Famous Deaths for 21st September 2026

1542 – Juan Boscán Almogáver, Spanish poet (b. c. 1490)
1944 – James E. Ferguson, American Democratic party politician (Governor of Texas, 1915-17; First Gentleman of Texas, 1925-27 and 1933-35), dies at 73
1997 – Eric William Hunter Christie, British lawyer and advocate for the Falkland Islands, dies at 75
1997 – Jennifer Holt, American actress (b. 1920)
2002 – Robert L. Forward, American physicist and writer (b. 1932)
2010 – Don Partridge, British folk-pop singer-songwriter and one-man band (“Blue Eyes”, “Breakfast on Pluto”), dies of a heart attack at 68
2019 – Christopher Rouse, American Grammy Award-winning composer (Trombone Concerto – Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1993), and educator (Eastman School, 1981-2002; Juilliard, 1997-2017), dies of renal cancer at 70
2020 – Bob Nevin, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1962, 63; Toronto Maple Leafs; NY Rangers; 1,128 career NHL games), dies at 82
2020 – Tommy Devito, American rock baritone vocalist and guitarist (Four Seasons – “Sherry”), dies of COVID-19 at 93
2020 – Lars-Åke Lagrell, Swedish sports administrator (President Swedish Football Association 1991-2012) and politician (Governor Kronoberg County 2002-06), dies at 80

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