Famous Deaths on 26 Jun

Famous Deaths on 26 Jun

1291 - Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru
1688 - Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher (b. 1617)
1784 - Caesar Rodney, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1728)
1793 - Gilbert White, English ornithologist (b. 1720)
1810 - Joseph Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1740)
1836 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer (La Marseillaise) (b. 1760)
1878 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860)
1918 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
1922 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
1939 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (b. 1873)
1943 - Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1868)
1946 - Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880)
1946 - Max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895)
1947 - Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)
1948 - Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924)
1949 - Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)
1956 - Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1930)
1957 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
1958 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
1958 - Andrija Å tampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
1964 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (b. 1888)
1964 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian sports executive (b. 1889)
1967 - Françoise Dorléac, French actress (b. 1942)
1975 - St. Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest (b. 1902)
1990 - Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
1992 - Herman Rohde, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
1993 - William H. Riker, American political scientist (b. 1920)
1993 - Roy Campanella, American baseball player (b. 1921)
1994 - Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and activist (b. 1929)
1996 - Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (b. 1958)
1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
2001 - Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
2002 - Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
2002 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
2003 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
2003 - Denver Randleman, U.S. Army Seargent (b. 1920)
2003 - Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
2003 - Sir Dennis Thatcher MBE, husband of Margaret Thatcher (b. 1915)
2004 - Yash Johar, Indian film producer (b. 1929)
2004 - Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer and song-writer (b. 1930)
2005 - Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
2007 - Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
2007 - Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer (b. 1929)
2007 - Natasja Saad, Danish Reggae singer (b. 1974)
363 - Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (b. 331)