Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

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 this day in history.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

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 August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)   

1595  On August - 26 death of antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)   

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

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

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

1683  On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

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

1714  On August - 26 death of edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632)   

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

1770  Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)   

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

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

1849  On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66   

1850  On this day in history death of louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773)   

1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on August - 26.   

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

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  Death of Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) on August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

1944  On this day in history death of adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909)   

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on this day in history.   

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

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.