September 26th
207 Notable deaths
Ellen Roosevelt
Us tennis player (1868-1954).
Born August 20th, 1868 in Hyde Park.
Died September 26th, 1954 at 86 years old in Hyde Park.
Jimmy Delaney
Scottish footballer and manager (1914-1989).
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Cleland.
Died September 26th, 1989 at 75 years old in Cleland.
Andy Adams
American writer of western fiction (1859–1935).
Born May 3rd, 1859 in Whitley County.
Died September 26th, 1935 at 76 years old in Colorado Springs.
Yona Wallach
Israeli poet (1944–1985).
Born June 10th, 1944 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 26th, 1985 at 41 years old in Kiryat Ono (breast cancer).
Juanita Hansen
American actress (1895–1961).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Des Moines.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 66 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Sergio Bonelli
Italian comic book author (1932-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1932 in Milan.
Died September 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Monza. [ref]
Karl-Lothar Schulz
Luftwaffe general (1907–1972).
Born April 30th, 1907 in Königsberg.
Died September 26th, 1972 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden.
José María Orellana
Guatemalan president (1872-1926).
Born July 11th, 1872 in El Jícaro.
Died September 26th, 1926 at 54 years old in Antigua Guatemala (angina pectoris).
Ethel Catherwood
Canadian track and field athlete.
Born April 28th, 1908 in Hannah.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 79 years old in Grass Valley.
Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Regent of lippe (1842-1904).
Born June 9th, 1842 in Oberkassel.
Died September 26th, 1904 at 62 years old in Jagdschloss Lopshorn.
Sylvia Fedoruk
Canadian medical physicist, curler and politician (1927–2012).
Died September 26th, 2012 at 85 years old in Saskatoon. [ref]
Sos Sargsyan
Armenian actor (1929–2013).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Stepanavan.
Died September 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Kozlov
Russian explorer (1863–1935).
Born October 15th, 1863 in Dukhovshchina.
Died September 26th, 1935 at 71 years old in Petergof.
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
British olympic high jumper (1920–2014).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Stockwell.
Died September 26th, 2014 at 94 years old in Long Melford (disease). [ref]
Bulbul
Azerbaijani singer (1897-1961).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Shusha.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 64 years old in Baku.
Herbert Tichy
Austrian mountain climber (1912–1987).
Born June 1st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Anton Dohrn
German zoologist (1840-1909).
Born December 29th, 1840 in Szczecin.
Died September 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Munich.
Kaj Franck
Finnish artist and designer (1911–1989).
Born November 9th, 1911 in Vyborg.
Died September 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Santorini.
Alfred Naqqache
Lebanese politician (1888-1978).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.
Thorvald N. Thiele
Danish astronomer (1838–1910).
Born December 24th, 1838 in Copenhagen.
Died September 26th, 1910 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Kjersti Holmen
Norwegian actress (1956–2021).
Born February 8th, 1956 in Oslo. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2021 at 65 years old in Økernhjemmet. [ref]
Albert Capellani
Film director, screenwriter (1874-1931).
Born August 23rd, 1874 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 26th, 1931 at 57 years old in Paris (diabetes).
Denis Brodeur
Canadian photographer and ice hockey player (1930–2013).
Born October 12th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2013 at 82 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Valerie Bettis
American dancer (1919-1982).
Born December 20th, 1919 in Houston.
Died September 26th, 1982 at 62 years old in New York City.
Gerald Neugebauer
American astronomer.
Born September 3rd, 1932 in Göttingen.
Died September 26th, 2014 at 82 years old in Tucson.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X