Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

1979  Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 26 marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74   

1982  Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies on October - 26.   

1984  On October - 26 john Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85   

1986  Death of Jackson Scholz, American runner (b. 1897) on October - 26.   

1989  On October - 26 andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies   

1990  William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 on October - 26.   

1991  On October - 26 death of lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella   

1992  On this day in history dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71   

1993  On this day in history absolutely Nobody, [David Powers], Wash lt-gov candidate, dies at 37   

1994  On October - 26 rudi van Vlaenderen, Flemish actor/dir/poet (Thyestes), dies at 64   

1995  On October - 26 agha Saadat Ali, cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies   

1996  On October - 26 gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80   

1999  On October - 26 death of hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)   

2002  On October - 26 death of jacques Massu, French general (b. 1908)   

2004  Death of Bobby Avila, Major League Baseball player (b. 1924) on October - 26.   

2005  On October - 26 death of keith Parkinson, fantasy artist (b. 1958)   

2006  On this day in history death of pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director (b. 1924)   

2007  Death of Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (b. 1947) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Tony Hillerman, American writer (b. 1925) on October - 26.   

2009  On October - 26 death of teel Bivins, American politician (b. 1947)   

2010  On October - 26 death of glen "Frosty" Little, American circus clown (b. 1925)   

2018  On this day in history death of nikolai Karachentsov, Soviet and Russian actor   

2019  Death of Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete on October - 26.   

2019  Death of Robert Evans, American film producer and studio executive on this day in history.   

2021  Death of Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

2021  Death of Roh Tae-woo, 6th President of South Korea (b. 1932) on October - 26.   

2023  On October - 26 death of hélène Alarie , 82, Canadian agronomist and politician, MP (1997–2000).   

2023  Death of Pekka Alonen , 94, Finnish Olympic alpine skier ( 1952 ) on October - 26.   

2023  Death of Lionel Balagalle , 75, Sri Lankan military officer, commander of the army (2000–2003) and chief of staff (1999–2000) on October - 26.   

2023  Death of Richard R. Bond , 95, American politician on October - 26.   

2023  Death of Ray Brown , 74, American football player ( Atlanta Falcons , New Orleans Saints ) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of jorge Búcaro , 77, Salvadoran football player ( Águila , C.D. Platense ) and manager ( C.D. Salvadoreño ).   

2023  Death of John Burnheim , 96, Australian philosopher on October - 26.   

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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.