Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.  

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  On this day in history death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

1577  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on this day in history.  

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on February - 26.  

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.  

1723  Death of Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653) on this day in history.  

1726  On this day in history maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

1766  On this day in history august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

1770  On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on February - 26.  

1810  On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60  

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on February - 26.  

1815  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)  

1821  On this day in history death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)  

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.  

1859  On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

1864  On February - 26 death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)  

1870  On this day in history death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched  

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on February - 26.  

1883  On this day in history death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)  

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on February - 26.  

1901  On February - 26 death of chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded  

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.  

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.  

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.  

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat