1638 – Sybilla Schwarz, German baroque poet, dies at 17
1784 – Denis Diderot, French enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), dies at 70
1917 – Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet (b. 1881)
1981 – mar Torrijos, Panamanian military officer, coup d-etat leader, and dictator (Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution, 1968-81), dies in plane crash at 52
1990 – Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1930, 31 Montreal Canadiens), dies at 87
1997 – Edith Fore, American pitchwoman (ad for LifeCall alarm – I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!), dies at 81
2013 – Michael Ansara, American actor (Broken Arrow, Centennial), dies at 91
2022 – Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky], American record company executive (Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros; Dreamworks), dies at 95
2023 – Melaku Worede, Ethiopian plant geneticist and agronomist (helped Ethiopia recover from 1984 famine), dies at 87
2023 – Angus Cloud, American actor (Euphoria), dies of an accidental drug overdose at 25
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 30th July 2026
578 – Jacob Baradaeus, Bishop of Edessa and saint, established Syriac Orthodox Church, dies of an illness at 77 or 78
1652 – John Cloppenburg, Dutch Calvinist theologian, dies at 68
1683 – Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France, dies at 44
1947 – George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies at 59
1948 – Sophonisba Breckenridge, American professor, teacher and social activist (1st woman to graduate from Chicago Uni Law School), dies at 82
1977 – Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered
1982 – Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, dies at 28
1983 – Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian Hindustani vocalist, dies at 63
2006 – Anthony Galla-Rini, American concert accordionist, and arranger, dies at 102
2025 – Michael Lydon, American music journalist and a founding editor of Rolling Stone, dies of complications of Parkinson’s disease at 82
Famous Deaths for 29th July 2026
1030 – Olaf II Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad at 34 or 35
1099 – Urban II [Odo de Lagery], French Pope who began the First Crusade (1088-99), dies at about 64
1936 – Frank Gavan Duffy, Australian barrister and judge (High Court of Australia, 1913-35, and Chief Justice of Australia, 1931-35), dies at 84
1953 – Rosa May Billinghurst, British disabled suffragette and member of the Women’s Social and Political Union, dies at 78
1960 – Richard Simon, American book publisher (co-founder of Simon and Shuster), dies at 61
1973 – Norm Smith, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1915)
1976 – Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), dies at 62
2001 – Edward Gierek, Polish communist politician, dies of lung disease at 88
2004 – Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)
2023 – David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football and cricket), dies at 74
Famous Deaths for 28th July 2026
1741 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian Baroque composer (The Four Seasons), dies at 63
1967 – Karl W. Richter, American air force pilot during the Vietnam War (youngest to shoot down a MiG), shot down at 24
1976 – Lucie Mannheim, German singer and actress (39 Steps), dies at 77
1990 – Jill Esmond, English actress (13 Women, My Pal Wolfe, FP 1), dies at 82
1994 – Ralph Herman, American Emmy Award-winning composer (From the Scriptures; Circus Time), orchestra leader, and music director (ABC-TV, 1952-71), dies after a stroke at 80
1997 – Rosalie Crutchley, British actress (Armchair Theatre: Black Limelight, Four Weddings and a Funeral), dies at 77
1999 – Rudolf Halaczinsky, German composer, dies at 78
2015 – James Jude, American thoracic surgeon (developed CPR), dies at 87
2024 – Martin Phillipps, New Zealand new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Chills – “Heavenly Pop Hit”, “Pink Frost”), dies of liver failure at 61
2025 – Ryne Sandberg, American Baseball HOF infielder (10 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1984; 9 × Gold Glove Award; Chicago Cubs) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies, 2013-15), dies of prostate cancer at 65
Famous Deaths for 27th July 2026
1365 – Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1358-65), dies at 25
1777 – William Hayes, English composer and organist, dies at 69
1931 – Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss neuroanatomist and entomologist, investigated structure of the brain, dies at 58
1963 – Garrett Morgan, American inventor (gas mask and traffic signal), dies at 86
1972 – Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian-Japanese politician, dies at 77
1995 – Rick Ferrell, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), dies of arrhythmia at 89
1996 – Jane Beverly Drew, English modernist architect, dies at 85
1999 – Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer, dies at 86
2021 – Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72
2022 – Tony Dow, American actor (Leave it to Beaver – “Wally”), director, and sculptor, dies of cancer at 77
Famous Deaths for 26th July 2026
1900 – Henry G. Blasdel, American politician (1st Governor of Nevada, 1864-71), and miner, dies at 75
