Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66  

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.  

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.  

1258  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies  

1350  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies  

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.  

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

1546  On this day in history thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies  

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1566  On March - 26 antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies  

1638  On this day in history palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30  

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 March - 26.  

1697  Death of Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640) on this day in history.  

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

1726  John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1736  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1772  On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)  

1776  On this day in history death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)  

1780  Death of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1793  Death of John Mudge, English physician (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71  

1827  Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56 on March - 26.  

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

1837  On this day in history joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53  

1858  On March - 26 death of john Addison Thomas, American soldier (b. 1811)  

1865  Thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies on this day in history.  

1880  Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.  

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.  

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.  

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on this day in history.  

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.  

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.  

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on March - 26.  

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.