Famous Deaths In February - 26

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

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

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.  

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

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

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

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

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

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

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1608  On this day in history 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  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 February - 26.  

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

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 February - 26.  

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  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

1857  On February - 26 ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88  

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

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on February - 26.  

1870  On February - 26 death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched  

1871  On this day in history charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76  

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  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on this day in history.  

1903  On February - 26 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  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.