Famous Deaths Happened In August - 23
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
0093 Gnaeus julius agricola: Roman governor of britain (b. 40) 

0634 Aboe bekr abd allah: [al-siddik], friend/successor of mohammed, 

1106 Magnus: Duke of saxony 

1176 Emperor rokujo of japan: Emperor rokujo of japan (b. 1164) 

1305 William wallace: Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded 

1328 Nicolaas zannekin: Leader of rebel flemish farmers, 

1387 King olav iv of norway: King olav iv of norway (b. 1370) 

1507 Jean molinet: Burgundy historian (chroniques), 

1519 Philibert berthelier: Swiss patriot 

1540 Guillaume budé: French scholar 

1591 Luis de leon: Scholar/poet, 

1618 Gerbrant a bredero: Poet/playwright (moortje), 

1628 George viliers: 1st duke of buckingham, assassinated by felton at 36 

1652 John byron: 1st baron byron, english royalist politician (b. 1600) 

1668 Artus quellinus: Flemish sculptor (amsterdam townhall), 

1706 Colonel edward nott: Esq., british crown governor of virginia (b. 1654) 

1723 Antoine mouque: Composer, 

1777 Giuseppe sellitto: Composer, 

1802 Corona elizabeth wilhelmine schroter: Composer, 

1806 Charles augustin de coulomb: Fren physicist (coulometrie), 

1813 Alexander wilson: Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) 

1819 Oliver hazard perry: Naval hero, 

1825 Amos bull: Composer, 

1831 August wa grave von gneisenau: Prussian fieldmarshal, 

1839 Charles philippe lafont: Composer, 

1853 Alexander calder: First mayor of beaumont, texas (b. 1806) 

1867 Auguste-marseille barthélemy: French poet (b. 1796) 

1878 Adolf fredrik lindblad: Composer, 

1892 Deodoro da fonseca: 1st president of brazil (b. 1827) 

1898 Joseph robinson: Composer, 

1903 Paul j c gabriel: Dutch water colors painter/etcher, 

1914 Felix fivet: Belgian baby, executed by german troops at 3 weeks 

1926 Rudolph valentino: Silent movie idol (sheik), 

1927 Nicola sacco & bartolomeo vanzetti: Executed in mass 

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