Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.   

1595  Death of Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531) on August - 26.   

1616  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.   

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.   

1666  On this day in history death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)   

1683  On August - 26 christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

1712  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on August - 26.   

1714  Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on August - 26.   

1723  Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on August - 26.   

1770  On this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1785  Death of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) on August - 26.   

1813  On this day in history daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on August - 26.   

1849  Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1850  Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on August - 26.   

1860  On August - 26 friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on August - 26.   

1865  On this day in history johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73   

1869  Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on August - 26.   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on August - 26.   

1908  On this day in history death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)   

1910  Death of William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842) on August - 26.   

1915  On August - 26 death of john Bunny American comedian (b. 1863)   

1921  Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies on August - 26.   

1930  On this day in history lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47   

1944  On August - 26 death of adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909)   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on August - 26.   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer