Famous Deaths In April - 26

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

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

1476  On this day in history 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 April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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

1648  On April - 26 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79   

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

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 April - 26.   

1731  On April - 26 daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70   

1784  On this day in history death of nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718)   

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

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  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  Death of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815) on April - 26.   

1892  Death of Sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791) on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 26 pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on April - 26.   

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  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65   

1941  On April - 26 jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

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

1945  Death of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871) on April - 26.   

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

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

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

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

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

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)