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September 26th
152 Notable deaths
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in Madrid, San Bernardo street. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer). [ref]
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.
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).
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]
Brooks Robinson
American baseball player.
Born May 18th, 1937 in Little Rock.
Died September 26th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egyptian islamic theologian based in doha, qatar.
Born September 9th, 1926 in Saft Turab.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 96 years old in Doha. [ref]
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]
Anna Magnani
Italian actress (1908-1973).
Born March 7th, 1908 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1973 at 65 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Arthur Hunnicutt
Actor (1910-1979).
Born February 17th, 1910 in Gravelly.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer, lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Byron Nelson
American golfer.
Born February 4th, 1912 in Waxahachie.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 94 years old in Roanoke.
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë