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August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Bob Barker
American game show host (1923–2023).
Born December 12th, 1923 in Darrington.
Died August 26th, 2023 at 99 years old in Hollywood Hills. [ref]
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.
Born February 4th, 1902 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Kipahulu (lymphoma). [ref]
Laura Branigan
American singer (1957-2004).
Born July 3rd, 1952 in Mount Kisco.
Died August 26th, 2004 at 52 years old in East Quogue (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018).
Born July 4th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2018 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Ted Knight
American actor (1923-1986).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Terryville.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 62 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer).
Sid Eudy
American professional wrestler.
Born December 16th, 1960 in West Memphis. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2024 at 63 years old in Marion (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Swedish football manager (1948–2024).
Born February 5th, 1948 in Sunne. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2024 at 76 years old in Sunne (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English composer.
Born October 12th, 1872 in Down Ampney. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1958 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Roy Raymond
American businessman, founder of victoria's secret (1947-1993).
Born April 15th, 1947 in Connecticut.
Died August 26th, 1993 at 46 years old in Marin County.
Lon Chaney
American actor, director and screenwriter (1883-1930).
Born April 1st, 1883 in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1930 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot