Famous Deaths Happened In December - 26

0267  On this day in history dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on December - 26.   

1476  On December - 26 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  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1624  On December - 26 simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54   

1627  Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on this day in history.   

1658  On December - 26 simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78   

1676  On this day in history 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  On December - 26 antonio Caldara, composer, dies   

1740  On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies   

1771  Death of Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. 1715) on this day in history.   

1776  Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle on December - 26.   

1780  On December - 26 death of john Fothergill, English physician (b. 1712)   

1784  Death of Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (b. 1743) on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history death of gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713)   

1797  On this day in history john Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72   

1827  On this day in history jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81   

1836  Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63 on December - 26.   

1837  On this day in history martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87   

1861  On this day in history death of philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

1862  On this day in history death of 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato   

1866  On this day in history samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49   

1869  On this day in history death of jean Louis Marie Poiseuille, French physiologist (b. 1797)   

1879  On this day in history jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies   

1887  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on December - 26.   

1890  Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1909  On December - 26 death of frederic Remington, American artist (b. 1861)   

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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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on December - 26.   

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.   

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on this day in history.   

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.   

1646  On December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

1660  Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised was born on this day in history.