Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78   

1723  Death of Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653) on this day in history.   

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

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  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on February - 26.   

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

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

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 February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on February - 26.   

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 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  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

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

1671  On this day in history 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  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

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