Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

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 this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1712  On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

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  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  On August - 26 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  On August - 26 death of louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773)   

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  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 26 death of william James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)   

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  Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on August - 26.   

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1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

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

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

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

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

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