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 February - 26.  

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  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  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on February - 26.  

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 this day in history william Brade, composer, dies  

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 February - 26.  

1766  On this day in history 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 February - 26.  

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 February - 26.  

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

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on February - 26.  

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  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.  

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)  

1901  On this day in history death of chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded  

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84  

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 February - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.