Famous Deaths for 26th July 2026

1900 – Henry G. Blasdel, American politician (1st Governor of Nevada, 1864-71), and miner, dies at 75
1925 – William Jennings Bryan, American orator and statesman known as “The Great Commoner”, dies at 65
1944 – Reza Shah Pahlavi [Rez? Khan], Shah of Iran (1925-41), dies of a heart ailment at 66
1954 – Ruth Bryan Owen, American politician (first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador, Denmark 1933-36), dies at 68
1960 – Cedric Gibbons, American art director for the film industry, dies from illness at 70
1994 – Thomas Davis, US movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26
2013 – J. J. Cale, American rock guitarist and songwriter (“After Midnight”: “Call Me The Breeze”; “Cocaine”), dies of a heart attack at 74
2013 – Shafiga Akhundova, Azerbaijani opera composer (Galin gayasi (Bride’s rock)), dies at 89
2020 – Hans-Jochen Vogel, German politician (leader of West Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), 1987-91; Minister of Justice, 1974-84; Mayor of Munich, 1962-72), dies at 94
2023 – Martin Walser, German novelist (Marriage in Philippsburg), and dramatist, dies at 96

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