Famous Deaths In September - 26

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

1342  On this day in history john I, ruler of Poland, dies  

1345  On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

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

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 September - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Death of John Byron, English poet (b. 1692) on September - 26.  

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

1788  Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on September - 26.  

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  Daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85 on September - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1877  On September - 26 death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

1902  On September - 26 death of levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer (b. 1829)  

1904  Lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54 on September - 26.  

1917  On September - 26 edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies  

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 September - 26.  

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

1940  Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1945  Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 on September - 26.  

1947  Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1952  On this day in history george Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88  

1953  On this day in history death of xu Beihong, Chinese painter (b. 1895)  

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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  On this day in history birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)  

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on this day in history.  

1711  Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1729  On September - 26 birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

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 September - 26.