Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

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 February - 26.  

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

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

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

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on February - 26.  

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

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies  

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

1723  On this day in history death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)  

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

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on February - 26.  

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

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

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

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

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

1859  On February - 26 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on February - 26.  

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.  

1871  On this day in history charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76  

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 this day in history.  

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

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84  

1906  On February - 26 manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70  

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

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

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