Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

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

1154  On February - 26 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 February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on February - 26.   

1608  On this day in history 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  Death of Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653) on February - 26.   

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.   

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

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1813  On February - 26 robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

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

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1870  On this day in history 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  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 26 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  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 February - 26.   

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

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

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

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

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