September 26th
153 Notable deaths
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 22nd, 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]
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).
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.
Thomas E. Watson
American politician, attorney, newspaper editor and writer.
Born September 5th, 1856 in Thomson.
Died September 26th, 1922 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid