Famous Deaths Happened In April - 20
Friday, 27 February 2026
1164 Victor iv: [ottaviano montecello], italian antipope (1159-64), 

1176 Richard de clare: 2nd earl of pembroke, english soldier (b. 1130) 

1314 Clement v: [bertrand got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to avignon, 

1317 Agnes van montepulciano: Italian mystic/saint, 

1521 Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491) 

1534 Elizabeth barton: [st magd van kent], british prophet, 

1558 Johannes bugenhagen: German reformer (b. 1485) 

1632 Nicolas antione: Converted to judiasm, burned at the stake 

1643 Christoph demantius: Composer, 

1662 Gerard terborch: The elder, painter, 

1695 Georg caspar weckler: Composer, 

1703 Lancelot addison: English royal chaplain (b. 1632) 

1759 Georg friedrich handel: Buried in westminster abbey 

1765 Abigail williams: American accuser in the salem witch trials (b. 1674) 

1768 Giovanni ac canaletto: Italian painter/cartoonist (rialto), 

1769 Pontiac: Indian chief to ottawa, murdered 

1786 John goodricke: English deaf & dumb astronomer, 

1812 George clinton: 4th us vp, 

1820 Arthur young: Author (annals of agriculture), 

1821 Franz k achard: German physicist/chemist, 

1831 John abernethy: English surgeon (b. 1764) 

1836 Johan i jozef: Monarch of liechtenstein/fieldmarshal, 

1839 Giuseppe rossini: Father of italian composer gioacchino rossini, 

1869 Johann carl gottfried loewe: Composer, 

1872 Ljudwit gaj: Croatian writer/poet (pjesma iz zagorja), 

1873 William tite: English architect (b. 1798) 

1874 Alexander h. bailey: American politician (b. 1817) 

1887 Muhammad sharif pasha: Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) 

1899 Joseph wolf: German artist (b. 1820) 

1900 Mebel mercer: Popular british singer, 

1906 Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial: 

1908 Henry chadwick: Sports reporter (baseball), 

1912 Bram stoker: Irish theater manager/writer (dracula), 

1918 Reginald harry mybirgh hands: Cricketer (1 test for sa), 

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