Famous Deaths for 23rd July 2026

1844 – Christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office
1932 – Frank Rankin, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame rover (Toronto Eatons, Toronto St. Michael’s Majors) and coach (Toronto Granites-Canada Olympic gold 1924), dies at 41
1976 – Martin Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan author (Gamperaliya – The Uprooted/Changing Village), dies at 85
1977 – René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
1980 – Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 – “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away”), dies in a car accident at 32
1985 – Mickey Shaughnessy, American actor and comedian (Chicago Teddy Bears, Jailhouse Rock, The Boatniks), dies at 64
2004 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French actor (Paris Blues), chanson singer (“Les loups sont entrés dans Paris”; “Sarah”), and painter, dies of a heart attack at 82
2016 – Thorbjorn Falldin, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-78, 79-82) and sheep farmer, dies at 90
2018 – Mai Skaf, Syrian activist and actress (Echoes of Slides, The Last Days of Al Yamama), dies at 49
2020 – Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician, President of Tanzania (1995-2005), dies at 81

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