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  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

1444  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.   

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on April - 26.   

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

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

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on April - 26.   

1932  On April - 26 bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies   

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  On April - 26 carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65   

1941  On April - 26 jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

1944  On April - 26 death of violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893)   

1945  On April - 26 death of pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871)   

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

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On April - 26 birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)