Famous Deaths In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.

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

Jan 24 In the year 1626 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)

Feb 07 On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)

Feb 11 Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died in the year 1626.

Feb 20 In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies

Feb 28 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 in the year 1626.

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

Apr 11 On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)

May 04 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) died in the year 1626.

May 17 Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) died in the year 1626.

Jul 05 Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle in the year 1626.

Jul 13 On this day in history death of robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)

Sep 21 In the year 1626 death of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543)

Sep 26 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.

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

Oct 02 In the year 1626 death of diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)

Oct 30 Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 in the year 1626.

Nov 25 Edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566) died on this day in history.

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died on this day in history.

Nov 30 On this day in history death of thomas Weelkes, English composer

Dec 08 In the year 1626 death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)

Dec 10 On this day in history death of edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)

Dec 15 On this day in history adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70

Jan 16 In the year 1626 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)

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 on this day in history.

Mar 12 John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born in the year 1626.

Apr 05 In the year 1626 birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born in the year 1626.

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised

May 12 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.