Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

Jan 01 In the year 1626 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68  

Jan 21 In the year 1626 john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)  

Feb 07 William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died on this day in history.  

Feb 11 In the year 1626 death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died on this day in history.  

May 04 On this day in history death of arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569)  

May 17 Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) died on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

Jul 13 Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563) died in the year 1626.  

Sep 21 François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543) died in the year 1626.  

Sep 26 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

Sep 30 Nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559) died on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567) died in the year 1626.  

Oct 30 On this day in history willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35  

Nov 25 In the year 1626 death of edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566)  

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died in the year 1626.  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)  

Dec 10 Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581) died on this day in history.  

Dec 15 In the year 1626 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

Jan 16 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter  

Feb 05 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born in the year 1626.  

Mar 12 In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 12 In the year 1626 birth of paul Hainlein, composer  

Apr 13 In the year 1626 birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

May 12 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born in the year 1626.