September 26th
164 Notable deaths
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.
John Cromwell
American film actor, director and producer.
Born December 23rd, 1887 in Toledo.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Alberto Moravia
Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990).
Born November 28th, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1990 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hemant Kumar
Indian singer.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1989 at 69 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Herschell Gordon Lewis
American filmmaker.
Born June 15th, 1929 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Pompano Estates. [ref]
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born May 16th, 1930 in Flint. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Brooklyn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
August Macke
German painter of the expressionist group der blaue reiter (1887-1914).
Born January 3rd, 1887 in Meschede. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1914 at 27 years old in Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus (killed in action). [ref]
Karl Patterson Schmidt
American herpetologist (1890-1957).
Born June 19th, 1890 in Lake Forest.
Died September 26th, 1957 at 67 years old in Chicago (poison).
Charles Erwin Wilson
American secretary of defence (1890-1961).
Born July 18th, 1890 in Minerva.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 71 years old in Norwood.
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