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

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 this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

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

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

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

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

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies  

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 February - 26.  

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.  

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

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

1802  On this day in history death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)  

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

1813  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 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 February - 26.  

1857  On February - 26 ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88  

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

1864  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on February - 26.  

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

1906  On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70  

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.  

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.  

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

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.