Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 26

1954  Death of Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868) on September - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 September - 26.   

1965  Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59 on this day in history.   

1966  Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 on September - 26.   

1968  On this day in history death of daniel Johnson, Sr., French-Canadian politician (b. 1915)   

1971  Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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  Death of Lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of hugh Franklin, American soap opera actor (b. 1916)   

1989  On September - 26 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  On this day in history death of billy Vaughn, American bandleader (b. 1919)   

1992  Ralph Manheim, translator (Mein Kampf), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1993  James Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1996  On September - 26 geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75   

1998  On this day in history death of betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)   

1999  Death of Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

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  On September - 26 death of helen Cresswell, British author   

2006  On this day in history death of byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912)   

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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  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on September - 26.   

1406  On this day in history birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

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

1711  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)   

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on September - 26.   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on September - 26.   

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.