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Famous Deaths on April 26

8 notable people died on April 26, including Carl Bosch, Kūkai, John Metcalf.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
65
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Adela Ringuelet
Adela Ringuelet
astronomerastrophysicist
Argentinian astrophysicist

20th Century

4 deaths
Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931)
Portuguese poet (1890–1916)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
journalistplaywright
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
Arturo Cancela
Arturo Cancela
journalistwriter
Argentine writer (1892–1957)

19th Century

1 death
John Metcalf
John Metcalf
civil engineerengineer
English civil engineer and road builder

16th Century

1 death
Marco Bragadino
Marco Bragadino
alchemistsubdeacon
Italian alchemist

9th Century

1 death
Kūkai
Kūkai
Buddhist monkcalligrapher
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)

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