Historical Events In February - 26

0364  Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor on February - 26.  

1076  Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.  

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.  

1266  Battle of Benevento on this day in history.  

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1361  On this day in history wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1531  On this day in history earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000  

1534  On February - 26 pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

1552  On February - 26 heinrich Faber, German composer  

1561  On this day in history jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized on February - 26.  

1577  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43  

1588  On this day in history nicolaus Erich, composer  

1590  Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda on February - 26.  

1608  On February - 26 john Still, English bishop  

1616  On February - 26 spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo  

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer on February - 26.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat  

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.  

1717  John Randall, composer on this day in history.  

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.  

1732  On this day in history mass first celebrated in American Catholic church, (St Joseph's Church, Philadelphia)  

1732  1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia on February - 26.  

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1770  On February - 26 antoine Reicha, composer  

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1772  Caspar Furstenau, composer on this day in history.  

1773  Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Philadelphia) (1st solitary) on February - 26.  

1773  On this day in history construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Phila) (1st solitary)  

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.  

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)  

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.  

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.  

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.  

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.  

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.