Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
1278 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history. 

1346 Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history. 

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

1368 Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26. 

1486 On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 

1518 Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history. 

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

1572 On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) 

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

1616 On this day in history johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 

1661 Louis Couperin, composer, dies on this day in history. 

1666 Death of Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580) on this day in history. 

1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1712 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1714 Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on this day in history. 

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 On August - 26 death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) 

1813 Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history. 

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

1849 On this day in history jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 

1850 Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on this day in history. 

1860 On this day in history friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 

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

1865 On August - 26 johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 

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

1873 On August - 26 carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 

1894 PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on this day in history. 

1908 On August - 26 death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) 

1910 Death of William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842) on this day in history. 

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

1921 On August - 26 ludwig Thoma, writer, dies 

1930 Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47 on August - 26. 

1944 Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on this day in history. 

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