Famous Deaths In January - 26

0946  On January - 26 death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

1630  On January - 26 death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on January - 26.   

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  Death of Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. 1686) on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Death of Edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749) on January - 26.   

1824  On this day in history edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

1849  Death of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at 45 on this day in history.   

1850  Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies on January - 26.   

1855  On this day in history death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)   

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 January - 26 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

1886  Death of David Rice Atchison, American politician (b. 1807) on January - 26.   

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 January - 26 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  William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies on January - 26.   

1933  On January - 26 death of alva Belmont, American socialite (b. 1853)   

1939  Death of Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard on January - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1541  On January - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

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.