Famous Deaths In September - 26

1954  On this day in history death of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)   

1956  Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1958  Carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 on September - 26.   

1960  On September - 26 william Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies   

1961  Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1965  On September - 26 clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59   

1966  On this day in history helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

1968  Death of Daniel Johnson, Sr., French-Canadian politician (b. 1915) on September - 26.   

1971  Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 on September - 26.   

1972  Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81   

1976  On this day in history death of lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1887)   

1978  On September - 26 death of manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)   

1979  Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 on September - 26.   

1982  On this day in history alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies   

1983  On this day in history tino Rossi, French singer, dies   

1984  Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87 on September - 26.   

1986  Death of Hugh Franklin, American soap opera actor (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome on September - 26.   

1990  Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1991  On September - 26 death of billy Vaughn, American bandleader (b. 1919)   

1992  On September - 26 ralph Manheim, translator (Mein Kampf), dies at 85   

1993  James Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 on September - 26.   

1994  On September - 26 jessie Kesson, author, dies at 77   

1996  Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75 on September - 26.   

1998  On September - 26 death of betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)   

1999  On September - 26 death of oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908)   

2000  Death of Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932) on September - 26.   

2003  Death of Robert Palmer, English singer (b. 1949) on September - 26.   

2004  On this day in history death of marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)   

2005  Death of Helen Cresswell, British author on September - 26.   

2006  Death of Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

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1181  Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) was born on this day in history.   

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on this day in history.   

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist   

1711  On September - 26 birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)   

1729  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1750  On September - 26 birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)   

1758  On this day in history birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.