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Famous Deaths on May 26

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

Total Deaths
11
Avg Age at Death
64
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Prem Tinsulanonda
Prem Tinsulanonda
military personnelpolitician
Former Regent of Thailand (1920-2019)

20th Century

3 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)

19th Century

3 deaths
John Oxley
John Oxley
botanistexplorer
Australian politician
Baltic German pharmacist, botanist, and explorer (1794-1851)
Isaac Babbitt
Isaac Babbitt
businesspersonengineer
American goldsmith (1799-1862)

18th Century

1 death
Thomas Southerne
Thomas Southerne
playwrightwriter
Irish dramatist (1660–1746)

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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