September 26th
174 Notable deaths
John Barrow
British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020).
Born November 29th, 1952 in London.
Died September 26th, 2020 at 67 years old in Cambridge (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).
Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Pakistani politician and diplomat (1897–1960).
Born September 15th, 1897 in Ahmedabad.
Died September 26th, 1960 at 63 years old in London.
Baden Powell
Brazilian musician (1937-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Varre-Sai. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2000 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Xu Beihong
Chinese painter (1895-1953).
Born July 19th, 1895 in Yixing. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lucien Febvre
French historian.
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Nancy.
Died September 26th, 1956 at 78 years old in Saint-Amour.
Conrad Hal Waddington
British biologist (1905–1975).
Born November 8th, 1905 in Evesham.
Died September 26th, 1975 at 69 years old in Edinburgh.
Heinrich George
German actor (1893–1946).
Born October 9th, 1893 in Szczecin.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 52 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
Nils Bohlin
Swedish inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.
Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.
Breckinridge Long
American diplomat (1881-1958).
Born May 16th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died September 26th, 1958 at 77 years old in Laurel.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 174
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot