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Who died on 26 April?

Celebrities who died on 26 April

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Oldest

101 years, 8 days

Youngest

33 years, 8 months, 28 days

Born first

19 February 1881

Died first

26 April 1947

Born last

10 August 1987

Died last

26 April 2023

American actress and businesswoman Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

American actress and businesswoman

1989
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer Count Basie

Count Basie

American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer

1984
American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter

2017
German composer and musician  Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze

German composer and musician

2022
Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos

Augusto Roa Bastos

Paraguayan writer

2005
American actress Bessie Love

Bessie Love

American actress

1986
English actress and comedienne Cicely Courtneidge

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedienne

1980
German actress Ellen Schwiers

Ellen Schwiers

German actress

2019
Russian actress Elina Bystritskaya

Elina Bystritskaya

Russian actress

2019
American actor Jim Davis

Jim Davis

American actor

1981
actor Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

actor

1986
Korean-Japanese karate master  Mas Oyama

Mas Oyama

Korean-Japanese karate master

1994
Cypriot politician  Vasos Lyssarides

Vasos Lyssarides

Cypriot politician

2021
Italian politician  Giulietto Chiesa

Giulietto Chiesa

Italian politician

2020
American burlesque performer, actress, author Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

American burlesque performer, actress, author

1970
American paranormal researcher Hans Holzer

Hans Holzer

American paranormal researcher

2009
Soviet sociologist Yuri Semenov

Yuri Semenov

Soviet sociologist

2023
actress Irene Ryan

Irene Ryan

actress

1973
American recording engineer and record producer Al Schmitt

Al Schmitt

American recording engineer and record producer

2021
Indian film producer in Kannada films Ramu

Ramu

Indian film producer in Kannada films

2021
All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end, sports broadcaster Jim Mandich

Jim Mandich

All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end, sports broadcaster

2011
college basketball coach, minor league baseball player Forrest Twogood

Forrest Twogood

college basketball coach, minor league baseball player

1972
Austrian actress Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Austrian actress

2005
American politician Philip H. Hoff

Philip H. Hoff

American politician

2018
American football player Bruce Hilkene

Bruce Hilkene

American football player

1990
American politician Jerry Apodaca

Jerry Apodaca

American politician

2023
American actor Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

American actor

1956
French-American composer of Bugler's Dream Leo Arnaud

Leo Arnaud

French-American composer of Bugler's Dream

1991
American writer Albert Maltz

Albert Maltz

American writer

1985
actress Madge Evans

Madge Evans

actress

1981
American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator Paul J. Davis

Paul J. Davis

American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator

1947
actor Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

actor

1983
New Zealand architect David Mitchell

David Mitchell

New Zealand architect

2018
American football player Geno Hayes

Geno Hayes

American football player

2021
actress Alberta Vaughn

Alberta Vaughn

actress

1992
American politician Ron Marlenee

Ron Marlenee

American politician

2020
film actress May McAvoy

May McAvoy

film actress

1984
American motorcycle racer Dick Mann

Dick Mann

American motorcycle racer

2021
American actress and author Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

American actress and author

2015
Soviet track-and-field athlete Tamara Press

Tamara Press

Soviet track-and-field athlete

2021
American actor Herb Voland

Herb Voland

American actor

1981
American musician Charles Neville

Charles Neville

American musician

2018
Character and voice-over actor Mason Adams

Mason Adams

Character and voice-over actor

2005
Japanese keyboardist, composer, music producer  Hirotaka Izumi

Hirotaka Izumi

Japanese keyboardist, composer, music producer

2021
American religious leader Frederick Niels Larsen

Frederick Niels Larsen

American religious leader

2019
Austrian alpine skier Hannes Schneider

Hannes Schneider

Austrian alpine skier

1955
Australian dual code rugby player Len Smith

Len Smith

Australian dual code rugby player

2000
French politician  Henri Weber

Henri Weber

French politician

2020