Catherine Obianuju Acholonu

Nigerian writer (1951-2014).

Born October 26th, 1951 in Orlu.

Died March 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Imo State (kidney failure).

Beka Gviniashvili

Georgian judoka.

Born October 26th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Ruisi.

Vladimir Jovović

Montenegrin association football player.

Born October 26th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Podgorica.

James Leonard Brierley Smith

South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).

Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.

Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).

Òscar Ribas Reig

Prime minister of andorra.

Born October 26th, 1936 in Sant Julià de Lòria.

Died December 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Sant Julià de Lòria. ^[ref]

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

Dutch physicist.

Born October 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Utrecht.

Yuta Nakamoto

Japanese singer, rapper and actor.

Born October 26th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Kadoma.

Daniel Håkans

Finnish footballer.

Born October 26th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Vaasa. ^[ref]

Ian Ashley

British racing driver.

Born October 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wuppertal.

Jonathan Williams

British racing driver.

Born October 26th, 1942 in Cairo.

Died August 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Spain. ^[ref]

Pamela Villoresi

Italian actress.

Born October 26th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Prato.

Elizabeth Nourse

American artist (1859-1938).

Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. ^[ref]

Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).

Arthur Friedheim

Russian musician (1859–1932).

Born October 26th, 1859 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 19th, 1932 at 72 years old in New York City.

Karel Schoeman

South african writer (1939–2017).

Born October 26th, 1939 in Trompsburg.

Died May 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Bloemfontein. ^[ref]

Jeremy Wotherspoon

Canadian speed skater.

Born October 26th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Humboldt.

Emmanuel III Delly

Patriarch of the chaldean catholic church (1927–2014).

Born October 26th, 1927 in Tel Keppe. ^[ref]

Died April 8th, 2014 at 86 years old in San Diego (disease).

György Pauk

Hungarian classical violinist (1936–2024).

Born October 26th, 1936 in Budapest.

Died November 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Carlo Lucarelli

Italian crime-writer, television presenter and magazine editor.

Born October 26th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Parma.

Li Siguang

Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).

Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.

Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.

Francisco Solano López

Argentine artist (1928-2011).

Born October 26th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 12th, 2011 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Michela Vittoria Brambilla

Italian politician.

Born October 26th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Lecco.

Laura Malmivaara

Finnish actress, singer-songwriter and photographer (b. 1973).

Born October 26th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Kajaani.

Miguel Otero Silva

Venezuelan politician and writer (1908–1985).

Born October 26th, 1908. ^[ref]

Died August 28th, 1985 at 76 years old in Caracas. ^[ref]

Georges Leygues

Prime minister of france (1857-1933).

Born October 26th, 1857 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Died September 2nd, 1933 at 75 years old in Saint-Cloud.

Dolores Cacuango

Ecuadorian indigenous rights activist.

Born October 26th, 1881 in Cayambe.

Died April 23rd, 1971 at 89 years old