Famous Deaths for 7th July 2026

1537 – Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland after marrying James V, dies only six months after the wedding at 16
1799 – William Curtis, English botanist and publisher (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53
1889 – Giovanni Bottesini, Italian Romantic composer, conductor and a double bass virtuoso, dies at 67
1907 – James McGranahan, American composer, dies at 67
1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice, dies at 71
1968 – Leo Sowerby, American organist and composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
1973 – Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Eclipse of Reason), dies at 78
1975 – Barbara Brown, American actress dies at 73
2008 – Bruce Conner, American artist and experimental filmmaker (A Movie, America is Waiting), dies at 74
2021 – Jovenel Moïse, Haitian politician, President of Haiti (2017-21), assassinated at 53

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