Famous Deaths In February - 26

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

1154  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

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

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on this day in history.  

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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1608  On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop  

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 this day in history 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  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 February - 26.  

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on February - 26.  

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  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on February - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)  

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history 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