Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Feb-26

Died on This Day (Feb-26)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Craig Roh Craig Roh Craig Robert Roh is a former defensive end of the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . American football player 33 1
Betty Boothroyd Betty Boothroyd Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd OM PC is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. Speaker of the House of Commons 93 2
Snootie Wild Snootie Wild LePreston Porter , better known by his stage name Snootie Wild, was an American rapper and singer. American rapper 36 3
  Alfredo Quintana Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo was a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team. Portuguese handball player 32 4
Nexhmije Hoxha Nexhmije Hoxha Nexhmije Hoxha was an Albanian communist politician. First Lady of Albania 99 5
  Charles McCarry Charles McCarry was an American writer, primarily of spy fiction, and a former undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. American writer 88 6
Gerald Kaufman Gerald Kaufman Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. British Labour politician 86 8
Andy Bathgate Andy Bathgate Andrew James Bathgate was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1952 and 1971. Canadian ice hockey player 83 9
Nujabes Nujabes Jun Seba , better known by his stage name Nujabes , was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music. Japanese musician 36 15
Wendy Richard Wendy Richard Wendy Richard MBE was an English actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 2006. British actress 65 16
Jef Raskin Jef Raskin Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s. American computer scientist 61 20
George L. Street III George L. Street III George Levick Street III was a submariner in the United States Navy. United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient 86 25
  Cornelius Gunter Cornell Gunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, most active in the 1950s and 1960s. American rhythm and blues singer 53 35
George Uhle George Uhle George Ernest Uhle was a Major League Baseball pitcher. American baseball player 86 40
Wilhelm D. Styer Wilhelm D. Styer Wilhelm Delp Styer was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. United States general 81 50
Harry Lauder Harry Lauder Sir Henry Lauder was a Scottish singer and comedian popular in both music hall and vaudeville theatre traditions; he achieved international success. Scottish entertainer 79 75
George Cookman Sturgiss George Cookman Sturgiss George Cookman Sturgiss was a lawyer and Republican politician who served as United States Representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. American politician 82 100
Shinagawa Yajirō Shinagawa Yajirō Viscount Shinagawa Yajiro was a Choshu Domain samurai, who became Home Minister in early Meiji period Japan. Japanese politician 56 125
Robert William Buss Robert William Buss Robert William Buss was a Victorian artist, etcher and illustrator perhaps best known for his painting Dickens' Dream. British artist 70 150
Anna Vasa of Sweden Anna Vasa of Sweden Anna Vasa of Sweden was a Polish and Swedish princess, starosta of Brodnica and Golub. Swedish princess 56 400