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October 26 2023

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Died on This Day

Agnes Miegel🇩🇪
deceased
fascist German writer and poet (1879-1964) · 1879–1964
Days lived
31,277
Alice Greene🇬🇧
deceased
British tennis player (1879–1956) · 1879–1956
Days lived
28,135
Carolin van Bergen🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1964–1990
Days lived
9,709
Edgardo González
deceased
football player · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,958
František Dvořák
deceased
Czechoslovak fencer · 1871–1939
Days lived
25,114
Hans Stern🇧🇷
deceased
entrepreneur · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,071
Hattie McDaniel🇺🇸
deceased
American actress (1895-1952) · 1893–1952
Days lived
21,687
Hoyt Axton🇺🇸
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1938–1999
Days lived
22,495
Irena Conti Di Mauro🇵🇱
deceased
Polish journalist, poet and writer (1924–2009) · 1924–2009
Days lived
31,041
Jutta Jol🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1896–1981
Days lived
31,310
Khun Sa🇲🇾
deceased
Burmese mobster (1934-2007) · 1934–2007
Days lived
26,909
Larry Aldrich🇺🇸
deceased
American fashion designer, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (1906-2001) · 1906–2001
Days lived
34,834
Park Chung-hee🇰🇷
deceased
3rd President of the Republic of Korea · 1917–1979
Days lived
22,626
Rex Gildo🇩🇪
deceased
German singer (1936–1999) · 1936–1999
Days lived
23,126
Richard Adjei🇩🇪
deceased
German bobsledder (1983–2020) · 1983–2020
Days lived
13,784
Roh Tae-woo
deceased
Notable Trials · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,468
Susan Saint James🇺🇸
deceased
Film actor · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,293
Valerio Zurlini🇮🇹
deceased
Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982) · 1926–1982
Days lived
20,675
Wilbert Harrison🇺🇸
deceased
American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994) · 1929–1994
Days lived
24,035
William Anderson Coffin🇺🇸
deceased
journalist · 1855–1925
Days lived
25,835

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