10 notable people died on October 26, including Gerty Cori, Charles J. Pedersen, Arthur Kornberg.
21st Century
1 death
Arthur Kornberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1959)
20th Century
6 deaths
Gerty Cori
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
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Charles J. Pedersen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
Itō Hirobumi
diplomatpolitician
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)
Milutin Bojić
playwrightpoet
Serbian playwright and poet (1892-1917)
Reino Drockila
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Ferdinand Schmutzer
etcherexlibrist
Austrian photographer and artist (1870-1928)
19th Century
1 death
Joseph Saxton
inventorphotographer
American inventor (1799–1873)
17th Century
1 death
Catherine de Parthenay
mathematicianpatron of the arts
French noblewoman (1554–1631)
15th Century
1 death
Giuliano da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1432–1490)
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