Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Aug-26

Died on This Day (Aug-26)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Sven-Goran Eriksson Sven-Goran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson is a Swedish football manager and former player. Swedish football player and manager 76 1
Bob Barker Bob Barker Robert William Barker is an American retired television game show host. American television game show host 99 2
Roland Mesnier Roland Mesnier Roland Mesnier was a French-born American pastry chef and culinary writer. French-born American pastry chef 78 3
Joe Ruby Joe Ruby Joseph Clemens Ruby was an American animator, writer, television producer, and music editor. American animator 87 5
Colin Clark Colin Clark Colin Clark was an American soccer player who played as a left winger. American soccer player 35 6
Neil Simon Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. American playwright and screenwriter 91 7
Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper Willard Tobe Hooper was an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. American film director 74 8
  Alison Parker On the morning of August 26, 2015, news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward, both employees of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, were fatally shot while conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta. US tv news reporter shot dead during interview 24 10
William B. Lenoir William B. Lenoir William Benjamin "Bill" Lenoir was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut. American astronaut 71 15
Dominick Dunne Dominick Dunne Dominick John Dunne was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. Investigative journalist 83 16
Gaston Thorn Gaston Thorn Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Prime Minister of Luxembourg 78 18
Clyde Walcott Clyde Walcott Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott KA, GCM, OBE was a West Indian cricketer. West Indian cricketer 80 19
Denis D Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. Canadian musician 45 20
Allen Woody Allen Woody Douglas Allen Woody was an American bass guitarist best known for his eight-year tenure in the Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder of Gov't Mule. American bass guitarist 43 25
Evelyn Wood Evelyn Wood Evelyn Nielsen Wood was an American educator and businessperson, widely known for popularizing speed reading, although she preferred the phrase "dynamic reading". Speed reading inventor 86 30
Dick Wakefield Dick Wakefield Richard Cummings Wakefield was a left fielder in Major League Baseball for 9 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , and New York Giants . American baseball player 64 40
Tex Avery Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. Cartoonist 72 45
Cullen Landis Cullen Landis James Cullen Landis was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era. Actor, director 80 50
Giuseppe De Luca Giuseppe De Luca Giuseppe De Luca , was an Italian baritone who achieved his greatest triumphs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Italian opera singer 73 75
John Miller Adye John Miller Adye General Sir John Miller Adye GCB was a British soldier and amateur artist. British Army general 80 125