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September 26 is the 269th day of the year(270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
- 46 BC–Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.[1]
- 715– Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
- 1087–William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
- 1142 – Stephen of Blois's army approached Oxford, beginning the siege of Oxford.[2]
- 1212– The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
- 1345– Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
- 1371– Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.
- 1423–Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.[3]
- 1493– Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
- 1580–Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England.
1601–1900
- 1687–Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
- 1688– The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- 1777–American Revolutionary War: British troops capture and begin the occupation of Philadelphia, which had been serving as the American capital city, during the Philadelphia campaign.[4]
- 1789–George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.[5]
- 1799–War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign.[6]
- 1810– A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.[7]
1901–present
- 1905–Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
- 1907– Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
- 1914– The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.[8]
- 1917–World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- 1918– World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
- 1919–Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeats the White Russian Volunteer Army at the Battle of Peregonovka.[9]
- 1923– The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
- 1933– As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
- 1936–Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companysreshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxistPOUM and anarcho-syndicalistCNT joining the government.[10]
- 1942–Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
- 1950–Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
- 1953–Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends.
- 1954– The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
- 1959–Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
- 1960– In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1978–Air Caribbean Flight 309 crashes in Residencial Las Casas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing six.[11]
- 1980– A terrorist bombing at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, kills 13 people and injures 213 others.
- 1983– Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war.
- 1983 –Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L, intended to launch a crew to the Salyut 7 space station, explodes on the launch pad. The launch escape system is activated before the Soyuz-U rocket explodes, saving the crew.[12]
- 1984– The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
- 1992– A Nigerian Air ForceLockheed C-130 Herculescrashes in Ejigbo, Lagos, killing 159.
- 1994– A Yakovlev Yak-40crashes into a river near Vanavara, Russia, killing 24.[13]
- 1997– A Garuda IndonesiaAirbus A300crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
- 1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- 2000–Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
- 2000 – The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
- 2002– The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
- 2009–Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
- 2010– The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurs near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.[14]
- 2014– A mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teaching college occurs in Iguala, Mexico.[15]
- 2022–A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.[16]
- 2024–Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainlandUnited States since Katrina.[17]
Births
Pre-1600
- 932–Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (died 975)
- 1329–Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (died 1353)[18]
- 1406–Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (died 1430)
- 1462–Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves (died 1506)[19]
- 1526–Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died 1569)
1601–1900
- 1637–Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (died 1714)[20]
- 1641–Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (died 1712)
- 1651–Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, Philadelphia (died 1720)[21]
- 1660–George William, Duke of Liegnitz (died 1675)
- 1698–William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (died 1755)[22]
- 1711–Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (died 1779)
- 1750–Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (died 1810)
- 1758–Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (died 1820)
- 1767–Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1835)
- 1774–Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (died 1845)
- 1783–Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (died 1858)
- 1791–Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (died 1824)
- 1792–William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (died 1842)
- 1820–Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (died 1891)
- 1840–Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (died 1923)
- 1843–Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (died 1912)
- 1848–Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (died 1931)
- 1849–Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)[23]
- 1856–Anna Paaske, Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (died 1935)[24]
- 1865–Archibald Butt, United States Army Officer (died 1912)[25]
- 1865 –Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (died 1937)
- 1869–Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (died 1935)
- 1870–Christian X of Denmark (died 1947)[26]
- 1872–Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (died 1945)
- 1873–Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (died 1940)
- 1874–Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (died 1940)
- 1874 –Charles Vyner Brooke, 3rd Raj of Sarawak (died 1963)[27]
- 1875–Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor (died 1959)[28]
- 1876–Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (died 1957)[29]
- 1876 –Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (died 1952)
- 1877–Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (died 1963)
- 1877 –Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1962)
- 1877 –Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (died 1958)
- 1878–Walter Steinbeck, German actor (died 1942)
- 1884–Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1951)
- 1886–Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1977)
- 1887–Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (died 1958)
- 1887 –Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (died 1967)
