Famous Deaths Happened In April - 26

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

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  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.   

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1703  On April - 26 georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

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

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

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

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

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

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  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  On April - 26 death of sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791)   

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

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

1920  On April - 26 death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on April - 26.   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.   

1936  On April - 26 death of tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

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

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

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

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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