Died On September 26th
Discover the most famous people who died on September 26. The list includes people like Paul Newman, Daniel Boone, Bessie Smith, George Santayana, Anna Magnani. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, poets, philosophers and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & India and many more countries.
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1
Paul Newman(One of the Most Influential Actors of 20th-Century)
Birthdate: January 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Batley, England
Died: 2003
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Daniel Boone(American Frontiersman and One of the First Folk Heroes of the United States)
Birthdate: November 2, 1734
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1820
4
Bessie Smith(One of the Greatest Female Blues Singers of the 1930s)
Birthdate: April 15, 1894
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1937
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: November 13, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Bela Bartok(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: March 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Died: 1945
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Levi Strauss
(Former businessman known as founder of the Levi Strauss & Co.)
Birthdate: February 26, 1829
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buttenheim, Germany
Died: 1902
Birthdate: October 29, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2012
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 4, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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George Santayana(Regarded as One of the Most Important Thinkers of the First Half of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: December 16, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: 1952
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George Plimpton
(Journalists)
Birthdate: March 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2003
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: November 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2019
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: July 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1940
Birthdate: January 22, 1263
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Harran, Turkey
Died: 1328
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Anna Magnani(Italian Actress Who was Known for Her Explosive Acting and Earthy, Realistic Portrayals of Characters)
Birthdate: March 7, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1973
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Byron Nelson
(One of the Greatest Golfers of All Time)
Birthdate: February 4, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: March 28, 1760
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wisbech, England
Died: 1846
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John Cromwell
(Film Director)
Birthdate: December 23, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: 1979
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Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: November 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1994
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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
(Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer)
Birthdate: January 8, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Colombo
Died: 1959
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Georg Simmel
(One of the First Generation of German Sociologists and Neo-Kantian Philosopher)
Birthdate: March 1, 1858
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1918
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W. H. Davies
(British poet)
Birthdate: July 3, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newport, Wales
Died: 1940
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Keir Hardie
(Former Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom (1906 - 1908))
Birthdate: August 15, 1856
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 1915
Birthdate: May 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Died: 1998
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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 20, 1760
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dangan Castle, Ireland
Died: 1842
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August Macke
(German Expressionist Painter Known for His Colorful Landscape Paintings)
Birthdate: January 3, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Meschede, Germany
Died: 1914
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Alberto Moravia(Italian Novelist and Journalist Known for His Novels" ‘Gli indifferenti’, 'Il Conformista' and 'Il disprezzo’)
Birthdate: November 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1990
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Alexandra Tolstaya
(Novelist)
Birthdate: June 18, 1884
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Died: 1979
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Jay Johnstone
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 20, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manchester, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2020
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John Facenda
(Sports Announcer)
Birthdate: August 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Died: 1984
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Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia
(prince of Serbia)
Birthdate: March 18, 1780
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gornja Dobrinja, Serbia
Died: 1860
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Pavel Sudoplatov
(Lieutenant General)
Birthdate: July 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Melitopol', Ukraine
Died: 1996
33
Margaret, Maid of Norway
(Queen)
Birthdate: April 9, 1283
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway
Died: 1290
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Karl Patterson Schmidt
(American Herpetologist)
Birthdate: June 19, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Died: 1957
35
Lafcadio Hearn
(Irish Writer, Translator, and Teacher Who Introduced the Culture and Literature of Japan to the West)
Birthdate: June 27, 1850
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lefkada, Greece
Died: 1904
Birthdate: February 26, 1832
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Died: 1901
37
Hugh Lofting
(British Author and Creator of the Classic Children’s Literature Character 'Doctor Dolittle')
Birthdate: January 14, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died: 1947
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Hermann Grassmann
(German Polymath Best Known for His Work as a Mathematician)
Birthdate: April 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Szczecin, Poland
Died: 1877
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William Billings
(Composer)
Birthdate: October 7, 1746
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1800
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Marianna Komlos
(Canadian Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: September 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 2004
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
(Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Actor)
Birthdate: June 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: 2016
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Lavoslav Ružička
(Croatian-Swiss Scientist Known for His Work on Polymethylenes and Higher Terpenes)
Birthdate: September 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vukovar, Croatia
Died: 1976
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Bernadette O Farrell
(Actress)
Birthdate: January 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Birr, County Offaly Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Died: 1999
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Eugene Genovese
(Historian)
Birthdate: May 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2012
45
Xu Beihong
(Chinese Painter)
Birthdate: July 19, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yixing, China
Died: 1953
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C.H. Waddington
(British Developmental Biologist, Paleontologist, Geneticist Known for Developing the Concept of the 'Epigenetic Landscape')
Birthdate: November 8, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Evesham, England
Died: 1975
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John D. Barrow
(Former astrophysicist who received the 2006 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities)
Birthdate: November 29, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2020
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Nina Berberova
(Russian Writer Best Known for Her Examination of the Plight of Exiles)
Birthdate: July 26, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1993
Birthdate: April 29, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died: 1983
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Alan Lancaster
(Best known as a founding member and bassist)
Birthdate: February 7, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Peckham, London, England
Died: 2021