Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 in the year 1626.  

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

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

Feb 07 In the year 1626 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 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)  

Jul 05 Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jul 13 In the year 1626 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 in the year 1626.  

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 in the year 1626.  

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

Nov 29 On this day in history death of ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580)  

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

Dec 08 John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05 In the year 1626 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

Mar 12 On this day in history 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 Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born in the year 1626.  

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