Famous Deaths Happened In May - 26

0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried   

1648  Death of Vincent Voiture, French poet (b. 1597) on May - 26.   

1653  Death of Robert Filmer, English writer (b. 1588) on May - 26.   

1679  Death of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) on this day in history.   

1685  Karel, monarch of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70   

1742  Death of Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672) on May - 26.   

1753  Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1762  Death of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714) on May - 26.   

1799  On May - 26 death of james Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (b. 1714)   

1814  Death of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, officially named the Guillotine (b. 1789) on May - 26.   

1818  On May - 26 michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies   

1824  On this day in history death of capel Lofft, English writer (b. 1751)   

1831  Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies on May - 26.   

1832  On May - 26 francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59   

1840  Death of Sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 26 ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71   

1868  Death of Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution on this day in history.   

1871  Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54 on May - 26.   

1873  August Conradi, composer, dies at 51 on May - 26.   

1876  Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77 on May - 26.   

1880  On May - 26 john Curwen, composer, dies at 63   

1881  Death of Jakob Bernays, German philologist (b. 1824) on May - 26.   

1883  On May - 26 abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74   

1891  On this day in history frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67   

1902  On this day in history death of almon Strowger, American inventor (b. 1839)   

1904  On May - 26 death of georges Gilles de la Tourette, French neurologist (b. 1857)   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.