Famous Deaths Happened In January - 26

0946  On this day in history death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  On this day in history albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.   

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  On this day in history death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.   

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on this day in history.   

1750  On January - 26 death of albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. 1686)   

1795  Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62 on January - 26.   

1798  On this day in history christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49   

1799  On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

1803  On January - 26 georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72   

1823  On January - 26 death of edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749)   

1824  Edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies on January - 26.   

1849  On this day in history death of thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at 45   

1850  On this day in history francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies   

1855  Death of Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808) on this day in history.   

1869  On January - 26 death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)   

1870  On January - 26 cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67   

1885  Death of Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 on January - 26.   

1886  On January - 26 death of david Rice Atchison, American politician (b. 1807)   

1891  On January - 26 nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies   

1893  Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday on January - 26.   

1895  On this day in history arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

1904  John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 on January - 26.   

1911  Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered   

1922  Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1926  Death of John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University on this day in history.   

1932  William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies on this day in history.   

1933  Death of Alva Belmont, American socialite (b. 1853) on January - 26.   

1939  Death of Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 26 gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83   

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1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)   

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.   

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.