Famous Deaths Happened In April - 26

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.   

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1703  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1716  Death of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) on this day in history.   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70 on April - 26.   

1784  Death of Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) on April - 26.   

1785  On April - 26 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

1789  On this day in history peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67   

1805  On this day in history jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on April - 26.   

1865  On April - 26 charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74   

1881  On this day in history death of ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)   

1892  Death of Sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791) on April - 26.   

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1910  On this day in history bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

1920  On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  On April - 26 hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84   

1924  On this day in history josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history death of tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1938  On April - 26 edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

1940  On April - 26 carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1944  On April - 26 death of violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893)   

1945  On this day in history death of pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871)   

1946  On this day in history hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65   

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.   

1538  On April - 26 birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.