- 1887 –Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (died 1979)
- 1888–J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (died 1964)
- 1888 –T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
- 1889–Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (died 1946)
- 1889 –Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (died 1976)
- 1890–Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (died 1959)
- 1891–William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (died 1985)
- 1891 –Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (died 1968)
- 1891 –Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1953)
- 1892–Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (died 1970)
- 1894–Gladys Brockwell, American actress (died 1929)
- 1895 –Jürgen Stroop, German general (died 1952)
- 1897–Pope Paul VI (died 1978)
- 1897 –Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1917)
- 1898–George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (died 1937)
- 1900–Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (died 1983)
1901–present
- 1901–George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1980)
- 1901 –Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (died 1963)
- 1902–Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (died 1957)[30]
- 1905–Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2011)
- 1905 –Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (died 1996)
- 1907–Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (died 1983)
- 1907 –Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (died 1984)
- 1907 –Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (died 1992)
- 1909–Bill France Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (died 1992)
- 1909 –A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1977)
- 1911–Al Helfer, American sportscaster (died 1975)
- 1913–Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (died 1998)
- 1914–Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (died 2009)
- 1914 –Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (died 2011)
- 1917–Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1976)
- 1917 –Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (died 1993)
- 1918–Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)
- 1919–Barbara Britton, American actress (died 1980)
- 1919 –Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (died 2012)
- 1922–Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (died 1985)
- 1922 –Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (died 2014)
- 1923–Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
- 1923 –Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (died 2015)
- 1923 –James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat (died 2024)
- 1924–Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (died 1997)
- 1925–Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)
- 1925 –Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (died 1982)
- 1926–Julie London, American singer and actress (died 2000)
- 1926 –Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (died 2011)
- 1927–Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (died 2007)
- 1927 –Patrick O'Neal, American actor (died 1994)
- 1927 –Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (died 2010)
- 1928–Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor (died 2019)
- 1928 –Wilford White, American football player (died 2013)
- 1930–Philip Bosco, American actor (died 2018)
- 1930 –Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)
- 1931–Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (died 2008)
- 1932–Donna Douglas, American actress (died 2015)[31]
- 1932 –Joyce Jameson, American actress (died 1987)
- 1932 –Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (died 2024)[32]
- 1932 –Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (died 2018)
- 1934–Neil Coles, English golfer and architect
- 1935–Bob Barber, English cricketer
- 1935 –Lou Myers, American actor (died 2013)
- 1935 –Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (died 2007)
- 1936–Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (died 2010)
- 1936 –Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (died 2018)[31]
- 1937–Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2003)
- 1937 –Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (died 2015)[31]
- 1938–Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator (died 2021)
- 1938 –Jonathan Goldsmith, American actor[33][34]
- 1938 –Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (died 2010)
- 1939–Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter[35]
- 1941–Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
- 1941 –Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
- 1941 –David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist[36]
- 1942–Kent McCord, American actor[36]
- 1942 –Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (died 2004)
- 1943–Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1943 –Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
- 1944–Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
- 1944 –Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
- 1944 –Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host[36]
- 1945–Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
- 1945 –Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)[37]
- 1945 –Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter[36]
- 1946–Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (died 2005)[38]
- 1946 –John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
- 1946 –Mary Beth Hurt, American actress (died 2026)[39][36]
- 1946 –Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
- 1946 –Louise Simonson, American author
- 1946 –Claudette Werleigh, Haitian Prime Minister[40]
- 1947–Lucius Allen, American basketball player[41]
- 1947 –Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (died 2015)[31]
- 1947 –Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor
- 1947 –Dick Roth, American swimmer
- 1948–Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022)[42]
- 1948 –Vladimír Remek, Czech politician, diplomat, cosmonaut and military pilot[43]
- 1949–Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1949 –Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (died 2013)
- 1949 –Jane Smiley, American novelist[31]
- 1949 –Minette Walters, English journalist and author
- 1950–Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player (died 2020)
- 1951–Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager
- 1951 –Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1953–Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress
- 1953 –Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic
- 1953 –Paul Stephenson, English police officer
- 1954–Craig Chaquico, American guitarist
- 1954 –Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
- 1954 –Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist[36]
- 1955–Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter[36]
- 1956–Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer
- 1956 –Linda Hamilton, American actress[36]
