Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On this day in history 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  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.   

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  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 this day in history death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)   

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

1712  On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

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

1723  On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90   

1770  On August - 26 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on this day in history.   

1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on August - 26.   

1863  On this day in history john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

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

1869  On August - 26 henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok   

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 this day in history ludwig Thoma, writer, dies   

1930  On August - 26 lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47   

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

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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  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

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

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer