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May 26 Deaths in History - May 26 Birthdays - May 26 Events
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May 26, 2003 Kathleen Winsor, American Author May 26, 2001 Anne Haney, character actress, Mrs. Doubtfire, dies at 67 May 26, 1997 Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90 May 26, 1996 Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician, dies at 76 May 26, 1996 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician, dies at 45 May 26, 1995 Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88 May 26, 1995 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61 May 26, 1995 Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 May 26, 1994 George Wildman Ball, under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84 May 26, 1994 Sonny Sharrock, U.S. free-jazz guitarist, dies at 53 May 26, 1994 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53 May 26, 1993 Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91 May 26, 1993 Cor de Great, pianist/conductor/composer (Vernissage), dies at 78 May 26, 1993 Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at 90 May 26, 1992 Danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at 83 May 26, 1991 Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41 May 26, 1991 Tom Eyen, playwright (Dreamgirls), dies of cardiac arrest at 50 May 26, 1979 George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 May 26, 1977 Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 May 26, 1977 William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35 May 26, 1976 Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 May 26, 1974 Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 May 26, 1973 Jacques Lipchitz, U.S. cubist sculptor, dies at 81 May 26, 1971 John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 May 26, 1969 Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77 May 26, 1968 William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) May 26, 1967 Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60 May 26, 1967 George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64 May 26, 1966 Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 May 26, 1966 Neal Dodd, actor (Only Women, You Belong to Me), dies at 86 May 26, 1963 Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 May 26, 1959 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 May 26, 1959 Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57 May 26, 1958 Francis Carco(pino), French author/critic (L'homme traque), dies at 71 May 26, 1956 Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 May 26, 1954 Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 May 26, 1952 Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55 May 26, 1951 Lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71 May 26, 1950 Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies May 26, 1946 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies May 26, 1943 Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49 May 26, 1939 Charles H Mayo, U.S. surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74 May 26, 1939 Cornelis J Cutters, supreme commander of Navy (1910-18), dies May 26, 1933 Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies at 35 May 26, 1926 S V Petlura, Ukrainain ataman, assassinated by Shalom Schwarzbard May 26, 1924 Johann Heinrich Beck, composer, dies at 67 May 26, 1924 Victor Herbert, Irish/US cellist/ composer and conductor, dies at 65 May 26, 1912 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61 May 26, 1908 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 May 26, 1905 Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies May 26, 1891 Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67 May 26, 1883 Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 May 26, 1880 John Curwen, composer, dies at 63 May 26, 1876 Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77 May 26, 1873 August Conradi, composer, dies at 51 May 26, 1871 Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54 May 26, 1868 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution May 26, 1864 Ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71 May 26, 1832 Francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59 May 26, 1831 Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies May 26, 1818 Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies May 26, 1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies May 26, 1703 Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70 May 26, 1685 Karel, monarch of Palts, dies May 26, 1648 Vincent Voiture, French Poet May 26, 1609 Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried May 26, 1595 Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 May 26, 1512 Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies May 26, 1421 Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies May 26, 735 Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 May 26, 604 605? Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies |