Famous Deaths In May - 26

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.   

1648  Death of Vincent Voiture, French poet (b. 1597) on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history death of robert Filmer, English writer (b. 1588)   

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 May - 26.   

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

1799  Death of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (b. 1714) on May - 26.   

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

1818  On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies   

1824  Death of Capel Lofft, English writer (b. 1751) on May - 26.   

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

1832  Francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 26.   

1840  Death of Sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764) on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1873  August Conradi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1876  On May - 26 frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77   

1880  On this day in history john Curwen, composer, dies at 63   

1881  On this day in history death of jakob Bernays, German philologist (b. 1824)   

1883  Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 on May - 26.   

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

1902  Death of Almon Strowger, American inventor (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1904  Death of Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French neurologist (b. 1857) on May - 26.   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

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

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on this day in history.   

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