History Deaths on August 26

Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)

#Matthias_Erzberger

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (b. 1906)

#Bunny_Austin

Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1885)

#Olaf_Holtedahl

Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773)

#Louis_Philippe_I

Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791)

#Johann_Franz_Encke

Ted Knight, American actor (b. 1923)

#Ted_Knight

Reginald Bartholomew, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1936)

#Reginald_Bartholomew

Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)

#Sándor_Wekerle

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)

#Alfred_Wagenknecht

John J. Gilligan, American soldier and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (b. 1921)

#John_J._Gilligan

Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908)

#Mika_Waltari

António, Prior of Crato (b. 1531)

#António,_Prior_of_Crato

Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)

#Charles_Boyer

George Band, Taiwanese-English mountaineer and author (b. 1929)

#George_Band

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (b. 1449)

#Philipp_I,_Count_of_Hanau-Münzenberg

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872)

#Ralph_Vaughan_Williams

Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

#Frederick_Reines

Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)

#Margaret_Leijonhufvud

Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1905)

#Kay_Francis

Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632)

#Edward_Fowler

Tobe Hooper, American film director (b. 1943)

#Tobe_Hooper

Russ Alben, American composer and businessman (b. 1929)

#Russ_Alben

Ottokar II of Bohemia (b. 1233)

#Ottokar_II_of_Bohemia

Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b. 1441)

#Ernest,_Elector_of_Saxony

Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888)

#Lotte_Lehmann

H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (b. 1898)

#H._A._Rey

Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874)

#Rosa_Albach-Retty

Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580)

#Frans_Hals

Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (b. 1926)

#Clyde_Walcott

Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928)

#Gaston_Thorn

Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846)

#Mariam_Baouardy

Bob de Moor, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1925)

#Bob_de_Moor

Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902)

#Charles_Lindbergh

Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

#Lon_Chaney

Neil Simon, American playwright and author (b. 1927)

#Neil_Simon

Roger Nash Baldwin, American trade union leader, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (b. 1884)

#Roger_Nash_Baldwin

Charles II, Count of Alençon (b. 1297)

#Charles_II,_Count_of_Alençon

Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1290)

#Thomas_Bradwardine

P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (b. 1931)

#P._J._Kavanagh

Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)

#Theodor_Körner_(author)

Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1924)

#Rainer_Barzel

Christian Bourquin, French lawyer and politician (b. 1954)

#Christian_Bourquin

Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)

#Constantin_Brâncoveanu

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)

#George_Germain,_1st_Viscount_Sackville

Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)

#Petrus_Ramus

K?k?, emperor of Japan (b. 830)

#Emperor_K?k?

John of Bohemia (b. 1296)

#John_of_Bohemia

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)

#Santiago_de_Liniers,_1st_Count_of_Buenos_Aires

Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)

#Adam_von_Trott_zu_Solz

Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1960)

#Denis_D'Amour

Raimon Panikkar, Catalan priest and scholar (b. 1918)

#Raimon_Panikkar

Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1940)

#Krzysztof_Wilmanski

Louis I, Count of Flanders (b. 1304)

#Louis_I,_Count_of_Flanders

Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (b. 1939)

#Akbar_Adibi

Louis II, Count of Blois

#Louis_II,_Count_of_Blois

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320)

#Rudolph,_Duke_of_Lorraine

Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)

#Louis_Muhlstock

José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916)

#José_Manuel_Moreno

Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (b. 1927)

#Robert_Denning

Arechis II, duke of Benevento

#Arechis_II_of_Benevento

Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)

#Franz_Werfel

Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (b. 1911)

#Amelia_Boynton_Robinson

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)

#William_James

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)

#Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek

Francisco San Diego, Filipino bishop (b. 1935)

Stefanos Manikas, Greek politician (b. 1952)

Donald Eric Capps, American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1939)

Ch?sei Sone, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Caroline Kellett, English journalist (b. 1960)

Peter Bacon Hales, American historian, photographer, and author (b. 1950)

Clyde A. Wheeler, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)

Jack Sinagra, American lawyer and politician (b. 1950)

Bill Schmitz, American football player and coach (b. 1954)

Hélie de Saint Marc, French soldier (b. 1922)

Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (b. 1943)

John McAleese, Scottish sergeant (b. 1949)

Patrick C. Fischer, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)

Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (b. 1925)

Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (b. 1949)

Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1952)

Jim Wacker, American football player and coach (b. 1937)

Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1940)

John Brunner, English-Scottish author and poet (b. 1934)

Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect, co-designed the Kaleva Church (b. 1923)

Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (b. 1905)

Tang Chang, Thai artist (b. 1934)

Irving Stone, American author (b. 1903)

Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

John Goddard, Barbadian-English cricketer and manager (b. 1919)

Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)

Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908)

Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)

W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (b. 1894)

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)

Bîmen ?en, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)

Catherine Zaccaria, Despotess of the Morea

Mikhail II, Grand Prince of Tver (b. 1333)

Michael IV of Constantinople

Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths (b. 454)