Deaths June 26 | History by KabAstro

Francisco Pizarro ( c. 1475-1541)

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.

1631 Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies
1657 Tobias Michael, German composer, dies at 65
1661 Lazaro Valvasensi, Italian organist and composer, dies at 76
1688 Ralph Cudworth, philosopher/cleric, dies
1718 Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia and son of Peter the Great, dies in prison from the effects of torture after being sentenced to death by his father at 28
1778 Angelo Antonio Caroli, Italian composer, dies at 77
1793 Gilbert White, English naturalist (Natural History and Antiquities of Selborn), dies at 72
1796 David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician, dies at 64
1798 Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
1810 Joseph Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1740)
1810 Louis d'Affry, French general, military governor of Switzerland and mayor of Freiburg, dies at 67
1819 Johann Wilhelm Stadler, German composer (Die Kreuzfahrer - The Crusaders), dies at 71
1819 Slome Duikelar [Abraham J Swalff], Yiddish writer, dies
1827 Christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies
1827 Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine), dies at 73
1830 George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover (1820-30), dies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from the rupture of a blood vessel in his stomach at 67
1836 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French author and composer (Marseillaise), dies at 76
1848 Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, dies at 61
1856 Max Stirner [Johann Kaspar Schmidt], German philosopher (Der Einzige), dies at 49
1863 Andrew Hull Foote, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), dies at 56
1864 Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
1878 Mercedes of Orléans, Queen of Spain, dies at 18
1896 Prince Louis, French Duke of Nemours, dies at 81
1906 Alexander Muir, Canadian composer (The Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
1918 Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate, dies at 74
1922 Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73
1923 Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies
1926 Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies
1937 Adolf Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82

James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938)

American Harlem Renaissance poet, lyricist ("Lift Every Voice And Sing"), civil rights activist, and leader of the NAACP, dies in a car crash at 67

1939 Ford Madox Ford [Hueffer], British novelist (The Good Soldier), critic, and journal editor (The Transatlantic), dies at 65
1943 Fritz Schmidt, German Commissioner-General for Political Affairs and Propaganda (Netherlands, 1940-43), commits suicide at 39
1944 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies
1945 Erno Rapee, American conductor and composer (Radio City Music Hall), dies at 54
1945 Nikolay Tcherepnin, Russian composer of ballets, dies at 72
1946 Max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895)
1946 Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880)

Richard Bedford Bennett (1870-1947)

11th Prime Minister of Canada (Conservative: 1930-35), dies of a heart attack at 76

1948 Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (Sa Kabukiran), murdered by former co-star Narding Anzures at 24
1949 Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1939-48), dies at 72
1956 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
1957 Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
1958 Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
1958 George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
1958 Martinus Ballings, Belguan Jesuit author (Vocation), dies at 93
1959 Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies
1960 John B. Kelly, American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920, 24), dies of intestinal cancer at 70
1961 Kenneth F. Fearing, American poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58
1963 Obe Postma, Frisian poet (Fan wjerklank en bisinnen / Of resonance and reflection), naturalist, and historian, dies at 95
1964 Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian hockey executive, dies at 74
1965 Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system), dies at 69
1965 Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle, dies at 82
1965 Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
1967 Errol Hunte, Trinidadian cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies at 55
1967 Françoise Dorléac, French actress, sister of Catherine Deneuve dies in a car accident at 25
1968 Ziggy Elman [Harry Finkelman], American big band jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman - "And The Angels Sing"; Tommy Dorsey), bandleader, and klezmer musician, dies at 54
1971 Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91
1971 Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies
1971 Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
1972 David Lichine [Lichtenstein], Russian-American dancer and choreographer, dies at 61
1973 Arnold Richardson, composer, dies at 59
1973 Ernest Truex, American actor (Fluffy, Scared, His Girl Friday, Pete & Gladys, Mr Peepers), dies at 83
1975 St. Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei, dies of cardiac arrest at 73
1977 Lou Reizner, American rock vocalist and producer (Rod Stewart; Tommy), dies of cancer at 43
1977 Oskar Morgenstern, German-American economist, dies at 75
1978 Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed
1979 Charles Clore, financier, dies
1981 Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies
1982 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies at 73
1982 Andre Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
1982 Charles Russhon, American air force officer (liaison for James Bond films), dies at 71
1982 Sandy Powell, English comedian, dies at 82
1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter, radio and TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies of congestive heart failure at 82
1984 Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
1984 Russ Savakus, American jazz, folk, and rock session bassist and violinist, dies in a car crash at 59
1986 Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
1987 Arthur F. Burns, American economist and chairman (Federal Reserve Board), dies at 82
1987 Glen Hall, South African cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide at 49
1987 Henk Badings, Dutch opera composer (Orestes), dies at 80
1990 Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
1991 Paul Andor [Wolfgang Zilzer], American-German actor (Mad Lover; Enemy of Women), dies at 90
1992 Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
1992 Herman Rohde, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
1992 Phil Rubenstein, American actor (Tango & Cash, Robocop), dies
1993 Catherine Leno, mother of The Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
1993 Jack Bittner, entertainer, dies

Roy Campanella (1921-1993)

American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71

1993 William H. Riker, American political scientist (b. 1920)
1993 Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81
1994 Bob den Doolaard, Dutch author and journalist (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93
1994 Ian Board, British barkeeper (Colony Room), dies at 64
1994 Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and political activist, dies at 65
1994 Roelof Kiers, VPRO-programmer/director (Macchiavelli), dies at 56
1994 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, English organist (Christ College, Oxford), dies at 96
1996 Veronica Guerin, Irish crime journalist, murdered by drug lords at 36
1997 Charlie Chester, English comedian (Never Say Die), dies at 83

