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  On January - 26 death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

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

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1798  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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 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  Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies on January - 26.   

1855  On January - 26 death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)   

1869  Death of Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) on January - 26.   

1870  Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 on January - 26.   

1885  Death of Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 on this day in history.   

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 January - 26.   

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

1895  Arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies on January - 26.   

1904  On this day in history john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

1911  Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on January - 26.   

1920  Death of Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered on this day in history.   

1922  Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75 on January - 26.   

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

1932  On this day in history william K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies   

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 January - 26.   

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.   

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

1613  On January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer   

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

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1716  On this day in history birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville