Historical Events In February - 26

0364  Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor on this day in history.  

1076  On February - 26 godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1200  On February - 26 symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint  

1266  On February - 26 battle of Benevento  

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.  

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

1531  Earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000 on February - 26.  

1534  On this day in history 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  Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.  

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 February - 26.  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer on this day in history.  

1677  On this day in history nicola Fago, composer  

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

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78  

1717  On February - 26 john Randall, composer  

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1766  On this day in history august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

1770  Antoine Reicha, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.  

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

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.  

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

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.