Famous Deaths Happened In May - 26

0604  Augustinus van canterbury: Bishop/apostle of england,   

0735  Beda venerabilis: English speaking church historian,   

0818  Ali ar-rida: Shia imam (b. 766)   

1055  Margrave adalbert of austria: Margrave adalbert of austria   

1421  Mohammed i: Sultan of turkey (1413-21),   

1512  Bajezid ii: Governor of amasja/8th sultan of turkey,   

1595  Philippus nerius: [filippo neri], italian merchant/saint,   

1609  Cornelis claesz: Mapmaker, buried   

1648  Vincent voiture: French poet (b. 1597)   

1653  Robert filmer: English writer (b. 1588)   

1679  Ferdinand maria: Elector of bavaria (b. 1636)   

1685  Karel: Monarch of palts,   

1703  Samuel pepys: English marine expert (diary)/composer,   

1742  Pylyp orlyk: Ukrainian zaporozhian cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672)   

1753  Willem maurits: Earl of nassau/gov of zeeuws-flanders,   

1762  Alexander gottlieb baumgarten: German philosopher (b. 1714)   

1799  James burnett: Lord monboddo, scottish judge (b. 1714)   

1814  Joseph-ignace guillotin: Officially named the guillotine (b. 1789)   

1818  Michael a barclay de tolly: Russian fieldmarshal/war minister,   

1824  Capel lofft: English writer (b. 1751)   

1831  Georg hermes: German philosopher/theologist (hermenianen),   

1832  Francois-louis perne: Composer,   

1840  Sidney smith: British admiral (b. 1764)   

1864  Ch sealsfield: Writer,   

1868  Michael barrett: Irish nationalist, last british public execution   

1871  Aime maillart: Composer,   

1873  August conradi: Composer,   

1876  Frantisek palacky: Czech historian/mp,   

1880  John curwen: Composer,   

1881  Jakob bernays: German philologist (b. 1824)   

1883  Abd el-kader: Algerian sultan/religious ruler,   

1891  Frederick bowen jewson: Composer,   

1902  Almon strowger: American inventor (b. 1839)   

1904  Georges gilles de la tourette: French neurologist (b. 1857)   

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1264  Prince koreyasu: Japanese shogun   

1478  Clement vii: [giulio de' medici], italy, pope (1523-34)   

1566  Mohammed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed iii: Ottoman emperor   

1591  Dirck janszoon sweelinck: Composer   

1602  Philippe de champaigne: French painter   

1667  Abraham de moivre: French mathematician (de moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien vaillant: French botanist