People who died on September 26 98
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Berowulf
d. 800
Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg
Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi
d. 862
Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi, Muslim military leader (b. c. 790)
Fujiwara no Teika
d. 1241
Fujiwara no Teika, Japanese poet
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Margaret, Maid of Norway
d. 1290 (b. 1283)
Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland (b. 1283)
Gottfried von Hagenau
d. 1313
Gottfried von Hagenau, Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
Cecco d'Ascoli
d. 1327 (b. 1257)
Cecco d'Ascoli, Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet (b. 1257)
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Ibn Taymiya
d. 1328 (b. 1263)
Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (b. 1263)
William II, Count of Hainaut
d. 1345
William II, Count of Hainaut
Jovan Uglješa
d. 1371
Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot
Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1413 (b. 1337)
Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1337)
Francesco Zabarella
d. 1417 (b. 1360)
Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal (b. 1360)
Juan de Torquemada (cardinal)
d. 1468 (b. 1388)
Juan de Torquemada, Spanish cardinal and theologian (b. 1388)
Didier de Saint-Jaille
d. 1536
Didier de Saint-Jaille, 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller
Amias Paulet
d. 1588 (b. 1532)
Amias Paulet, Governor of Jersey (b. 1532)
Claude Le Jeune
d. 1600 (b. 1530)
Claude Le Jeune, French composer (b. 1530)
Taichang Emperor
d. 1620 (b. 1582)
Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)
Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent
d. 1623 (b. 1540)
Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1540)
Wakisaka Yasuharu
d. 1626 (b. 1554)
Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1554)
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Antoine Parent
d. 1716 (b. 1666)
Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1666)
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
d. 1764 (b. 1676)
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (d. 1764)
William Billings
d. 1800 (b. 1746)
William Billings, American composer and educator (d. 1800)
Jurij Vega
d. 1802 (b. 1754)
Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
Daniel Boone
d. 1820 (b. 1734)
Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
August Ferdinand Möbius
d. 1868 (b. 1790)
August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
Hermann Grassmann
d. 1877 (b. 1809)
Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
Levi Strauss
d. 1902 (b. 1829)
Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
Lafcadio Hearn
d. 1904 (b. 1850)
Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
d. 1904 (b. 1848)
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
Charles Wade
d. 1922 (b. 1863)
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
Andy Adams (writer)
d. 1935 (b. 1859)
Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
Iván Persa
d. 1935 (b. 1861)
Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
Bessie Smith
d. 1937 (b. 1894)
Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
Béla Bartók
d. 1945 (b. 1881)
Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)
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William Strunk Jr.
d. 1946 (b. 1869)
William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (b. 1869)
Hugh Lofting
d. 1947 (b. 1886)
Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (b. 1886)
Hans Cloos
d. 1951 (b. 1885)
Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
George Santayana
d. 1952 (b. 1863)
George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
Xu Beihong
d. 1953 (b. 1895)
Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)
Ellen Roosevelt
d. 1954 (b. 1868)
Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)
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Arthur Powell Davies
d. 1957 (b. 1902)
Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (b. 1902)
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
d. 1959 (b. 1899)
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1899)
Leslie Morshead
d. 1959 (b. 1889)
Leslie Morshead, Australian general (b. 1889)
Teodor Ussisoo
d. 1959 (b. 1878)
Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (b. 1878)
James Fitzmaurice (pilot)
d. 1965 (b. 1898)
James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (b. 1898)
Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin
d. 1968 (b. 1902)
Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (b. 1902)
Daniel Johnson, Sr.
d. 1968 (b. 1915)
Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (b. 1915)
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Władysław Kędra
d. 1968 (b. 1918)
Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (b. 1918)
Charles Correll
d. 1972 (b. 1890)
Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1890)
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Samuel Flagg Bemis
d. 1973 (b. 1891)
Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (b. 1891)
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Ralph Earnhardt
d. 1973 (b. 1923)
Ralph Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1923)
Anna Magnani
d. 1973 (b. 1908)
Anna Magnani, Italian actress and singer (b. 1908)
Leopold Ružička
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
Uday Shankar
d. 1977 (b. 1900)
Uday Shankar, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1900)
Manne Siegbahn
d. 1978 (b. 1886)
Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
Arthur Hunnicutt
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910)
Alec Hurwood
d. 1982 (b. 1902)
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
Paquirri
d. 1984 (b. 1948)
Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
John Facenda
d. 1984 (b. 1913)
John Facenda, American sportscaster (b. 1913)
Ramang
d. 1987 (b. 1928)
Ramang, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
Herbert Tichy
d. 1987 (b. 1912)
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
Branko Zebec
d. 1988 (b. 1929)
Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach (b. 1929)
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
d. 1989 (b. 1920)
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1920)
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Hiram Abas
d. 1990 (b. 1932)
Hiram Abas, Turkish intelligence officer (b. 1932)
Alberto Moravia
d. 1990 (b. 1907)
Alberto Moravia, Italian author and critic (b. 1907)
Billy Vaughn
d. 1991 (b. 1919)
Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (b. 1919)
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Kalju Pitksaar
d. 1995 (b. 1931)
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
Nicu Ceaușescu
d. 1996 (b. 1951)
Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (b. 1951)
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Betty Carter
d. 1998 (b. 1929)
Betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)
Oseola McCarty
d. 1999 (b. 1908)
Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908)
Richard Mulligan
d. 2000 (b. 1932)
Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932)
Baden Powell de Aquino
d. 2000 (b. 1937)
Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1937)
Shawn Lane
d. 2003 (b. 1963)
Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1963)
Robert Palmer (singer)
d. 2003 (b. 1949)
Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Marianna Komlos
d. 2004 (b. 1969)
Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
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Helen Cresswell
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
Helen Cresswell, English author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
Byron Nelson
d. 2006 (b. 1912)
Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
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Bill Wirtz
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Bill Wirtz, American businessman (d. 2007)
Marc Moulin
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Marc Moulin, Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
Paul Newman
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)
Terry Newton
d. 2010 (b. 1978)
Terry Newton, English rugby player (b. 1978)
Gloria Stuart
d. 2010 (b. 1910)
Gloria Stuart, American actress (b. 1910)
Bob Cassilly
d. 2011 (b. 1949)
Bob Cassilly, American sculptor, founded the City Museum (b. 1949)
M'el Dowd
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (b. 1933)
Sylvia Fedoruk
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (b. 1927)
Eugene Genovese
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (b. 1930)
Sam Steiger
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (b. 1929)
Azizan Abdul Razak
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (b. 1944)
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Seánie Duggan
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler (b. 1922)
Mario Montez
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Mario Montez, Puerto Rican-American actor (b. 1935)
Sos Sargsyan
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor and director (b. 1929)
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Jim Boeke
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
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Sam Hall (writer)
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Sam Hall, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
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Gerald Neugebauer
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (b. 1932)
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Tamir Sapir
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Tamir Sapir, Georgian-American businessman (b. 1946)
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928)
Sidney Phillips
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (b. 1924)
Ana Seneviratne
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1927)