Historical Events For February - 26

0364  Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor on this day in history.  

1076  On February - 26 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  Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.  

1266  Battle of Benevento on this day in history.  

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

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

1361  On February - 26 wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1531  On February - 26 earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000  

1534  On February - 26 pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht  

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1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

1552  On February - 26 heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  On this day in history jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

1564  On this day in history christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized  

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

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer on this day in history.  

1590  On February - 26 mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda  

1608  On this day in history john Still, English bishop  

1616  On February - 26 spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo  

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On this day in history nicola Fago, composer  

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

1686  On February - 26 godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78  

1717  John Randall, composer on February - 26.  

1726  On this day in history maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

1732  Mass first celebrated in American Catholic church, (St Joseph's Church, Philadelphia) on February - 26.  

1732  1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on February - 26.  

1770  On February - 26 antoine Reicha, composer  

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

1772  Caspar Furstenau, composer on February - 26.  

1773  Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Philadelphia) (1st solitary) on this day in history.  

1773  Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Phila) (1st solitary) on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history 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  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  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer  

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

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

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

1200  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.  

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.  

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