Events & Holidays In February - 26

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  On this day in history 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 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  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.  

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