Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

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

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.  

Feb 11 On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died in the year 1626.  

May 04 In the year 1626 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 in the year 1626.  

Jul 05 In the year 1626 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

Jul 13 Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1626.  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died on this day in history.  

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 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born in the year 1626.  

Jan 25 In the year 1626 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 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.