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  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

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

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.   

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on February - 26.   

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.   

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

1770  On February - 26 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

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

1810  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)   

1823  On this day in history john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on February - 26.   

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  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on February - 26.   

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

1871  On February - 26 charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on this day in history.   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on this day in history.   

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

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

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

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