Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On February - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

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

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

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

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.   

1608  On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop   

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

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 February - 26.   

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.   

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 26.   

1815  Death of Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737) on February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

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

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 February - 26.   

1871  On this day in history charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

1883  On February - 26 death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)   

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

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

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

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On February - 26 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  On this day in history 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