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 this day in history.   

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

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 26 death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)   

1726  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

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

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 February - 26.   

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

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on February - 26.   

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on February - 26.   

1870  On February - 26 death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched   

1871  On February - 26 charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

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

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 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  On February - 26 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 February - 26.   

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