Famous Deaths In April - 26

0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies   

1648  On this day in history christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79   

1703  On April - 26 georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

1716  On April - 26 death of john Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651)   

1726  On April - 26 jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75   

1731  On April - 26 daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70   

1784  Death of Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) on April - 26.   

1785  On April - 26 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

1789  On this day in history peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67   

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

1827  On April - 26 bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90   

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

1881  Death of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815) on April - 26.   

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

1907  On April - 26 pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

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

1920  Death of Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on April - 26.   

1924  On this day in history josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 26 death of tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1938  On April - 26 edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

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

1941  On this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on April - 26.   

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

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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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 April - 26.   

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  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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