Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

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

1154  On this day in history 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 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 February - 26.   

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  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.   

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

1630  On this day in history william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1723  On February - 26 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 this day in history.   

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737) on February - 26.   

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  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 26 death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)   

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

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

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

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

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

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

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