September 26th
174 Notable deaths
Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer and pianist.
Born March 25th, 1881 in Sânnicolau Mare. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in San Bernardo street.
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer).
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
Prince of prussia (1907-1994).
Born November 9th, 1907 in Potsdam.
Died September 26th, 1994 at 86 years old in Bremen.
Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003).
Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Brooks Robinson
American baseball player.
Born May 18th, 1937 in Little Rock.
Died September 26th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Keir Hardie
Scottish socialist and labour leader (1856-1915).
Born August 15th, 1856 in North Lanarkshire. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1915 at 59 years old in Glasgow (stroke). [ref]
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egyptian islamic theologian based in doha, qatar (1926-2022).
Born September 9th, 1926 in Saft Turab.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 96 years old in Doha. [ref]
Helen Kane
American actress (1904-1966).
Born August 4th, 1904 in The Bronx.
Died September 26th, 1966 at 62 years old in Jackson Heights (breast cancer).
Lafcadio Hearn
Greco-japanese writer.
Born June 27th, 1850 in Lefkada. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1904 at 54 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georg Simmel
German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858–1918).
Born March 1st, 1858 in Berlin.
Died September 26th, 1918 at 60 years old in Strasbourg (liver cancer).
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