Famous Deaths Happened In May - 26

0604  On this day in history 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  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  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

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

1679  On May - 26 death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)   

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

1703  On May - 26 samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70   

1742  Death of Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672) on this day in history.   

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

1831  Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies on this day in history.   

1832  Francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1840  On May - 26 death of sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764)   

1864  On this day in history ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71   

1868  Death of Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution on May - 26.   

1871  Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 26 august Conradi, composer, dies at 51   

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

1880  John Curwen, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 May - 26 frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67   

1902  Death of Almon Strowger, American inventor (b. 1839) on May - 26.   

1904  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

1591  On May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.   

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.