21 notable people died on April 26, including Carl Bosch, Kūkai, John Metcalf.
21st Century
4 deaths
Adela Ringuelet
astronomerastrophysicist
Argentinian astrophysicist
Hans Holzer
psychologistwriter
American paranormal researcher (1920–2009)
JP
Józef Paczyński
mechanical engineermilitary personnel
Polish mechanical engineer, military personnel
LC
Levan Chilashvili
anthropologistarchaeologist
Georgian archaeologist and historian (1930-2004)
20th Century
10 deaths
Carl Bosch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931)
Arturo Cancela
journalistwriter
Argentine writer (1892–1957)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
journalistplaywright
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
Gustaf Lindblom
athletics competitorboxer
Athletics competitor (1891-1960)
William Henry James Weale
art historiancivil servant
British art historian and curator (1832-1917)
Mário de Sá-Carneiro
poetwriter
Portuguese poet (1890–1916)
Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar
poetwriter
Indian writer
Josef Labor
composermusic educator
Austrian composer, pianist and organist (1842–1924)
Gladys Reeves
photographer
Canadian photographer
TK
Taito Kantonen
theologianwriter
Finnish theologian (1900-1993)
19th Century
4 deaths
John Metcalf
civil engineerengineer
English civil engineer and road builder
John G. Palfrey
historianpolitician
American clergyman, historian and politician (1796-1881)
Anthony Devis
artistpainter
British artist (1729-1816)
WG
William Wellington Gqoba
journalistpoet
South African Xhosa poet, translator, and journalist (1840–1888)
16th Century
2 deaths
Marco Bragadino
alchemistsubdeacon
Italian alchemist
CD
Conrad Dasypodius
astronomermathematician
Swiss mathematician
9th Century
1 death
Kūkai
Buddhist monkcalligrapher
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
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