Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

1360  On February - 26 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  On this day in history 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   

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

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies   

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on February - 26.   

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 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 February - 26.   

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

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

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  On February - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on February - 26.   

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  On February - 26 richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

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  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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