Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.  

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.  

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  On February - 26 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 February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on February - 26.  

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

1686  On February - 26 godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78  

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

1726  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

1766  On February - 26 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on February - 26.  

1802  On February - 26 death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)  

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.  

1813  On February - 26 robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66  

1815  Death of Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737) on this day in history.  

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on this day in history.  

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on February - 26.  

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

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

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)  

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

1903  On February - 26 richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84  

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.  

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

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

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.  

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

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.  

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat