Famous Deaths for 26th May 2023

1512 – Bayezid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512), dies at 62
1883 – Edward Sabine, Irish astronomer (b. 1788)
1944 – Robert van Spaendonck, Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 27
1954 – Lionel Conacher, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup 1934 Chicago Black Hawks, 1935 Montreal Maroons) and politician (MP Trinity), dies from a heart attack at 54
1962 – Jules Van de Leene, Belgian painter, dies at 75
1973 – Jacques Lipchitz, Polish-French-American painter and cubist sculptor, dies at 81
1995 – Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, dies at 61
2006 – Édouard Michelin, CEO of tire manufacturer Michelin (b. 1963)
2010 – Kieran Phelan, Irish senator (b. 1949)
2022 – Andy Fletcher, British synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode – “Just Can’t Get Enough”), dies of an aortic dissection at 60

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