Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer   

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

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

1608  On February - 26 death of john Still, English bishop   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

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

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.   

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on February - 26.   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on February - 26.   

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

1903  On February - 26 richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.   

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1361  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

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

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

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.