Famous Deaths In August - 26
Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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 On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
1368 On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1486 Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1518 Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.
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 this day in history death of antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)
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 Death of Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580) on August - 26.
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
1712 On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80
1714 Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on August - 26.
1723 On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
1770 Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on August - 26.
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 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 August - 26.
1860 On this day in history 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 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 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 this day in history.
1915 Death of John Bunny American comedian (b. 1863) on this day in history.
1921 On August - 26 ludwig Thoma, writer, dies
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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