Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 26
Saturday, 20 December 2025
1954 On September - 26 death of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868) 

1956 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on September - 26. 

1958 On September - 26 carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64 

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 On September - 26 eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 

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

1965 Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59 on September - 26. 

1966 Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history. 

1968 Death of Daniel Johnson, Sr., French-Canadian politician (b. 1915) on this day in history. 

1971 On this day in history muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 

1972 On September - 26 charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 

1973 Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

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

1978 Death of Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886) on September - 26. 

1979 On this day in history arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 

1982 Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies on this day in history. 

1983 Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on this day in history. 

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 September - 26. 

1989 On this day in history death of pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome 

1990 On this day in history alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82 

1991 Death of Billy Vaughn, American bandleader (b. 1919) on this day in history. 

1992 On this day in history ralph Manheim, translator (Mein Kampf), dies at 85 

1993 On this day in history james Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 

1994 Jessie Kesson, author, dies at 77 on September - 26. 

1996 Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1998 Death of Betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930) on this day in history. 

1999 Death of Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908) on September - 26. 

2000 On this day in history death of richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932) 

2003 Death of Robert Palmer, English singer (b. 1949) on this day in history. 

2004 Death of Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969) on this day in history. 

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

2006 Death of Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912) on September - 26. 

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