1925 – William Jennings Bryan, American orator and statesman known as “The Great Commoner”, dies at 65
1944 – Reza Shah Pahlavi [Rezā Khan], Shah of Iran (1925-41), dies of a heart ailment at 66
1954 – Ruth Bryan Owen, American politician (first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador, Denmark 1933-36), dies at 68
1960 – Cedric Gibbons, American art director for the film industry, dies from illness at 70
1994 – Thomas Davis, US movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26
2013 – J. J. Cale, American rock guitarist and songwriter (“After Midnight”: “Call Me The Breeze”; “Cocaine”), dies of a heart attack at 74
2013 – Shafiga Akhundova, Azerbaijani opera composer (Galin gayasi (Bride’s rock)), dies at 89
2020 – Hans-Jochen Vogel, German politician (leader of West Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), 1987-91; Minister of Justice, 1974-84; Mayor of Munich, 1962-72), dies at 94
2023 – Martin Walser, German novelist (Marriage in Philippsburg), and dramatist, dies at 96
Famous Deaths for 25th July 2026
1842 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon under Napoleon, first modern military surgeon, dies at 76
1918 – Franny zu Reventlow, German artist and writer, dies at 47
1927 – Matilde Serao, Italian writer and journalist (Land of Cockayne, 1st woman to edit Italian newspaper), dies at 71
1955 – Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish virtuoso pianist, composer, and educator, drowns during a sailing trip at 62
1991 – Brian Haines, English actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, It), dies at 70
2006 – Carl Brashear, first African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. 1931)
2018 – Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (R-House of Representatives from New York, 1981-1983), dies of pneumonia at 89
2020 – Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies of COVID-19 at 96
2020 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), dies from throat cancer at 83
2025 – Sandra Grimes, American CIA officer who helped bring down Aldrich Ames, dies of complications of Alzheimer’s disease at 79
Famous Deaths for 24th July 2026
1612 – Ottavio Mirto Frangipani, Italian bishop, dies at 68
1910 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian landscape painter, dies at 69
1957 – Sacha Guitry, French actor and playwright (Deburan, The Story of a Cheat), dies at 72
1964 – Erwin Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity), dies at 79
1972 – Bobby Ramirez, American drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl
1992 – Sam Berger, Canadian football owner (b. 1900)
1995 – Don Carpenter, American novelist (Hard Rain Falling), dies at 64
1997 – Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (Alien 3, Kes), dies of a brain tumor at 63
2014 – Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (Bargemusic, 1982-95) and educator (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1999-2014), dies of cancer at 57
2024 – Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician, Vice President of Indonesia (2001-04), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 23rd July 2026
1844 – Christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office
1932 – Frank Rankin, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame rover (Toronto Eatons, Toronto St. Michael’s Majors) and coach (Toronto Granites-Canada Olympic gold 1924), dies at 41
1976 – Martin Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan author (Gamperaliya – The Uprooted/Changing Village), dies at 85
1977 – René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
1980 – Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 – “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away”), dies in a car accident at 32
1985 – Mickey Shaughnessy, American actor and comedian (Chicago Teddy Bears, Jailhouse Rock, The Boatniks), dies at 64
2004 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French actor (Paris Blues), chanson singer (“Les loups sont entrés dans Paris”; “Sarah”), and painter, dies of a heart attack at 82
2016 – Thorbjorn Falldin, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-78, 79-82) and sheep farmer, dies at 90
2018 – Mai Skaf, Syrian activist and actress (Echoes of Slides, The Last Days of Al Yamama), dies at 49
2020 – Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician, President of Tanzania (1995-2005), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 22nd July 2026
1789 – Joseph-François Foulon, French politician, dies at 74
1852 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1908 – William Randal Cremer, British politician and pacifist (International Arbitration League, 1903 Nobel Peace Prize), dies at 80
1972 – Hugo Kauder, Austrian composer, dies at 84
1979 – Mikhail Soschtschenko, Soviet Russian writer (The Regained Youth; Before the Dawn), dies at 83
1995 – Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana, dies at 90
2001 – Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (History of the Greeks), dies at 92
2016 – Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, dies at 85
2023 – Hassan Amcharrat, Moroccan soccer forward (39 caps; Africa Cup of Nations gold 1976; SC Chabab Mohammédia, Raja Casablanca), dies at 75
2025 – Lawrence A. Bossidy, American businessman and chief executive of Allied Signal (1991-99), dies of a heart attack at 90