Famous Deaths In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 21 John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 07 On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) Share it »

Feb 11 On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) Share it »

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 28 On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 Share it »

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 11 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died on this day in history. Share it »

May 04 On this day in history death of arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) Share it »

May 17 On this day in history death of juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) Share it »

Jul 05 On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle Share it »

Jul 13 Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563) died on this day in history. Share it »

Sep 21 François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543) died on this day in history. Share it »

Sep 26 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 Share it »

Sep 30 On this day in history death of nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559) Share it »

Oct 02 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567) died on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 30 On this day in history willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 Share it »

Nov 25 On this day in history death of edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566) Share it »

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 30 On this day in history death of thomas Weelkes, English composer Share it »

Dec 08 On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569) Share it »

Dec 10 Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581) died on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 15 On this day in history adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 Share it »

Jan 16 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 25 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 05 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Mar 12 John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 13 Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born on this day in history. Share it »

May 12 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history. Share it »