Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

1979  On October - 26 jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies   

1980  Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 26 giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies   

1984  John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 on October - 26.   

1986  On October - 26 death of jackson Scholz, American runner (b. 1897)   

1989  On October - 26 andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies   

1990  William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history death of lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella   

1992  Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71 on October - 26.   

1993  Absolutely Nobody, [David Powers], Wash lt-gov candidate, dies at 37 on October - 26.   

1994  On October - 26 rudi van Vlaenderen, Flemish actor/dir/poet (Thyestes), dies at 64   

1995  Agha Saadat Ali, cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies on October - 26.   

1996  Gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80 on October - 26.   

1999  On this day in history death of hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)   

2002  On this day in history death of jacques Massu, French general (b. 1908)   

2004  On this day in history death of bobby Avila, Major League Baseball player (b. 1924)   

2005  On this day in history death of keith Parkinson, fantasy artist (b. 1958)   

2006  Death of Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director (b. 1924) on October - 26.   

2007  Death of Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (b. 1947) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Tony Hillerman, American writer (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2009  On October - 26 death of teel Bivins, American politician (b. 1947)   

2010  Death of Glen "Frosty" Little, American circus clown (b. 1925) on October - 26.   

2018  On October - 26 death of nikolai Karachentsov, Soviet and Russian actor   

2019  On October - 26 death of enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete   

2019  On October - 26 death of robert Evans, American film producer and studio executive   

2021  On October - 26 death of walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)   

2021  Death of Roh Tae-woo, 6th President of South Korea (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of hélène Alarie , 82, Canadian agronomist and politician, MP (1997–2000).   

2023  On this day in history death of pekka Alonen , 94, Finnish Olympic alpine skier ( 1952 ).   

2023  On October - 26 death of lionel Balagalle , 75, Sri Lankan military officer, commander of the army (2000–2003) and chief of staff (1999–2000).   

2023  On October - 26 death of richard R. Bond , 95, American politician.   

2023  Death of Ray Brown , 74, American football player ( Atlanta Falcons , New Orleans Saints ) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of jorge Búcaro , 77, Salvadoran football player ( Águila , C.D. Platense ) and manager ( C.D. Salvadoreño ).   

2023  Death of John Burnheim , 96, Australian philosopher on October - 26.   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.