Famous Deaths for 26th October 2025

578 – Moon Jaguar, 10th ruler of the Maya city of Copán (in modern Honduras), dies after a reign of 25 years
1440 – Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged
1923 – Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American electrical engineer (development of alternating current), dies at 58
1944 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)
1978 – George “Jackie” Grant, West Indian cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies at 71
1993 – H Hardenberg, writer, dies
1999 – Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer (“No No Song”; “Joy To The World”; “I’ve Never Been To Spain”), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), dies of a heart attack at 61
2006 – Tillman Franks, American country music bassist, songwriter and artist manager (Webb Pierce), dies at 86
2011 – Daniel B. Burke, American media executive who helped spearhead the acquisition of ABC by Capital Cities, dies of complications from Type 1 diabetes at 82
2021 – Umberto Colombo, Italian soccer midfielder (3 caps; Juventus, Atalanta), dies at 88

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