Famous Deaths for 31st August 2026

1422 – Henry V, King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), dies at 36 after being weakened by dysentery and heatstroke
1688 – John Bunyan, English minister and author (The Pilgrim’s Progress), dies at 59
1940 – Johanna “Annie” Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, dies at 58
1946 – Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer, and conductor, dies at 63
1967 – Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), dies of lymphoma at 59
1968 – Dennis O’Keefe, American actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60
1979 – E J “Tiger” Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), dies at 93
1995 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
2006 – Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian soccer left back (19 caps; African Cup of Nations 2006; Al Ahly SC, Aluminium Nag Hammâdi), dies from a heart defect at 22
2017 – Ann Jellicoe, British theater director and playwright (The Knack), dies at 90

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