25 notable people died on May 26, including Sebastian Münster, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, William Thomas Amiger.
21st Century
2 deaths
Arisen Ahubudu
historianlyricist
Author, poet and scholar (1920-2011)
Prem Tinsulanonda
military personnelpolitician
Former Regent of Thailand (1920-2019)
20th Century
11 deaths
William Thomas Amiger
authormilitary personnel
American college president, minister, educator (c. 1870–1929)
Ernest Solvay
chemistengineer
Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838-1922)
Eduardo López de Romaña
businesspersonengineer
President of Peru (1847-1912)
Hilda Abbott
children's writerwriter
(1890-1984) broadcaster, interior designer and community worker
Olof Molander
film actorfilm director
Swedish director (1892–1966)
Nello Segurini
composerconductor
Italian composer (1910–1988)
Raul Mesnier
engineer
Portuguese engineer (1849-1914)
Sam Atyeo
diplomatpainter
Australian artist, designer and diplomat (1910–1990)
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Hailu Yimenu
ministerpolitician
Ethiopian politician (19__-1991)
Matas Šalčius
journalist
Lithuanian writer
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John Shillinglaw
civil servanthistorian
Australian public servant and historian (1831-1905)
19th Century
7 deaths
John Oxley
botanistexplorer
Australian politician
Carl Christian Traugott Friedemann Goebel
botanistchemist
Baltic German pharmacist, botanist, and explorer (1794-1851)
Isaac Babbitt
businesspersonengineer
American goldsmith (1799-1862)
Charles Sealsfield
journalistlawyer
American author and journalist (1793-1864)
James Playfair
clerichistorian
Scottish Principal of St Andrews University (1738-1819)
Adrian Zingg
draftspersongraphic artist
Swiss painter (1734-1816)
Charles Stuart
writer
American abolitionist
18th Century
2 deaths
Thomas Southerne
playwrightwriter
Irish dramatist (1660–1746)
Paulus van Liender
businesspersoncopper engraver
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1731-1797)
16th Century
2 deaths
Sebastian Münster
astronomercartographer
German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)
Vincenzo Danti
architectengineer
Italian sculptor (1530-1576)
13th Century
1 death
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
monarch
Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
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