Famous Deaths In September - 26

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on September - 26.  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

1371  On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies  

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1468  Death of Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388) on this day in history.  

1614  On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies  

1620  Death of Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582) on September - 26.  

1626  Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on September - 26.  

1657  Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history death of antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)  

1763  On this day in history death of john Byron, English poet (b. 1692)  

1764  Death of Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (b. 1767) on September - 26.  

1788  On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

1802  On this day in history death of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military officer (b. 1754)  

1808  On this day in history pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51  

1820  On this day in history daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85  

1866  On this day in history carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

1868  On September - 26 death of august Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)  

1871  Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer, dies at 78 on September - 26.  

1877  On this day in history death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

1902  Death of Levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer (b. 1829) on September - 26.  

1904  Lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1917  Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76  

1936  Harriet Monroe, US poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1937  Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43 on September - 26.  

1940  On September - 26 walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48  

1944  Ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64 on September - 26.  

1945  On this day in history béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64  

1947  Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on September - 26.  

1951  Death of Hans Cloos, German geologist (b. 1885) on September - 26.  

1952  George Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1953  On September - 26 death of xu Beihong, Chinese painter (b. 1895)  

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1181  On this day in history birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)  

1329  On this day in history birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)  

1406  On September - 26 birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)  

1688  On September - 26 birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist  

1711  Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) was born on September - 26.  

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on this day in history.  

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on this day in history.