Famous Deaths 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 February - 26.  

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  On February - 26 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  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

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

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

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

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1608  On February - 26 death of john Still, English bishop  

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

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

1766  On February - 26 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

1770  On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

1802  On this day in history death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)  

1810  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60  

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)  

1821  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)  

1823  On February - 26 john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66  

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

1857  On February - 26 ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88  

1859  On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

1864  On this day in history death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)  

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  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 this day in history.  

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

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

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

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  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat