Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.  

Feb 28 In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

Apr 09 In the year 1626 francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies  

Apr 11 In the year 1626 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 on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1626 death of juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)  

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

Sep 26 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 in the year 1626.  

Sep 30 On this day in history death of nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559)  

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

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

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

Dec 08 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

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

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.