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September 26th
207 Notable deaths
Hermann Grassmann
German polymath, linguist and mathematician (1809–1877).
Born April 15th, 1809 in Szczecin.
Died September 26th, 1877 at 68 years old in Szczecin.
Robert L. Eichelberger
United states army general commanding the us eighth army during world war ii (1886–1961).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Urbana.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 75 years old in Asheville.
Billy Vaughn
American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and a&r man for dot records (1919-1991).
Born April 12th, 1919 in Glasgow.
Died September 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Escondido (peritoneal carcinoma, peritoneal mesothelioma).
Tigran Keosayan
Russian film director, actor, and television presenter (1966–2025).
Born January 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 2025 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Benjamin A. Smith II
American politician and senator from massachusetts.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Gloucester.
Died September 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in Gloucester.
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.
Died September 26th, 2000 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Xu Beihong
Chinese painter (1895–1953).
Born July 19th, 1895 in Yixing.
Died September 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lucien Febvre
French historian (1878-1956).
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.
Frederick William Faber
19th-century british hymn writer, catholic priest, and theologian.
Born June 28th, 1814 in Calverley.
Died September 26th, 1863 at 49 years old in London (nephritis).
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.
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 and manager (1929–1988).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died September 26th, 1988 at 59 years old in Zagreb (choking).
Ernie Lombardi
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz.
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.
Died September 26th, 1983 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Geoffrey Wilkinson
British nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born July 14th, 1921 in Todmorden.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 75 years old in London.
Mark Souder
American politician (1950–2022).
Born July 18th, 1950 in Grabill.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 72 years old in Gary (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ottó Bláthy
Hungarian mechanical engineer (1860–1939).
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]
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