birthdate: 1389 AD
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Died: 1421
14
James Paul David Bunning
(Former baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress)
Birthdate: October 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southgate, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
15
Alberto Ascari
(Italian Racing Driver and a Two-Time Formula One World Champion)
Birthdate: July 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1955
16
Vladimir II Monomakh
(Prince of Kiev)
Birthdate: May 26, 1053
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: 1125
Birthdate: February 23, 1633
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1703
18
Little Willie John
(Singer)
Birthdate: November 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cullendale, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: 1968
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Fernando López
(The 3rd and 7th Vice-President of the Philippines)
Birthdate: April 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Iloilo City
Died: 1993
Birthdate: July 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: 1939
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Arthur M. Sackler
(Psychiatrist)
Birthdate: August 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1987
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: July 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1940
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Georges Gilles de la Tourette
(Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist)
Birthdate: October 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers
Died: 1904
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Don Revie
(Football player)
Birthdate: July 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, England
Died: 1989
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Vardan Mamikonian
(Armenian Military and Spiritual Leader)
Birthdate: 0387 AD
Birthplace: Artaxata
Died: 0451
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Bede(English Monk at the Monastery of St. Peter, Best Known for His Work 'Ecclesiastical History of the English People')
Birthdate: 0673 AD
Birthplace: Jarrow, England
Died: 0735
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Israel Epstein
(Polish-born Chinese Author and Journalist)
Birthdate: April 20, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2005
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Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: March 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Caserta, Kingdom of Two Sicilies Two Sicilies
Died: 1934
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Gunnar Björnstrand
(Swedish Actor)
Birthdate: November 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1986
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Jack Vance
(American Mystery, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Writer Famous for His 'Dying Earth' Series)
Birthdate: August 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2013
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Jacques Lipchitz
(Former sculptor who was part of the Cubist movement)
Birthdate: August 22, 1891
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Druskininkai, Lithuania
Died: 1973
32
Ed Walsh
(Baseball pitcher)
Birthdate: May 14, 1881
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Plains Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1959
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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
(Philosopher, University teacher, Journalist, Literary critic)
Birthdate: July 31, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Styria
Died: 1999
Birthdate: October 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Olivia, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2003
35
Emilie Louise Flöge
(Fashion designer)
Birthdate: August 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1952
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Charles II, Elector Palatine
(Emperor)
Birthdate: April 10, 1651
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Died: 1685
Birthdate: February 13, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Qadian
Died: 1908
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Mamo Wolde
(Ethiopian Long Distance Runner and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: June 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ada'a, Ethiopia
Died: 2002
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Chico Carrasquel
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: January 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 2005
Birthdate: February 1, 1859
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1924
Birthdate: December 21, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died: 1994
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So Yamamura
(Japanese Actor Known for His Portrayal of 'Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto' in the Movie 'Tora! Tora! Tora!')
Birthdate: February 24, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tenri, Nara, Japan
Died: 2000
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Emir Abdelkader
(Military Leader)
Birthdate: September 6, 1808
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Guettana, Algeria
Died: 1883
Birthdate: January 9, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1973
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Ernest Solvay
(Belgian Chemist Who Developed the 'Ammonia-Soda Process' for Making Soda Ash)
Birthdate: April 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rebecq, Belgium
Died: 1922
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Tamara Karsavina
(Russian Prima Ballerina and Founding Member of the Largest Dance-Teaching Organization 'Royal Academy of Dance')
Birthdate: March 10, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1978
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Zeb-un-Nissa
(Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb)
Birthdate: February 15, 1638
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Daulatabad, India
Died: 1702
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Sir Robert Filmer
(Political scientist)
Birthdate: 1588 AD
Birthplace: Kent
Died: 1653
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John Jacob Abel
(American Biochemist and Pharmacologist Known for His Contributions to a Modern Understanding of the Ductless, or Endocrine, Glands)
Birthdate: May 19, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1938
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Al Simmons
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: May 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1956