Famous Deaths Happened In January - 09
Thursday, 26 February 2026
1150 Emperor xizong of jin: Emperor xizong of jin was murdered by prince hailing of jin in a coup d'état. 

1282 Abû 'uthmân sa'îd hakam al qurashi: Ruler of minorca (b. 1204) 

1283 Wen tianxiang: Prime minister of china (executed) (b. 1236) 

1499 Johan cicero: Elector of (brandenburg, 1486-99), 

1514 Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian, 

1543 Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491) 

1562 Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514) 

1571 Nicolas durand de villegaignon: French naval officer (b. 1510) 

1598 Jasper heywood: English translator (b. 1553) 

1677 Aernout "aert" van der neer: Cartoonist/landscape painter, 

1679 Werner fabricius: Composer, 

1757 Bernard le bovier de fontenelle: French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657) 

1766 Thomas birch: British historian (b. 1705) 

1798 Pedro pablo abarca d bolea earl of aranda: Spanish officer, 

1799 Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian scientist (b. 1718) 

1800 Jean Étienne championnet: French general (b. 1762) 

1805 Noble wimberly jones: American continental congressman (b. 1723) 

1828 Pieter 't hoen: Dutch journalist/patriot (neder-rhijn), 

1843 Caroline herschel: "1st lady of astronomy", 

1848 Caroline herschel: German-born astronomer (b. 1750) 

1849 Jan kops: Dutch agriculturist/vicar, 

1853 Juan n gallego: Spanish poet/interpreter (el dos de mayo), 

1854 Filippo traetta: [philip trajetta], ital composer, 

1858 Anson jones: 5th and last president of texas (suicide) (b. 1798) 

1863 Ferdinand huber: Composer, 

1873 Emperor napoleon iii of france: Emperor napoleon iii of france (b. 1808) 

1876 Samuel gridley howe: American abolitionist (b. 1801) 

1877 Alexander brullov: Russia painter (b. 1799) 

1878 Victor emmanuel ii: King of sard (1849-61)/italy (1861-78), 

1879 Don joaquin bf espartero: Fieldmarshall/viceroy of navarra, 

1886 Jakob eduard schmolzer: Composer, 

1893 Mohara: Arab ivory/slave trader, 

1895 Aaron lufkin dennison: American watch manufacturer (b. 1812) 

1901 Richard copley christie: English scholar (b. 1830) 

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