Don Hutson (1913-1997)

American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), dies at 84

1997 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, dies from respiratory failure at 38
1998 Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner], English businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer), dies at 72
1999 Angelo Bertelli, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1943, National C'ship 1943, Notre Dame), dies of brain cancer at 78
2000 Logan Ramsey, American actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes), dies of a heart attack at 79
2001 Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
2002 Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
2002 Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American Tony Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (Designing Woman; Kismet; Destry Rides Again), dies of a heart attack at 78
2002 Jay Berwanger, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st Heisman Trophy winner 1935, Chicago), dies from lung cancer at 88
2003 Dennis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, English businessman and husband of Margaret Thatcher, dies at 88
2003 Denver Randleman, U.S. Army Seargent (b. 1920)
2003 Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon soccer midfielder (62 caps; collapsed during international match, died; Lens, West Ham, Lyon), dies of heart failure at 28

Strom Thurmond (1902-2003)

U.S. Senator (Sen-D/R-SC), dies at 100

2004 Eskil Hemberg, Swedish composer, conductor (Stockholm University Chorus, 1959-84), and artistic director (Royal Swedish Opera, 1987-96), dies at 66
2004 Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
2004 Yash Johar, Indian film producer (b. 1929)
2005 Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (Countdown), and broadcast journalist (Calendar), dies after unsuccessful heart surgery at 61
2007 Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)

Liz Claiborne (1929-2007)

American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, dies of cancer at 78

2009 Erhard Karkoschka, German composer, conductor (Contac-Ensemble), educator, and music scholar, dies at 86
2010 Algirdas Brazauskas, President of Lithuania (b. 1932)
2010 Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)
2011 Edith Fellows, American actress (Pennies From Heaven, She Married Her Boss), dies at 88
2012 Ann Curtis, American Olympic swimmer, dies at 86

Nora Ephron (1941-2012)

American novelist (Heartburn), screenwriter (Silkwood; When Harry Met Sally), and director (Sleepless In Seattle), dies from pneumonia, as a complication of leukemia, at 71

2013 Bert Stern, American photographer, dies at 83
2014 Howard Baker, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 1967-85), Ronald Reagan's chief of staff, dies at 88
2015 Ash Brownridge, American conservationist (National Wildlife Federation) creator of Ranger Rick, dies at 98
2015 Richard Matt, American murderer who escaped prison, shot and killed on the run at 49
2016 Barbara Goldsmith, American author (Little Gloria...Happy At Last), dies at 85
2018 Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor, (Ryan's Hope; Dallas), dies at 77
2018 Edward Simons, American classical violinist and conductor (Rockland Symphony, 1962-2017), dies at 101
2018 Henri Namphy, Haitian general and President of Haiti (1986-88), dies in exile at 85
2018 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour wins), dies of leukemia at 80
2019 Beth Chapman, American bounty hunter and reality star (Dog the Bounty Hunter), dies of cancer at 51
2019 Eugene Alcalay, Romanian concert pianist, composer, and educator, dies of a heart attack at 52
2019 Max Wright, American character actor (Buffalo Bill; Alf; Misfits of Science), dies of lymphoma at 75
2020 Jaroslav Pollák, Slovak soccer midfielder (49 caps, Czechoslovakia; Sparta Prague, Austria Salzburg), dies at 72
2020 Kelly Asbury, American animated film director (Shrek 2, Smurfs: The Lost Village), dies of abdominal cancer at 60
2020 Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (founded New York Magazine, created the I ♥ NY" logo), dies at 91
2020 Tami Lynn [Gloria Brown], American soul singer ("I'm Gonna Run Away From You"), and session vocalist (Dr. John; Rolling Stones), dies at 81
2020 Taryn Power, American actress (Maria); youngest daughter of Tyrone Power Mexican actress Linda Christian, dies of leukemia at 66
2020 Theo Foley, Irish soccer defender (9 caps, Republic of Ireland; Burnley, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Northampton Town), dies at 83
2020 William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), dies at 84
2021 Frederic Rzewski, American concert pianist, and composer (Spacecraft), dies of a heart attack at 83
2021 Johnny Solinger, American rock singer-songwriter (Skid Row, 1999 to 2015), dies of liver failure at 55
2021 Jon Hassell, American composer and trumpet player (Dream Theory In Malaya), dies at 84
2021 Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), dies from a heart attack at 63
2021 Mike Gravel, American politician (US Senator (D) - Alaska, 1969-81), and peace activist (Pentagon Papers), dies at 91
2022 Frank Williams, English actor (Dad's Army - "Reverend Farthing"), dies at 90
2022 Jupiter, Amur tiger at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Ohio), dies of COVID-19 at 14
2022 Margaret Keane, American painter whose husband claimed credit for her work (Big Eyes paintings), dies at 94 [1]
2022 Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistical theorist, dies at 87
2023 Craig Brown, Scottish soccer wing half (Rangers, Dundee, Falkirk) and manager (Scotland 1993-2001; Preston NE, Motherwell, Aberdeen), dies at 82
2023 David Ogilvy, Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 97
2024 (Richard) "Kinky" Friedman, American country rocker ("Ride 'Em Jewboy"), and humorist, dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 79 [1]