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September 26th
207 Notable deaths
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.
Lothar Collatz
German mathematician (1910–1990).
Born July 6th, 1910 in Arnsberg.
Died September 26th, 1990 at 80 years old in Varna.
Ludmila Belousova
Soviet-russian figure skater (1935–2017).
Born November 22nd, 1935 in Ulyanovsk.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 81 years old in Interlaken. [ref]
Carl Brisson
Danish actor (1893–1958).
Born December 24th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died September 26th, 1958 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Mikhail Koshkin
Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Brynchagi.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 41 years old in Zmiiv Raion (pneumonia).
Mark Dvoretsky
Russian chess trainer, writer and international master (1947-2016).
Born December 9th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife of prince george valdemar of denmark; maternal first cousin of elizabeth ii.
Born December 4th, 1917 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1980 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Harriet Monroe
American poet and editor (1860-1936).
Born December 23rd, 1860 in Chicago.
Died September 26th, 1936 at 75 years old in Arequipa.
Leonhard Kaupisch
German general (1878–1945).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Bitterfeld.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Weimar.
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
Romanian actor, musician and comedian (1961-2016).
Born August 31st, 1961 in Agnita.
Died September 26th, 2016 at 55 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long
British politician (1854–1924).
Died September 26th, 1924 at 70 years old in West Ashton.
Pierre De Geyter
Belgian composer (1848–1932).
Born October 8th, 1848 in Ghent.
Died September 26th, 1932 at 83 years old in Saint-Denis.
Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
Portuguese royal.
Born November 4th, 1847 in Lisbon.
Died September 26th, 1889 at 41 years old in Lisbon.
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general (1889–1946).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Hans von Blixen-Finecke
Equestrian (1886–1917).
Born July 25th, 1886 in Skurup.
Died September 26th, 1917 at 31 years old
Morton Kaplan
American editor (1921-2017).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 96 years old in Chicago.
Hermann Löns
German journalist and writer (1866–1914).
Born September 29th, 1866 in Chełmno.
Died September 26th, 1914 at 47 years old in Loivre.
Nina Berberova
Russian novelist and short story writer (1901–1993).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 26th, 1993 at 92 years old in Philadelphia (falling from height).
Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn
Orthodox rabbi (1834-1882).
Born March 29th, 1834 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died September 26th, 1882 at 48 years old in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Valéry Inkijinoff
French actor.
Born March 25th, 1895 in Irkutsk.
Died September 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Brunoy.
Jean Gale
American vaudeville performer (1912–1974).
Born September 13th, 1912 in San Francisco.
Died September 26th, 1974 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Co Prins
Dutch footballer and manager (1938–1987).
Born June 5th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 49 years old in Antwerp (heart failure).
Heinrich Brandler
German politician (1881-1967).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Varnsdorf.
Died September 26th, 1967 at 86 years old in Hamburg.
E. Lilian Todd
(1865-1937) american aviation pioneer.
Born June 12th, 1865 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1937 at 72 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain