Famous Deaths In March - 26

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

0752  On March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies  

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66  

1130  On this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)  

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58  

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

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.  

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer  

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

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on March - 26.  

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1566  On this day in history antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies  

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

1649  On March - 26 john Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies  

1657  On March - 26 jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69  

1679  Death of Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) on March - 26.  

1697  On March - 26 death of godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)  

1713  On March - 26 pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77  

1726  On this day in history john Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62  

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

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

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  On March - 26 james Hutton, geologist, dies  

1809  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1814  Death of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738) on March - 26.  

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

1827  On March - 26 ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56  

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

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

1858  Death of John Addison Thomas, American soldier (b. 1811) on March - 26.  

1865  On this day in history thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies  

1880  Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62 on March - 26.  

1881  On this day in history death of roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat (b. 1800)  

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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 this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)  

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

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

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer  

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.