Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.  

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 February - 26.  

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  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  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

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1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on February - 26.  

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

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 this day in history maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

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

1770  On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

1802  On February - 26 death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)  

1810  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75  

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

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

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

1588  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 February - 26.