Deaths on 26 August
2000s
Sven-Göran Eriksson
2024
Swedish football manager (1948–2024)
Sid Eudy
2024
American actor and professional wrestler (1960–2024)
Bob Barker
2023
American media personality (1923–2023)
Joe Ruby
2020
American animator (1933–2020)
Neil Simon
2018
American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018)
Tobe Hooper
2017
American filmmaker (1943–2017)
Amelia Boynton Robinson
2015
American civil rights activist (1905–2015)
Donald Eric Capps
2015
American theologian (1939–2015)
P. J. Kavanagh
2015
English poet, lecturer, actor, broadcaster and columnist (1931 – 2015)
Stefanos Manikas
2015
Greek politician
Francisco San Diego
2015
Filipino Catholic prelate
Christian Bourquin
2014
French politician
Peter Bacon Hales
2014
American historian, professor, musician, and photographer
Caroline Kellett
2014
British journalist
Chūsei Sone
2014
Japanese film director
Hélie de Saint Marc
2013
French resistance member (1922–2013)
John J. Gilligan
2013
American politician, governor of Ohio (1921–2013)
Bill Schmitz
2013
American football coach
Jack Sinagra
2013
American politician
Clyde A. Wheeler
2013
American congressional relations expert, lobbyist, and White House staffer (1921–2013)
Russ Alben
2012
American advertising executive and composer (1929–2012)
Reginald Bartholomew
2012
American diplomat (1936–2012)
Jacques Bensimon
2012
Krzysztof Wilmanski
2012
Polish-German scientist
George Band
2011
English mountain climber
Patrick C. Fischer
2011
American computer scientist (1935–2011)
John McAleese
2011
British SAS soldier (1949–2011)
Raimon Panikkar
2010
Spanish-Indian Catholic priest and theologian (1918–2010)
Dominick Dunne
2009
American writer and journalist (1925–2009)
Gaston Thorn
2007
Luxembourgish and international politician (1928–2007)
Rainer Barzel
2006
German politician (1924–2006)
Clyde Walcott
2006
West Indian Test cricketer
William Garnett (photographer)
2006
American photographer (1916–2006)
Denis D'Amour
2005
Canadian guitarist (1959–2005)
Robert Denning
2005
American interior designer
Moondog King
2005
Canadian professional wrestler (1949 – 2005)
Laura Branigan
2004
American singer (1952–2004)
Jim Wacker
2003
American football player, coach, and administrator (1937–2003)
Louis Muhlstock
2001
Canadian painter (1904–2001)
Marita Petersen
2001
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1993–1994)
Akbar Adibi
2000
Iranian engineer (1939–2000)
Bunny Austin
2000
English tennis player
1900s
Frederick Reines
1998
American physicist (1918–1998)
John Brunner (author)
1995
British science fiction author (1934–1995)
Reima Pietilä
1993
Finnish architect
Bob de Moor
1992
Belgian comics artist
Mildred Albert
1991
American fashion commentator (1905–1991)
Tang Chang
1990
Thai artist and poet (1934–1990)
Irving Stone
1989
American writer (1903–1989)
Carlos Paião
1988
Portuguese singer and songwriter
John Goddard (cricketer)
1987
West Indian cricketer (1919–1987)
Georg Wittig
1987
German chemist (1897–1987)
Ted Knight
1986
American actor (1923–1986)
Roger Nash Baldwin
1981
American Civil Liberties Union co-founder (1884–1981)
Lee Hays
1981
American folksinger-songwriter (1914–1981)
Rosa Albach-Retty
1980
Austrian actress (1874–1980)
Tex Avery
1980
American animator (1908–1980)
Mika Waltari
1979
Finnish writer (1908–1979)
Charles Boyer
1978
French-American actor (1899–1978)
José Manuel Moreno
1978
Argentine footballer (1916–1978)
H. A. Rey
1977
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977)
Lotte Lehmann
1976
German lyric soprano (1888–1976)
Olaf Holtedahl
1975
Norwegian geologist
Charles Lindbergh
1974
American aviator (1902–1974)
Francis Chichester
1972
British sailor
Kay Francis
1968
American actress (1905–1968)
W. W. E. Ross
1966
20th-century Canadian poet
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1958
English composer (1872–1958)
Alfred Wagenknecht
1956
American Marxist activist and politician (1881–1956)
Jeanie MacPherson
1946
American actress (1886–1946)
Franz Werfel
1945
Czech writer (1890–1945)
Adam von Trott zu Solz
1944
German noble and diplomat (1909–1944)
Bîmen Şen
1943
Turkish composer and lyricist of Armenian descent
Lon Chaney
1930
American actor (1883–1930)
Matthias Erzberger
1921
German politician (1875–1921)
Sándor Wekerle
1921
Hungarian politician (1848–1921)
Petro Petrenko
1921
Ukrainian military commander
William James
1910
American philosopher and psychologist (1842–1910)
1800s
Mariam Baouardy
1878
19th-century Melkite Carmelite nun and saint
Johann Franz Encke
1865
German astronomer (1791–1865)
Louis Philippe I
1850
King of the French from 1830 to 1848
Theodor Körner (author)
1813
German poet (1791–1813)
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires
1810
18/19th-century French soldier in service of Spain; colonial official in New Spain
Before 1800
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1785
British Army officer and politician (1716–1785)
Johan Augustin Mannerheim
1778
Swedish nobleman and military leader (1706–1778)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1723
Dutch microbiologist (1632–1723)
Constantin Brâncoveanu
1714
Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714
Edward Fowler (bishop)
1714
English churchman
Frans Hals
1666
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (c. 1582–1666)
António, Prior of Crato
1595
King of Portugal (disputed) in 1580
Petrus Ramus
1572
French philosopher (1515–1572)
Margaret Leijonhufvud
1551
Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551
Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
1500
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
1486
Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486
Catherine Zaccaria
1462
Despoina of Morea - (after 1453) Eastern Roman Empress consort
Mikhail II of Tver
1399
Thomas Bradwardine
1349
English cleric, mathematician and courtier (c.1300–1349)
Charles II, Count of Alençon
1346
Count of Alençon and Perche
Louis I, Count of Flanders
1346
Count of Flanders from 1322 to 1346
Louis II, Count of Blois
1346
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine
1346
Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to 1346
John of Bohemia
1346
King of Bohemia from 1310 to 1346
Ottokar II of Bohemia
1278
King of Bohemia from 1253 to 1278
Michael IV of Constantinople
1214
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to 1212
Emperor Kōkō
887
Emperor of Japan from 884 to 887
AD 787
787
Calendar year