Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  On this day in history 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  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  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  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 this day in history death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)   

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

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded   

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

1906  On February - 26 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 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 February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

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

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

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.