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
Category: Famous Deaths
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
Famous Deaths for 21st July 2026
1891 – Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 51
1928 – Ellen Alice Terry, British Shakespearean actress and director (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
1952 – Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), dies at 51
1957 – Bernard Spooner, American businessman, head of the Spooner Armor Company (armored vests manufacturer), dies at 67
1962 – G. M. Trevelyan [George Macaulay Trevelyan], British historian and academic, dies at 86
1968 – Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
1973 – Russell Hardie, American actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky), dies after long illness at 69
1990 – Sacha Piteoff, Swiss-French actor and stage director, dies of heart failure at 70
2015 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American stage and screen singer and actor (The Sound of Music; Fiddler On The Roof; The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming; 200 Motels), folk singer (co-founder Newport Folk Festival), and political activist, dies at 91
2022 – Uwe Seeler, German soccer striker (72 caps West Germany; Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals), dies at 85
Famous Deaths for 20th July 2026
1825 – Joseph-Denis Doche, French organist, composer, and conductor, dies at 58
1866 – Emilio Faà di Bruno, Italian naval captain, goes down with his ship (Re d’italia) in the Battle of Lissa at 46
1945 – Paul Valéry [Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry], French author, philosopher and poet (La Jeune Parque), dies at 73
1962 – George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86
1966 – Julien Carette, French actor (Sylvia and the Phantom), dies of burns at 68
1968 – Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60
1998 – June Byers, American professional wrestler (b. 1922)
2009 – Ria Brieffies, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots – “Love Me Just a Little Bit More (Totally Hooked on You)”, “P.S.”), dies of lung cancer at 52
2012 – Sir Alastair Burnet [James William Alexander Burnet], British journalist and broadcaster (News at Ten), dies at 84
2015 – Elio Fiorucci, Italian fashion designer, dies at 80
Famous Deaths for 19th July 2026
1543 – Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England
1852 – Anne François Mellinet, French-Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
1918 – Joost van Vollenhoven, Dutch-French colonial administrator (French West Africa) and solider, dies in the Second Battle of the Marne at 40
1951 – Max Ettinger, Jewish-German composer (Jiddische Requiem), dies at 77
1954 – Jean Roger-Ducasse, French composer, dies at 81
1990 – Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, and musical director (Catalan Orfeón, 1945-77), dies at 84
1992 – Allen Newell, American computer scientist (Logic Theory Machine, General Problem Solver, Turing Award), dies at 65
1995 – Michael Andrews, British painter, dies at 66
2003 – Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94
2014 – Peter Marquardt, American actor (El Mariachi), dies at 50
Famous Deaths for 18th July 2026
1944 – George A Hartland, British politician (MP, Norwich, 1931-35), dies at 60
1968 – Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist (Nobel 1938), dies at 76
1970 – Lucien d’Azambuja, French astronomer (studied the solar chromosphere), dies at 86
1990 – Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Astérix, Tintin), dies at 79
1990 – Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (b. 1897)
1991 – André Cools, Belgian Minister of Budget, murdered at 63
1994 – Gottfried Reinhardt [Goldmann], German/American director, dies at 83
2002 – Louis Laberge, Quebec labour union leader, dies at 78
2020 – [James] Keith Sonnier, American performance artist and sculptor (Palm Saw Tooth Blatt; Ba-O-Ba), dies at 78
2024 – Lou Dobbs, American broadcast journalist and conservative political pundit (CNN, 1980-99 and 2001-09; Fox Business, 2011-21), dies at 78