Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.  

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 February - 26.  

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

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

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.  

1561  On this day in history death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

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

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

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

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78  

1723  Death of Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653) on this day in history.  

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.  

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

1770  On February - 26 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  On this day in history robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66  

1815  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)  

1821  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)  

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

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 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  On this day in history death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84  

1906  On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70  

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

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

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.