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Deaths on May 26

1421 : Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies
1512 : Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies
1595 : Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79
1609 : Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried
1685 : Karel, monarch of Palts, dies
1703 : Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70
1753 : Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies
1818 : Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies
1831 : Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies
1832 : Fran‡ois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59
1864 : Ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71
1868 : Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution
1871 : Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54
1873 : August Conradi, composer, dies at 51
1876 : Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77
1880 : John Curwen, composer, dies at 63
1883 : Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74
1891 : Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67
1905 : Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies
1908 : Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69
1912 : Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61
1924 : Johann Heinrich Beck, composer, dies at 67
1924 : Victor Herbert, Irish/US cellist/composer/conductor, dies at 65
1926 : S V Petlura, Ukrainain ataman, assassinated by Shalom Schwarzbard
1933 : Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies at 35
1939 : Charles H Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74
1939 : Cornelis J Cutters, supreme commander of Navy (1910-18), dies
1943 : Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49
1944 : C M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies
1946 : Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies
1950 : Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies
1951 : Lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71
1952 : D maso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
1954 : Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74
1956 : Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54
1958 : Francis Carco(pino), French author/critic (L'homme traqu‚), dies at 71
1959 : Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78
1959 : Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57
1963 : Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53
1966 : Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47
1966 : Neal Dodd, actor (Only Women, You Belong to Me), dies at 86
1967 : Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60
1967 : George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64
1968 : William E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)
1969 : Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77
1971 : John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70
1973 : Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81
1974 : Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96
1976 : Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86
1977 : Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63
1977 : William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35
1979 : George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75
1991 : Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41
1991 : Tom Eyen, playwright (Dreamgirls), dies of cardiac arrest at 50
1992 : Danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at 83
1993 : Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91
1993 : Cor de Great, pianist/conductor/composer (Vernissage), dies at 78
1993 : Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at 90
1994 : George Wildman Ball, under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84
1994 : Sonny Sharrock, US free-jazz guitarist, dies at 53
1994 : Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53
1995 : Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88
1995 : Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61
1995 : Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65
1996 : Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician, dies at 76
1996 : Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician, dies at 45
1997 : Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90

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