Famous Deaths In April - 26

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.   

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 26 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79   

1703  On this day in history georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

1716  Death of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) on April - 26.   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1784  Death of Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on April - 26.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1805  On April - 26 jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on April - 26.   

1865  Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 26 death of ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)   

1892  Death of Sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791) on this day in history.   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  On this day in history hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84   

1924  On April - 26 josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.   

1936  On this day in history death of tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1938  Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on April - 26.   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65   

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1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.