| 97141 | August 26 | Death | 1666 – Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580) |
| 97142 | August 26 | Death | 1714 – Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632) |
| 97143 | August 26 | Death | 1723 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632) |
| 97144 | August 26 | Death | 1785 – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716) |
| 97145 | August 26 | Death | 1810 – Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753) |
| 97146 | August 26 | Death | 1813 – Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791) |
| 97147 | August 26 | Death | 1850 – Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773) |
| 97148 | August 26 | Death | 1865 – Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791) |
| 97149 | August 26 | Death | 1908 – Tony Pastor, American actor, singer, and manager (b. 1837) |
| 97150 | August 26 | Death | 1910 – William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842) |
| 97151 | August 26 | Death | 1921 – Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848) |
| 97152 | August 26 | Death | 1930 – Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883) |
| 97153 | August 26 | Death | 1943 – Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873) |
| 97154 | August 26 | Death | 1944 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909) |
| 97155 | August 26 | Death | 1945 – Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890) |
| 97156 | August 26 | Death | 1946 – Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887) |
| 97157 | August 26 | Death | 1956 – Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881) |
| 97158 | August 26 | Death | 1958 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872) |
| 97159 | August 26 | Death | 1968 – Kay Francis, American actress, singer, and producer (b. 1899) |
| 97160 | August 26 | Death | 1968 – Cemal Tollu, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1899) |
| 97161 | August 26 | Death | 1972 – Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901) |
| 97162 | August 26 | Death | 1974 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902) |
| 97163 | August 26 | Death | 1975 – Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1885) |
| 97164 | August 26 | Death | 1976 – Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888) |
| 97165 | August 26 | Death | 1977 – H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (b. 1898) |
| 97166 | August 26 | Death | 1978 – Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899) |
| 97167 | August 26 | Death | 1978 – José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916) |
| 97168 | August 26 | Death | 1979 – Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908) |
| 97169 | August 26 | Death | 1980 – Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874) |
| 97170 | August 26 | Death | 1980 – Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908) |