Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1868 B f randolph: Sc state senator, assassinated 

1874 Peter cornelius: German composer, 

1881 Billy clanton: Brother of ike, 

1890 Collodi: [carlo lorenzini], italian writer (pinocchio), 

1896 Paul-armand challemel-lacour: French statesman (b. 1827) 

1902 Elizabeth cady stanton: American feminist and suffragette (b. 1815) 

1903 Herbert stanley oakeley: Composer, 

1909 Horiboemi ito: Prince of japan, assassinated by a korean 

1929 Arno holz: Writer, 

1930 Harry payne whitney: American businessman (b. 1872) 

1931 Charles comiskey: Baseball team owner (b. 1859) 

1935 Akos buttykai: Composer, 

1936 Bob dellemijn: Lourdes-ganger/franco-volunteer, 

1937 Józef dowbór-muśnicki: Polish general (b. 1867) 

1941 Arkady gaidar: Russian children's writer (b. 1904) 

1943 Marc aurel stein: Hungarian-born archaeologist (b. 1862) 

1944 Princess beatrice of the united kingdom: Daughter of queen victoria (b. 1857) 

1945 Paul pelliot: French explorer (b. 1878) 

1947 Canon edwin sidney savage: English rector (b. 1862) 

1952 Hattie mcdaniel: American singer and actress (b. 1895) 

1954 Floris hl prims: Flemish priest/historian/archivist of antwerp, 

1955 Arne eggen: Composer, 

1956 Walter gieseking: German pianist/composer, 

1957 N kazantzakis: Writer, 

1961 Edgar mayne: Cricketer (4 tests for australia around wwi), 

1962 Hattie mcdaniel actress (gone with the wind): 

1964 Agnes miegel: Writer, 

1965 Sylvia likens: American torture victim (b. 1949) 

1966 Alma cogan: English singer (b. 1932) 

1968 Erich von stroheim: Actor/director (napoleon), 

1971 Robert gordon director/writer (loveless): 

1972 Igor sikorsky: Russian-american aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, 

1976 Deryck victor cooke: Composer, 

1978 George grant: Cricketer (wi test captain through early 1930's), 

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