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September 26th
174 Notable deaths
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar.
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern.
Branko Zebec
Croatian footballer (1929-1988).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died September 26th, 1988 at 59 years old in Zagreb.
Jerry Juhl
American screenwriter.
Born July 27th, 1938 in Saint Paul.
Died September 26th, 2005 at 67 years old in San Francisco (pancreatic cancer).
William Levada
American catholic cardinal (1936–2019).
Born June 15th, 1936 in Long Beach.
Died September 26th, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome.
Henri Navarre
French general (1898-1983).
Born July 31st, 1898 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1983 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Geoffrey Wilkinson
British nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born July 14th, 1921 in Todmorden.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Mark Souder
American politician.
Born July 18th, 1950 in Grabill.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 72 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ottó Bláthy
Hungarian mechanical engineer.
Born August 11th, 1860 in Tata.
Died September 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Manne Siegbahn
Swedish physicist (1886-1978).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Örebro Nikolai parish. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Brian Desmond Hurst
Belfast-born film director (1895-1986).
Born February 12th, 1895 in East Belfast.
Died September 26th, 1986 at 91 years old in London.
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