Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31
Friday, 27 February 2026
0192 Lucius aa commodus: Emperor of rome (180-192), murdered at 31 

0335 St. silvester: Pope 

0406 Godagisel: King of the vandals, 

0439 Melania the younger: Roman monastery founder/saint, 

1164 Margrave ottokar iii of styria: Margrave ottokar iii of styria (b. 1124) 

1194 Duke leopold v of austria: Duke leopold v of austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) 

1297 Humphrey de bohun: 3rd earl of hereford, english soldier (b. 1249) 

1302 Frederick iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1238) 

1382 Daigaku: Zen teacher/46th head of engakuji, 

1384 John wycliffe: English religious reformer/bible translator, 

1424 Thomas beaufort: 1st duke of exeter, english military leader 

1460 Edmund: Earl of rutland, brother of kings edward iv of england and richard iii of england (executed) (b. 1443) 

1510 Bianca maria sforza: Wife of maximilian i, holy roman emperor (b. 1472) 

1535 William skeffington: Lord deputy of ireland (b. 1465) 

1568 Shimazu tadayoshi: Japanese warlord (b. 1493) 

1575 Pierino belli: Italian soldier and jurist (b. 1502) 

1583 Thomas erastus: Switz, theologist, 

1610 Ludolph van ceulen: German mathematician (b. 1540) 

1616 Jacques le maire: Pirate/explorer (lemaire strait), 

1647 Giovanni maria trabaci: Composer, 

1650 Dorgon: Chinese emperor (b. 1612) 

1652 Frances cecil: 2nd wife of english earl of shaftesbury, 

1673 Oliver st john: English statesman and judge 

1679 Giovanni alfonso borelli: Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) 

1691 Dudley north: English economist (b. 1641) 

1719 John flamsteed: 1st astronomer royal, 

1733 Hubert k poot: Dutch poet (akkerleven), 

1742 Karl iii philip: Elector palatine (b. 1661) 

1775 Richard montgomery: General, 

1799 Jean-françois marmontel: French historian and writer (b. 1723) 

1802 Francis lewis: Welsh/us merchant/signer (decl of ind), 

1809 Franz ignaz beck: Composer, 

1818 Jean-pierre duport: Composer, 

1848 Oliver shaw: Composer, 

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