Famous Deaths Happened In March - 26

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on March - 26.   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on March - 26.   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.   

1535  On March - 26 death of georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482)   

1546  On March - 26 thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies   

1566  Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies on March - 26.   

1638  Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 on this day in history.   

1649  John Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies on March - 26.   

1657  Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69 on March - 26.   

1679  Death of Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history death of godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)   

1713  On this day in history pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77   

1726  On March - 26 john Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62   

1736  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49 on March - 26.   

1772  Death of Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) on this day in history.   

1776  On March - 26 death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)   

1780  On this day in history death of charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713)   

1793  On this day in history death of john Mudge, English physician (b. 1721)   

1797  James Hutton, geologist, dies on March - 26.   

1809  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on March - 26.   

1814  On March - 26 death of joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738)   

1820  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1827  Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1831  Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1837  Joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53 on March - 26.   

1858  On this day in history death of john Addison Thomas, American soldier (b. 1811)   

1865  On March - 26 thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies   

1880  On March - 26 mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62   

1881  Death of Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat (b. 1800) on March - 26.   

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1479  On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)