32 notable people died on March 26, including Sarah Bernhardt, B. Traven, 'Adud al-Dawla.
21st Century
4 deathsHeinz Schiller
engineerFormula One driver
Racecar driver (1930-2007)
Lula Côrtes
poetrecording artist
Brazilian musician
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Park Ynhui
philosopherwriter
South Korean philosopher
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Dumitru Corbea
poetscreenwriter
Romanian writer
20th Century
13 deathsSarah Bernhardt
actordancer
French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)
B. Traven
entomologistEsperantist
German novelist
Édouard Barbey
ministerpolitician
French politician (1831-1905)
Johan Beetz
naturalistphysician
Canadian naturalist (1874-1949)
Alex Comfort
physicianpoet
British academic and physician (1920–2000)
Constance Maynard
pedagogueprincipal
British College head
Ida von Plomgren
fencerwomen's rights woman
Swedish fencer
John J. O'Kelly
journalistpolitician
Irish politician, author and publisher (1872-1957)
John Reade
journalistliterary critic
Canadian writer
Ferdinand Pauwels
painteruniversity teacher
Belgian artist (1830-1904)
Mikas Petrauskas
choir directorcomposer
Lithuanian composer (1873–1937)
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Zé Espinguela
journalistwriter
Brazilian journalist
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Margaret Allen
artistbusiness executive
Irish portrait painter and photographic studio owner
19th Century
6 deathsJohn Marshall Stone
military officerpolitician
American governor of Mississippi (1830-1900)
Wolfgang von Kempelen
architectchess player
Austrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman (1734-1804)
James Drummond
botanical collectorbotanist
Australian botanist (1787-1863)
Charles Blagden
chemistphysical chemist
British physician and scientist (1748–1820)
Elisabeth Olin
actorcomposer
Singer (1740-1828)
Socorro Sánchez del Rosario
journalistteacher
Dominican Republic journalist and educator
18th Century
2 deathsVakhtang VI of Kartli
historianpoet
King of Kartli
Paul I, Prince Esterházy
composerharpsichordist
Palatine of Hungary and Prince of Holy Roman Empire (1635-1713)
17th Century
3 deathsJakob Ayrer
playwrightpoet lawyer
German playwright and author
Johannes Schefferus
archaeologisthistorian
Swedish academic (1621–1679)
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Theodor Matham
draftspersonengraver
Dutch artist
15th Century
1 deathIbn Khaldun
anthropologistautobiographer
Arab historiographer and historian
13th Century
1 deathHenry I the Bearded
monarch
High Duke of Poland
12th Century
1 deathGeoffrey of Vendôme
Catholic priesttheologian
French catholic cardinal
10th Century
1 death'Adud al-Dawla
Amirgrammarian
Buyid dynasty emir (936-983)
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