Famous Deaths Happened In December - 26
Friday, 18 July 2025
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.
0268 Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.
1350 Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.
1458 Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on this day in history.
1476 On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1530 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1624 On this day in history simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.
1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1676 On December - 26 domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on December - 26.
1731 On this day in history death of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. 1672)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on this day in history.
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on this day in history.
1771 On this day in history death of claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. 1715)
1776 On December - 26 johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle
1780 On December - 26 death of john Fothergill, English physician (b. 1712)
1784 Death of Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (b. 1743) on December - 26.
1786 Death of Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713) on this day in history.
1797 John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1827 Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81 on December - 26.
1836 Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1837 Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1861 Death of Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.
1862 Death of 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato on December - 26.
1866 On December - 26 samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49
1869 Death of Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille, French physiologist (b. 1797) on this day in history.
1879 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on this day in history.
1887 On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40
1890 On this day in history heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86
1909 Death of Frederic Remington, American artist (b. 1861) on this day in history.
1916 Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on December - 26.
1917 Louise J Gautier, French poetess/daughter of Theophile G, dies at 71 on December - 26.
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