Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 26-Apr

Died on This Day (26-Apr)

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Philip H. Hoff	Philip Henderson Hoff was an American politician from the U.	Governor of Vermont	93	2
	Harry Wu	Harry Wu was a Chinese-American human rights activist.	Chinese-American human rights activist	79	4
	DJ Rashad	Rashad Harden , known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew.	Chicago-based electronic musician, producer	34	6
	Phoebe Snow	Phoebe Snow was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues" and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on "Gone at Last".	American Singer	60	9
	Mason Adams	Mason Adams was an American character actor and voice-over artist.	Character and voice-over actor	86	15
	Yun Hyon-seok	Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer and LGBT activist.	South Korean LGBT poet, writer and LGBT activist	18	17
	Carlos Pizarro Leongómez	Carlos Pizarro Leongómez was the fourth commander of the Colombian guerrilla group 19th of April Movement .	Colombian politician	38	30
	Cicely Courtneidge	Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer.	Actress, comedienne	87	40
	Magnus Steendorff	Magnus Gottfrid Steendorff was a Swedish architect.	Swedish architect	89	75
	Eric Stenbock	Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock – 26 April [O.S.	Estonian poet	35	125

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Jonathan Demme	Robert Jonathan Demme was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter of film and television who earned widespread acclaim.	American film director	73	3
	Jayne Meadows	Jayne Meadows , also known as Jayne Meadows Allen, was an American stage, film and television actress, as well as an author and lecturer.	American actress	95	5
	George Jones	George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.	American country music singer	81	7
	Leslie Buck	Leslie Buck was an American business executive and Holocaust survivor who designed the Anthora coffee cup, which has become an iconic symbol of New York City since its introduction in the 1960s.	American businessman	87	10
	Claude Williams	Claude "Fiddler" Williams was an American jazz violinist and guitarist who recorded and performed into his 90s.	American musician	96	16
	Egon Franke	Egon Franke was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party .	German politician	82	25
	David Sinton Ingalls	David Sinton Ingalls was the US Navy's only flying ace of World War I, with six credited victories; thus he was the first ace in U.	American flying ace	86	35
	Gypsy Rose Lee	Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer and vedette famous for her striptease act.	American burlesque performer, actress, author	59	50
	Srinivasa Ramanujan	Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who lived during the British Rule in India.	Indian mathematician	32	100
	Zerah Colburn	Zerah Colburn was an American engineer specialising in steam locomotive design, technical journalist and publisher.	American journalist	38	150