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 February - 26.  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.  

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.  

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop  

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on February - 26.  

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.  

1723  On February - 26 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  On February - 26 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on February - 26.  

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

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  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)  

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

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

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  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on February - 26.  

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

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 February - 26.  

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  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.