Friedrich Miescher died on 1895-08-26. He was a Swiss physician and biologist born in Basel, where he studied medicine and later had a biomedical research institute named after him. He is renowned for isolating nucleic acid in 1869, which laid the groundwork for understanding DNA as the carrier of inheritance. See wikipedia for more information.

Inge Borkh died on 2018-08-26. She was a German operatic dramatic soprano who gained international acclaim after performing in the first German-language production of Menotti's The Consul in Basel in 1951, and she performed at the Theater Basel. She was honored with the Hans-Reinhart-Ring, Switzerland's highest accolade for theatre professionals. See wikipedia for more information.