Famous Deaths In August - 26
Friday, 26 July 2024
1278 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.
1346 On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle
1349 On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
1368 On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1486 Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1518 Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.
1551 Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.
1572 On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)
1595 Death of Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531) on this day in history.
1616 Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.
1661 Louis Couperin, composer, dies on this day in history.
1666 On August - 26 death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
1712 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1714 Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on August - 26.
1723 On August - 26 thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
1770 Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on August - 26.
1785 On August - 26 death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)
1813 Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on August - 26.
1832 On August - 26 henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96
1849 Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1850 Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on this day in history.
1860 Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on August - 26.
1863 John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73
1869 Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1873 Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1894 PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on this day in history.
1908 Death of Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) on August - 26.
1910 On August - 26 death of william James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
1915 On August - 26 death of john Bunny American comedian (b. 1863)
1921 On this day in history ludwig Thoma, writer, dies
1930 On this day in history lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47
1944 On this day in history death of adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909)
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