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September 26th
174 Notable deaths
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
British politician (1857–1922).
Born October 30th, 1857 in St James's.
Died September 26th, 1922 at 64 years old in St James's.
Shawn Lane
American musician.
Born March 21st, 1963 in Memphis.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 40 years old in Memphis (lung disease).
Venetia Stevenson
British actress (1938–2022).
Born March 10th, 1938 in London.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 84 years old in Atlanta (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
W. H. Davies
Welsh poet and writer.
Born July 3rd, 1871 in Newport.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 69 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
John Cromwell
American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979).
Born December 23rd, 1886 in Toledo.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 92 years old in Santa Barbara.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4th prime minister of the dominion of ceylon (now sri lanka) from 1956-59.
Born January 8th, 1899 in Colombo.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 60 years old in Colombo.
Alberto Moravia
Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990).
Born November 28th, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1990 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Herschell Gordon Lewis
American filmmaker.
Born June 15th, 1929 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Pompano Estates. [ref]
Karl Patterson Schmidt
American herpetologist (1890-1957).
Born June 19th, 1890 in Lake Forest.
Died September 26th, 1957 at 67 years old in Chicago (poison).
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born May 16th, 1930 in Flint. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Brooklyn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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