Famous Deaths In April - 26

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

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On April - 26 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  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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

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  On this day in history georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

1716  On April - 26 death of john Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651)   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on April - 26.   

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

1784  On April - 26 death of nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718)   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on April - 26.   

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

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

1827  On this day in history bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90   

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  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 April - 26 death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  On this day in history hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84   

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 April - 26.   

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

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on April - 26.   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on April - 26.   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on April - 26.   

1945  Death of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  On April - 26 hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65   

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1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  On this day in history 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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

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