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 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.

Feb 07 William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died in the year 1626.

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 In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.

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 on this day in history.

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

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

Sep 26 In the year 1626 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71

Sep 30 Nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559) died in the year 1626.

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1626 death of thomas Weelkes, English composer

Dec 08 John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) died in the year 1626.

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

Dec 15 Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 in the year 1626.

Jan 16 On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.

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 On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer

Apr 13 Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born on this day in history.

May 12 On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)