Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.  

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

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

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 February - 26 death of john Still, English bishop  

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.  

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

1726  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

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

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

1815  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)  

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 this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

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

1859  On February - 26 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

1864  On February - 26 death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)  

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.  

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  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.  

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.  

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.  

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

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