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Deaths on the 26th of April in history

Deaths
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26 Apr 0499 Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei (b. 467)
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26 Apr 0645 Richarius, Frankish monk and saint (b. 560)
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26 Apr 0757 Pope Stephen II (b. 715)
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26 Apr 0757 Stephen II Pope (752-57), dies
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26 Apr 1192 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)
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26 Apr 1196 Alfonso II King of Aragon (1162-96), dies
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26 Apr 1444 Robert Campin, Flemish painter (b. 1378)
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26 Apr 1476 Simonetta Vespucci, Italian model (b. 1453)
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26 Apr 1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1453)
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26 Apr 1489 Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)
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26 Apr 1558 Jean Francois Fernel: French physician
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26 Apr 1558 Jean Fran
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26 Apr 1648 Christoph Thomas Walliser composer, dies at 79
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26 Apr 1703 Georg Christoph Leuttner composer, dies at 58
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26 Apr 1716 John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)
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26 Apr 1717 Samuel Bellamy, English pirate (b. 1689)
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26 Apr 1726 Jeremy Collier English bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75
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26 Apr 1731 Daniel Defoe English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70
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26 Apr 1784 Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)
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26 Apr 1785 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff composer, dies at 40
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26 Apr 1789 Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (b. 1721)
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26 Apr 1789 Peter I Panin Russian General (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67
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26 Apr 1805 Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55
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26 Apr 1827 Bernardo Ottani composer, dies at 90
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26 Apr 1865 John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1838)
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26 Apr 1865 Charles J Sax Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74
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26 Apr 1881 Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
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26 Apr 1892 Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)
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26 Apr 1895 Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
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26 Apr 1907 Pietro Plantania composer, dies at 79
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26 Apr 1910 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)
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26 Apr 1915 John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)
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26 Apr 1920 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)
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26 Apr 1922 Hans Sommer composer, dies at 84
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26 Apr 1924 Josef Labor composer, dies at 82
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26 Apr 1932 William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)
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26 Apr 1932 Bill Lockwood cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies
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26 Apr 1936 Tammany Young, American actor (b. 1886)
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26 Apr 1938 Edmund Husserl German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79
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26 Apr 1940 Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
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26 Apr 1941 Jean Demoor Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74
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26 Apr 1944 Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
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26 Apr 1945 Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1871)
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26 Apr 1945 Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
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26 Apr 1946 James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (b. 1882)
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26 Apr 1946 Hermann Keyserling count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65
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26 Apr 1950 George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1881)
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26 Apr 1951 Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (b. 1868)
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26 Apr 1951 John Alden Carpenter US composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
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26 Apr 1952 Charles L Baars Dutch actor (Women Tamers), dies at 59
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26 Apr 1956 Edward Arnold, American actor and singer (b. 1890)
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26 Apr 1957 Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (b. 1868)
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26 Apr 1958 Johan N C "Joan" Collette: Painter, dies at 68
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26 Apr 1958 Joe Small cricketer (West Indies all-rounder in 1928 series), dies
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26 Apr 1960 Wander J de Haas Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82
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26 Apr 1961 Gail Russell actress (Calcutta, Moonrise, El Paso), dies at 36
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26 Apr 1964 E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and author (b. 1882)
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26 Apr 1964 Edwin John Pratt Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81
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26 Apr 1964 Pieter van der Lijn Dutch geologist (Boulder Book), dies at 93
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26 Apr 1965 Aaron Avshalomov composer, dies at 70
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26 Apr 1968 John Heartfield, German illustrator and photographer (b. 1891)
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26 Apr 1969 Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (b. 1883)
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26 Apr 1970 Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and playwright (b. 1911)
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26 Apr 1970 Erik Bergman, Swedish minister and author (b. 1886)
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26 Apr 1970 Charles January, American soccer player (b. 1888)
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26 Apr 1970 John Knittel writer, dies at 79
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26 Apr 1970 Paul Celan writer, dies at 49 [or May 5]
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26 Apr 1972 Margaret A R Bonds US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59
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26 Apr 1973 Irene Ryan, American actress (b. 1902)
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26 Apr 1976 Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
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26 Apr 1976 Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (b. 1913)
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26 Apr 1976 Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)
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26 Apr 1976 Allan Jackson newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60
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26 Apr 1976 Neil McCallum actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45
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26 Apr 1976 Sidney James actor (Lavander Hill Mob, Carry On), dies at 65
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26 Apr 1980 Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress and singer (b. 1893)
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26 Apr 1981 Herb Voland, American actor (b. 1918)
