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September 26th
164 Notable deaths
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.
Nicu Ceaușescu
Romanian politician, child of leader nicolae ceaușescu and elena ceaușescu (1951-1996).
Born September 1st, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 45 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis).
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
World war ii propaganda announcer "orphan ann", and best-known "tokyo rose" announcer.
Born July 4th, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 90 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Alan Lancaster
British musician.
Born February 7th, 1949 in London.
Died September 26th, 2021 at 72 years old in Sydney (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Barry Dennen
American actor (1938-2017).
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 79 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Menzies Campbell
Scottish politician (1941–2025).
Born May 22nd, 1941 in Glasgow.
Died September 26th, 2025 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
W. H. Davies
Welsh poet and writer.
Born July 3rd, 1871 in Newport.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 69 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Uday Shankar
Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor (1900-1977).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Udaipur.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
British politician (1857–1922).
Born October 30th, 1857 in St James's.
Died September 26th, 1922 at 64 years old in St James's.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo