September 26th
153 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Born December 8th, 1900 in Udaipur.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
British politician.
Born October 30th, 1857 in St James’s.
Died September 26th, 1922 at 64 years old in St James’s.
Shawn Lane
American musician.
Born March 21st, 1963 in Memphis.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 40 years old in Memphis (lung disease).
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4th prime minister of the dominion of ceylon (now sri lanka) from 1956-59.
Born January 8th, 1899 in Colombo.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 60 years old in Colombo.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk