June 26 - Deaths

Deaths

• 363 – Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (b. 332)
• 1541 – Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru
• 1688 – Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher (b. 1617)
• 1784 – Caesar Rodney, American lawyer and politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1728)
• 1793 – Gilbert White, English ornithologist (b. 1720)
• 1795 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (b. 1747)
• 1810 – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1740)
• 1836 – Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer (b. 1760)
• 1856 – Max Stirner, German philosopher (b. 1806)
• 1878 – Mercedes of Orléans (b. 1860)
• 1918 – Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (b. 1843)
• 1922 – Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
• 1938 – Daria Pratt, American golfer (b. 1859)
• 1938 – James Weldon Johnson, American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist (b. 1871)
• 1939 – Ford Madox Ford, English writer (b. 1873)
• 1943 – Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
• 1945 – Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1872)
• 1946 – Max Kögel, German SS officer (b. 1895)
• 1946 – Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese diplomat (b. 1880)
• 1947 – Richard Bedford Bennett, Canadian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)
• 1948 – Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924)
• 1949 – Kim Gu, Korean politician and educator, 13th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)
• 1950 – Sahajanand Saraswati, Indian polymath, historian, philosopher, and writer (b. 1889)
• 1955 – Engelbert Zaschka, German engineer, designer, and inventor (b. 1895)
• 1956 – Clifford Brown, American trumpeter and composer (b. 1930)
• 1956 – Richie Powell, American pianist (b. 1931)
• 1957 – Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
• 1958 – George Orton, Canadian runner (b. 1873)
• 1958 – Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and diplomat (b. 1888)
• 1962 – Émile Wegelin, French rower (b. 1875)
• 1964 – Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian businessman and coach (b. 1889)
• 1964 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect and designer (b. 1888)
• 1967 – Françoise Dorléac, French actress (b. 1942)
• 1975 – Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest (b. 1902)
• 1980 – Miriam Daly, Irish activist (b. 1928)
• 1990 – Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
• 1992 – Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (b. 1921)
• 1993 – Roy Campanella, American baseball player (b. 1921)
• 1993 – William H. Riker, American scientist (b. 1920)
• 1994 – Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and activist (b. 1929)
• 1996 – Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (b. 1958)
• 1997 – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, American singer-songwriter and musician (Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau) (b. 1959)
• 2001 – Soccer, American dog actor (b. 1988)
• 2002 – Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
• 2002 – Arnold Brown, English-Canadian 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
• 2003 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
• 2003 – Denver Randleman, American sergeant (b. 1920)
• 2003 – Denis Thatcher, English businessman, husband of Margaret Thatcher (b. 1915)
• 2003 – Strom Thurmond, American politician (b. 1902)
• 2004 – Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (b. 1929)
• 2004 – Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
• 2005 – Richard Whiteley, English game show host (b. 1943)
• 2006 – Tommy Wonder, Dutch magician (b. 1953)
• 2007 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer (b. 1929)
• 2007 – Joey Sadler, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1914)
• 2010 – Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, President of Lithuania (b. 1932)
• 2010 – Sergio Vega, Mexican singer (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Sverker Åström, Swedish diplomat (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Daniel Batman, Australian sprinter (b. 1981)
• 2012 – Pat Cummings, American basketball player (b. 1956)
• 2012 – Ann Curtis, American swimmer (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Juan Dyrzka, Argentine hurdler (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and writer (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Mario O'Hara, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
• 2012 – Doris Singleton, American actress (b. 1919)
• 2012 – Risley C. Triche, American attorney and politician (b. 1927)