Famous Deaths In February - 26

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

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  On this day in history 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 February - 26.  

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

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

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on this day in history.  

1577  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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1608  On February - 26 death of john Still, English bishop  

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies  

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.  

1723  On this day in history death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)  

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.  

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on February - 26.  

1810  On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60  

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on February - 26.  

1815  Death of Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737) on this day in history.  

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on February - 26.  

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on February - 26.  

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.  

1859  On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on this day in history.  

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 February - 26.  

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on this day in history.  

1889  On February - 26 death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)  

1901  On February - 26 death of chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded  

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

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.  

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

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.  

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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