- 1957–Bob Staake, American author and illustrator
- 1957 –Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
- 1957 –Michael Dweck, American photographer and director
- 1957 –Oscar Andrade, Brazilian politician (died 2026)[44]
- 1958–Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist
- 1958 –Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (died 1980)
- 1958 –Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author
- 1958 –Kenny Sansom, English footballer
- 1958 –Richard B. Weldon Jr., American sailor and politician
- 1959–Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist
- 1959 –Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer
- 1959 –Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach
- 1959 –Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (died 2007)
- 1960–Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager
- 1960 –Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician
- 1960 –Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
- 1961–Jeanie Buss, American sports executive[45]
- 1961 –Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress[36]
- 1961 –Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician
- 1961 –Will Self, English novelist and journalist[31]
- 1962–Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress[36]
- 1962 –Jonas Bergqvist, Swedish ice hockey player[46]
- 1962 –Mark Haddon, English author and poet
- 1962 –Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner
- 1962 –Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1962 –Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer[36]
- 1962 –Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host
- 1963–Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer
- 1963 –Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
- 1964–Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach
- 1965–Radisav Ćurčić, Serbian-Israeli basketball player[47]
- 1965 –Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine
- 1966–Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and sportscaster[36]
- 1966 –Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
- 1966 –Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey
- 1966 –Craig Heyward, American football player (died 2006)
- 1967–Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer and manager
- 1967 –Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
- 1967 –Craig Janney, American ice hockey player
- 1968–Jim Caviezel, American actor[36]
- 1968 –Ben Shenkman, American actor[36]
- 1969–Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach
- 1969 –David Slade, English director and producer
- 1969 –Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager
- 1969 –Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager
- 1970–Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle racer
- 1970 –Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer
- 1970 –David Parland, Swedish guitarist (died 2013)
- 1972–Ras Kass, American rapper and producer
- 1972 –Beto O'Rourke, American politician[48]
- 1972 –Shawn Stockman, American singer
- 1973–Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 –Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1973 –Dr. Luke, American record producer and songwriter[36]
- 1973 –Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach
- 1973 –Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
- 1974–Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
- 1974 –Gary Hall Jr., American swimmer
- 1974 –Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach
- 1975–Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist
- 1975 –Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter
- 1975 –Chiara Schoras, German actress
- 1976–Michael Ballack, German footballer
- 1976 –Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player
- 1977–Kerem Özyeğen, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1977 –Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor
- 1978–Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner
- 1979–Chris Kunitz, Canadian ice hockey player[49]
- 1979 –Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler
- 1979 –Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1979 –Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer
- 1979 –Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
- 1979 –Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia
- 1979 –Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1980–Patrick Friesacher, Austrian racing driver
- 1980 –Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
- 1980 –Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1980 –Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1981–Asuka, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1981 –Yao Beina, Chinese singer (died 2015)
- 1981 –Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[36]
- 1981 –Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
- 1981 –Serena Williams, American tennis player[50]
- 1982–Rob Burrow, English rugby player (died 2024)[51]
- 1982 –John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 –Sun Li, Chinese actress[52]
- 1983–Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
- 1984–Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer[31]
- 1985–Talulah Riley, English actress[36]
- 1986–Sean Doolittle, American baseball player[53]
- 1987–Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1988–Chris Archer, American baseball player[54]
- 1988 –James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer[31]
- 1988 –Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
- 1988 –Buddy Matthews, Australian wrestler[55]
- 1989–Jonny Bairstow, English cricketer
- 1991–Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
- 1991 –Dan Preston, English footballer
- 1992–Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
- 1993–Rosicleide Andrade, Brazilian Paralympic judoka[56]
- 1993 –Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
- 1994–Jack Conger, American swimmer
- 1995–Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
- 1997–Özge Yağız, Turkish actress[57]
- 2000–Frankie Amaya, American soccer player[58]
- 2000 –Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess
- 2001–Xinyu Wang, Chinese tennis player[59]
- 2003–Jane Remover, American musician[60]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 800–Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg
- 862–Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi, Muslim military leader (born c. 790)
- 1241–Fujiwara no Teika, Japanese poet
- 1290–Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland (born 1283)
- 1313–Gottfried von Hagenau, Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
- 1327–Cecco d'Ascoli, Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet (born 1257)
- 1328–Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (born 1263)
- 1345–William II, Count of Hainaut
- 1371–Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot
- 1413–Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (born 1337)
- 1417–Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal (born 1360)
- 1468–Juan de Torquemada, Spanish cardinal and theologian (born 1388)