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26 Apr 1981 Jim Davis, American actor (b. 1909)
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26 Apr 1981 Madge Evans TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 71
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26 Apr 1981 Robert Davi dies at 54
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26 Apr 1982 Ville Ritola: Finnish 5 / 10km runner (1924, 28 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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26 Apr 1982 Dame Celia Johnson British actress, dies of a stroke at 73
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26 Apr 1982 Celia Johnson British actress (Jean Brodie), dies of stroke at 73
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26 Apr 1983 Bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81
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26 Apr 1983 Vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72
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26 Apr 1984 William "Count" Basie: Jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
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26 Apr 1984 Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1904)
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26 Apr 1984 Henry Rowland actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70
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26 Apr 1984 May McAvoy actress (Ben Hur), dies after a heart attack at 82
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26 Apr 1984 William "Count" Basie jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
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26 Apr 1986 Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (b. 1899)
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26 Apr 1986 Bessie Love, American-English actress and singer (b. 1898)
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26 Apr 1986 Broderick Crawford, American actor and producer (b. 1911)
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26 Apr 1986 [William] Broderick Crawford actor (Highway Patrol), dies at 74
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26 Apr 1987 John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (b. 1923)
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26 Apr 1987 Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (b. 1922)
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26 Apr 1989 Lucille Ball, American actress and producer (b. 1911)
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26 Apr 1990 Carlos Pizarro Leongomez Colombian presidential candidate, assassinated
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26 Apr 1991 Emily McLaughlin, American actress (b. 1928)
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26 Apr 1991 Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1931)
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26 Apr 1991 A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American author and screenwriter (b. 1901)
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26 Apr 1991 Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)
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26 Apr 1991 Leo Arnaud, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1904)
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26 Apr 1992 Alberta Vaughn actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87
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26 Apr 1992 Clyde Hartley entertainer, dies at 68
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26 Apr 1994 Mas Oyama, Japanese martial artist, founded Kyokushin kaikan (b. 1927)
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26 Apr 1995 Alexander Knox actor/writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88
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26 Apr 1996 Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
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26 Apr 1996 Burton Stein historian, dies at 69
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26 Apr 1996 John Norrie McArthur malariologist/microscopist, dies at 94
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26 Apr 1997 Joey Faye comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86
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26 Apr 1997 Peng Zhen mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies
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26 Apr 1997 Yegorov Russian leader (1994-95), dies
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26 Apr 1999 Jill Dando, English journalist (b. 1961)
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26 Apr 1999 Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sound and The Outsiders) (b. 1957)
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26 Apr 2003 Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930)
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26 Apr 2003 Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1904)
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26 Apr 2003 Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (b. 1984)
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26 Apr 2003 Rosemary Brown, Jamaican-Canadian academic and politician (b. 1930)
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26 Apr 2004 Hubert Selby, Jr., American author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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26 Apr 2005 Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (b. 1917)
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26 Apr 2005 Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress and producer (b. 1926)
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26 Apr 2005 Mason Adams, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
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26 Apr 2007 Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (b. 1921)
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26 Apr 2009 Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920)
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26 Apr 2010 Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (b. 1942)
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26 Apr 2010 Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (b. 1930)
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26 Apr 2011 Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sisters of Glory) (b. 1950)
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26 Apr 2012 Margie Stewart, American model and actress (b. 1919)
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26 Apr 2012 Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (b. 1938)
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26 Apr 2012 Ted Newall, Canadian businessman (b. 1935)
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26 Apr 2012 Ardian Klosi, Albanian author, publicist, and translator (b. 1957)
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26 Apr 2012 Pete Fornatale, American radio host and author (b. 1945)
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26 Apr 2013 Jim Tucker, American journalist and author (b. 1934)
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26 Apr 2013 Mary Thom, American journalist and author (b. 1944)
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26 Apr 2013 Marion Rushing, American football player (b. 1936)
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26 Apr 2013 George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
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26 Apr 2013 William L. Guy, American soldier and politician, 26th Governor of North Dakota (b. 1919)
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26 Apr 2013 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress and educator (b. 1930)
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26 Apr 2014 W. E. "Pete" Snelson, American soldier, journalist, and politician (b. 1923)
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26 Apr 2014 Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927)
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26 Apr 2014 DJ Rashad, American DJ and producer (b. 1979)
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26 Apr 2014 Antonio Pica, Spanish actor (b. 1933)
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26 Apr 2014 Lee Marshall, American wrestling announcer and actor (b. 1946)
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26 Apr 2014 Michael Heisley, American businessman (b. 1937)
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26 Apr 2014 Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (b. 1936)
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26 Apr 2014 William Ash, American-English pilot and author (b. 1917)
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26 Apr 2015 Bill Valentine, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1932)
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26 Apr 2015 Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)
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26 Apr 2015 Jayne Meadows, American actress and author (b. 1919)
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26 Apr 2015 Wang Guozhen, Chinese poet and educator (b. 1956)
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