Famous Deaths In October - 26

1979  On this day in history jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies  

1980  Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74 on October - 26.  

1982  On October - 26 giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies  

1984  John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 on October - 26.  

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

1989  Andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies on this day in history.  

1990  On October - 26 william Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89  

1991  Death of Lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella on this day in history.  

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

1993  Absolutely Nobody, [David Powers], Wash lt-gov candidate, dies at 37 on October - 26.  

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1994  Rudi van Vlaenderen, Flemish actor/dir/poet (Thyestes), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

1999  On this day in history death of hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)  

2002  Death of Jacques Massu, French general (b. 1908) on this day in history.  

2004  Death of Bobby Avila, Major League Baseball player (b. 1924) on this day in history.  

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

2006  Death of Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director (b. 1924) on October - 26.  

2007  On October - 26 death of nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (b. 1947)  

2008  On October - 26 death of tony Hillerman, American writer (b. 1925)  

2009  On this day in history death of teel Bivins, American politician (b. 1947)  

2010  On this day in history death of glen "Frosty" Little, American circus clown (b. 1925)  

2018  Death of Nikolai Karachentsov, Soviet and Russian actor on October - 26.  

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

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)