Famous Deaths for 26th June 2024

1631 – Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies
1819 – Johann Wilhelm Stadler, German composer (Die Kreuzfahrer – The Crusaders), dies at 71
1830 – George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover (1820-30), dies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from the rupture of a blood vessel in his stomach at 67
1984 – Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
1987 – Henk Badings, Dutch opera composer (Orestes), dies at 80
2015 – Ash Brownridge, American conservationist (National Wildlife Federation) creator of Ranger Rick, dies at 98
2018 – Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour wins), dies of leukemia at 80
2020 – Theo Foley, Irish soccer defender (9 caps, Republic of Ireland; Burnley, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Northampton Town), dies at 83
2021 – Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), dies from a heart attack at 63
2022 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistical theorist, dies at 87

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