Famous Deaths Happened In September - 26

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

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

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1820  Daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85 on September - 26.   

1866  Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 on September - 26.   

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

1871  On this day in history philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer, dies at 78   

1877  On September - 26 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 September - 26 lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54   

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

1935  On September - 26 andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76   

1936  Harriet Monroe, US poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75 on September - 26.   

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

1940  Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 on September - 26.   

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

1945  On September - 26 béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64   

1947  On this day in history hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61   

1951  On this day in history death of hans Cloos, German geologist (b. 1885)   

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

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

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

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

1758  On this day in history birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.