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Famous Deaths on October 26

18 notable people died on October 26, including Arthur Kornberg, Charles J. Pedersen, Gerty Cori.

Total Deaths
18
Avg Age at Death
64
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1959)

20th Century

9 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
Gerty Cori
Gerty Cori
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
Itō Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi
diplomatpolitician
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)
Reino Drockila
Reino Drockila
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Milutin Bojić
Milutin Bojić
playwrightpoet
Serbian playwright and poet (1892-1917)
Ferdinand Schmutzer
Ferdinand Schmutzer
etcherexlibrist
Austrian photographer and artist (1870-1928)
EB
Engelbert Broda
chemistnuclear physicist
Austrian scientist (1910-1983)
AH
Aadu Hint
journalistmilitary personnel
Estonian writer (1910-1989)
BH
Breandán Ó hEithir
journalistwriter
Irish writer and broadcaster (1930–1990)

19th Century

3 deaths
Joseph Saxton
Joseph Saxton
inventorphotographer
American inventor (1799–1873)
JL
Jacques Labrie
historianjournalist
Canadian politician
Wacław Święcicki
poetpolitician
Polish socialist and poet (1848-1900)

17th Century

3 deaths
Catherine de Parthenay
Catherine de Parthenay
mathematicianpatron of the arts
French noblewoman (1554–1631)
Philipp Nicolai
Philipp Nicolai
composerhymnwriter
German Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter
Pietro Tacca
Pietro Tacca
sculptor
Italian artist (1577-1640)

16th Century

1 death
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder
architectural draftspersonartist
German painter and printmaker (1472–1553)

15th Century

1 death
Giuliano da Maiano
Giuliano da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1432–1490)

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