Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1489  On April - 26 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 April - 26.  

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 April - 26.  

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

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  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74  

1881  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

1910  On April - 26 bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77  

1920  Death of Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 April - 26.  

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

1944  On this day in history death of violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1564  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

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)