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Which Notables Died on April 26?
? , Stephen II, [III/Orsini?], Pope (752-57), dies
1196, Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies
1444, Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65
1478, Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24
1558, Jean Fran‡ois Fernel, French physician, dies
1648, Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79
1703, Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58
1726, Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75
1731, Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70
1785, Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40
1789, Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67
1805, Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55
1827, Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90
1865, Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74
1865, John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green VA at 27
1907, Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79
1910, Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77
1920, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian math genius (�/Notebooks), dies at 32
1922, Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84
1924, Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82
1932, Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies
1938, Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79
1940, Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65
1941, Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74
1946, Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65
1951, John Alden Carpenter, US composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
1952, Charles L Baars, Dutch actor (Women Tamers), dies at 59
1956, Edward Arnold, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66
1958, Joe Small, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 1928 series), dies
1958, Johan N C "Joan" Collette, painter, dies at 68
1960, Wander J de Haas, Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82
1961, Gail Russell, actress (Calcutta, Moonrise, El Paso), dies at 36
1964, Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81
1964, Pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Boulder Book), dies at 93
1965, Aaron Avshalomov, composer, dies at 70
1970, Gypsy Rose Lee, stripper/actress (Pruitts of S Hampton), dies at 56
1970, John Knittel, writer, dies at 79
1970, Paul Celan, writer, dies at 49 [or May 5]
1972, Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59
1973, Irene Ryan, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69
1976, Allan Jackson, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60
1976, Neil McCallum, actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45
1976, Sidney James, actor (Lavander Hill Mob, Carry On), dies at 65
1980, Cicely Courtneidge, actress (Double Exposure), dies at 87
1981, Jim Davis, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas), dies at 65
1981, Madge Evans, TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 71
1981, Robert Davi, dies at 54
1982, Celia Johnson, British actress (Jean Brodie), dies of stroke at 73
1982, Ville Ritola, Finnish 5/10km runner (Olympic-gold-1924, 28), dies
1983, Bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81
1983, Vaughn Taylor, actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72
1984, Henry Rowland, actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70
1984, May McAvoy, actress (Ben Hur), dies at 82 after a heart attack
1984, William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
1986, Bessie Love, actress (Broadway Melody, Isadora), dies at 87
1986, [William] Broderick Crawford, actor (Highway Patrol), dies at 74
1989, Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78
1990, Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian pres candidate, assassinated
1991, Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies
1991, Emily McLaughlin, US actress (Jessie-General Hospital), dies at 61
In 1992, Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87
1992, Clyde Hartley, entertainer, dies at 68
1995, Alexander Knox, actor/writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88
1996, Burton Stein, historian, dies at 69
1996, John Norrie McArthur, malariologist/microscopist, dies at 94
1996, Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter, dies at 78
1997, Joey Faye, comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86
1997, Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies
1997, Yegorov, Russian leader (1994-95), dies
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