Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.  

1200  On February - 26 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 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 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  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on February - 26.  

1577  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on February - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on February - 26.  

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

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

1857  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched  

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

1883  On February - 26 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 February - 26.  

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

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  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 this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.  

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat