Famous Deaths In September - 26

1023  On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.  

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.  

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.  

1417  On September - 26 death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)  

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.  

1620  On this day in history death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)  

1626  On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

1657  On September - 26 hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48  

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1716  Death of Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666) on this day in history.  

1763  Death of John Byron, English poet (b. 1692) on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history death of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (b. 1767)  

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

1802  On September - 26 death of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military officer (b. 1754)  

1808  On September - 26 pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51  

1820  Daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85 on this day in history.  

1866  On September - 26 carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

1868  Death of August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790) on this day in history.  

1871  Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54  

1917  Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on September - 26.  

1935  Andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history harriet Monroe, US poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75  

1937  On September - 26 bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43  

1940  On this day in history walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48  

1944  Ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1947  On September - 26 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

1951  Death of Hans Cloos, German geologist (b. 1885) on this day in history.  

1952  On September - 26 george Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88  

1953  Death of Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (b. 1895) 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 September - 26.  

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

1688  On September - 26 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 this day in history birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)  

1758  On September - 26 birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.