Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on February - 26.   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1723  Death of Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653) on February - 26.   

1726  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies   

1766  On this day in history august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30   

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)   

1810  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

1813  On this day in history robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

1815  On this day in history death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on this day in history.   

1823  On February - 26 john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on February - 26.   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1859  On February - 26 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

1864  On this day in history death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)   

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1883  On February - 26 death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)   

1889  On this day in history death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)   

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on February - 26.   

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.   

1906  On February - 26 manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat