Famous Deaths Happened In April - 26

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

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

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

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

1476  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

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

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies   

1648  On this day in history christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79   

1703  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on April - 26.   

1716  On this day in history death of john Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651)   

1726  On this day in history jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1805  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55 on April - 26.   

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

1865  Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 on April - 26.   

1881  Death of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history death of sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791)   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on April - 26.   

1924  On April - 26 josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1932  On this day in history bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies   

1936  Death of Tammany Young, American actor (b.1886) on this day in history.   

1938  Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 on April - 26.   

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 April - 26 death of pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871)   

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on April - 26.   

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

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  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)