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  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.  

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

1577  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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

1630  On this day in history william Brade, composer, dies  

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

1723  On February - 26 death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)  

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

1766  On February - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

1813  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)  

1823  On this day in history john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66  

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

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

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  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  On February - 26 death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)  

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on February - 26.  

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

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  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