- 1536–Didier de Saint-Jaille, 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller
- 1588–Amias Paulet, Governor of Jersey (born 1532)
- 1600–Claude Le Jeune, French composer (born 1530)
1601–1900
- 1620–Taichang Emperor of China (born 1582)
- 1623–Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (born 1540)
- 1626–Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese daimyō (born 1554)
- 1716–Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (born 1666)
- 1764–Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (born 1676)
- 1800–William Billings, American composer and educator (born 1746)
- 1802–Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (born 1754)
- 1820–Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (born 1734)
- 1825–José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle, Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (born 1779)[61]
- 1830–Teresa Casati, Italian noblewomen and revolutionary (born 1787)[62]
- 1846–Thomas Clarkson, English abolitionist (born 1760)[63]
- 1847 – John Oliver Curran, Irish physician (born 1819)[64]
- 1868–August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1790)
- 1877–Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (born 1809)
1901–present
- 1902–Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (born 1829)
- 1904–Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (born 1850)
- 1904 –John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1848)
- 1922–Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (born 1863)
- 1935–Andy Adams, American author (born 1859)
- 1935 –Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (born 1861)
- 1937–Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (born 1894)
- 1943–Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (born 1926)[65]
- 1945–Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1881)
- 1946–William Strunk Jr., American author and educator (born 1869)
- 1947–Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (born 1886)
- 1951–Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (born 1885)
- 1952–George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (born 1863)
- 1953–Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (born 1895)
- 1954–Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (born 1868)
- 1957–Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (born 1902)
- 1959–S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1899)
- 1959 –Leslie Morshead, Australian general (born 1889)
- 1959 –Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (born 1878)
- 1961–Charles Erwin Wilson, American politician, 5th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1890)[66]
- 1965–James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (born 1898)
- 1968–Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (born 1902)
- 1968 –Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (born 1915)
- 1968 –Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (born 1918)
- 1972–Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (born 1890)
- 1973–Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (born 1891)
- 1973 –Ralph Earnhardt, American race car driver (born 1928)
- 1973 –Anna Magnani, Italian actress and singer (born 1908)
- 1976–Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
- 1977–Uday Shankar, Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1900)
- 1978–Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)
- 1979–Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (born 1910)
- 1982–Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (born 1902)
- 1984–Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (born 1948)
- 1984 –John Facenda, American sportscaster (born 1913)
- 1987–Ramang, Indonesian footballer and manager (born 1928)
- 1987 –Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer (born 1912)
- 1988–Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (born 1929)
- 1989–Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1920)
- 1990–Hiram Abas, Turkish intelligence officer (born 1932)
- 1990 –Alberto Moravia, Italian author and critic (born 1907)
- 1991–Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (born 1919)
- 1995–Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (born 1931)
- 1996–Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (born 1951)
- 1997–Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter and producer (born 1909)[67]
- 1998–Betty Carter, American singer (born 1930)
- 1999–Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (born 1908)
- 2000–Richard Mulligan, American actor (born 1932)
- 2000 –Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (born 1937)
- 2002–Nils Bohlin, Swedish engineer, invented three-point safety belt (born 1920)[68]
- 2003–Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1963)
- 2003 –Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (born 1949)
- 2004–Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (born 1969)
- 2005–Helen Cresswell, English author and screenwriter (born 1934)
- 2006–Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (born 1912)
- 2006 –Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (born 1916)
- 2007–Bill Wirtz, American businessman (born 1929)
- 2008–Marc Moulin, Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (born 1942)
- 2008 –Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (born 1925)
- 2010–Terry Newton, English rugby player (born 1978)
- 2010 –Gloria Stuart, American actress (born 1910)
- 2011–Bob Cassilly, American sculptor, founded the City Museum (born 1949)
- 2012–M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (born 1933)
- 2012 –Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (born 1927)
- 2012 –Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (born 1930)
- 2012 –Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (born 1929)
- 2013–Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (born 1944)
- 2013 –Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler (born 1922)
- 2013 –Mario Montez, Puerto Rican-American actor (born 1935)
- 2013 –Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor and director (born 1929)
- 2014–Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (born 1938)
- 2014 –Sam Hall, American screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2014 –Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (born 1932)
- 2014 –Tamir Sapir, Georgian-American businessman (born 1946)
- 2015–Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (born 1928)
- 2015 –Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (born 1924)
- 2015 –Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1927)
- 2016–Toughie, last knownRabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (h. fl.2005)[69]
- 2019–Jacques Chirac, French politician, President of France (born 1932)[70]
- 2024–John Ashton, American actor (born 1948)[71]
Holidays and observances
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External links
- "On This Day". BBC.
- The New York Times: On This Day(subscription required)
- "Historical Events on September 26". OnThisDay.com.
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