Famous Deaths Happened In January - 26

0946  On January - 26 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 this day in history.   

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.   

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  On January - 26 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59   

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.   

1750  On this day in history death of albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. 1686)   

1795  On January - 26 johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62   

1798  On January - 26 christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49   

1799  Death of Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1803  Georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72 on January - 26.   

1823  On this day in history death of edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749)   

1824  On January - 26 edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

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 January - 26.   

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  On this day in history death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

1886  On this day in history death of david Rice Atchison, American politician (b. 1807)   

1891  Nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday   

1895  On January - 26 arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

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

1911  On January - 26 charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67   

1920  Death of Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered on January - 26.   

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

1926  Death of John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University on January - 26.   

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

1933  On this day in history death of alva Belmont, American socialite (b. 1853)   

1939  On this day in history death of armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard   

1942  Gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1541  On January - 26 birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.   

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

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on January - 26.   

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

1716  On January - 26 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville