Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On this day in history 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 February - 26.   

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

1266  On February - 26 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  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 26 godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78   

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

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

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

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1813  On February - 26 robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

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 this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.   

1871  On February - 26 charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

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  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  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 February - 26.   

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

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

1671  On February - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat