Famous Deaths In March - 26

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

0752  On this day in history stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies  

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.  

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 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 March - 26.  

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer  

1535  Death of Georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482) on this day in history.  

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1649  John Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies on this day in history.  

1657  On this day in history jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69  

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

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

1772  Death of Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) on March - 26.  

1776  Death of Samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725) on March - 26.  

1780  On March - 26 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 this day in history james Hutton, geologist, dies  

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

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 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  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  On March - 26 death of roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat (b. 1800)  

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1479  On March - 26 birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III  

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 this day in history.  

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.