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Famous Deaths on May 26

16 notable people died on May 26, including Sebastian Münster, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, William Thomas Amiger.

Total Deaths
16
Avg Age at Death
70
Peak Century
19th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Arisen Ahubudu
Arisen Ahubudu
historianlyricist
Author, poet and scholar (1920-2011)
Prem Tinsulanonda
Prem Tinsulanonda
military personnelpolitician
Former Regent of Thailand (1920-2019)

20th Century

4 deaths
William Thomas Amiger
William Thomas Amiger
authormilitary personnel
American college president, minister, educator (c. 1870–1929)
Eduardo López de Romaña
Eduardo López de Romaña
businesspersonengineer
President of Peru (1847-1912)
Ernest Solvay
Ernest Solvay
chemistengineer
Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838-1922)
Hilda Abbott
Hilda Abbott
children's writerwriter
(1890-1984) broadcaster, interior designer and community worker

19th Century

5 deaths
John Oxley
John Oxley
botanistexplorer
Australian politician
Isaac Babbitt
Isaac Babbitt
businesspersonengineer
American goldsmith (1799-1862)
Baltic German pharmacist, botanist, and explorer (1794-1851)
James Playfair
James Playfair
clerichistorian
Scottish Principal of St Andrews University (1738-1819)
American abolitionist

18th Century

2 deaths
Thomas Southerne
Thomas Southerne
playwrightwriter
Irish dramatist (1660–1746)
Paulus van Liender
Paulus van Liender
businesspersoncopper engraver
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1731-1797)

16th Century

2 deaths
Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster
astronomercartographer
German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)
Vincenzo Danti
Vincenzo Danti
architectengineer
Italian sculptor (1530-1576)

13th Century

1 death
Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218

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