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 this day in history.  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.  

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  On February - 26 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  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.  

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  

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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  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)  

1726  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on this day in history.  

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

1889  On February - 26 death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)  

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on February - 26.  

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.  

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.  

1587  On February - 26 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  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)  

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

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.