Famous Deaths In August - 26
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
1278 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.
1346 On this day in history 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 August - 26.
1486 On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45
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 On August - 26 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 Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1661 Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.
1666 On August - 26 death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
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 On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
1770 On this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42
1785 On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)
1813 Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on August - 26.
1832 On August - 26 henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96
1849 On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66
1850 Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on August - 26.
1860 On August - 26 friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
1863 On August - 26 john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies
1865 On August - 26 johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73
1869 On this day in history henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54
1873 Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on August - 26.
1894 On August - 26 pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok
1908 On August - 26 death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)
1910 On August - 26 death of william James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
1915 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1944 Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on this day in history.
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