Famous Deaths In December - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on this day in history.
0268 On December - 26 death of pope Dionysius
1350 Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on December - 26.
1458 On December - 26 death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)
1476 Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.
1530 On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1574 On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.
1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1676 On December - 26 domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
1679 On December - 26 john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1731 On this day in history death of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. 1672)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on this day in history.
1740 On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1771 On December - 26 death of claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. 1715)
1776 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle
1780 Death of John Fothergill, English physician (b. 1712) on December - 26.
1784 Death of Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (b. 1743) on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history death of gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713)
1797 John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 on December - 26.
1827 Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63
1837 Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1861 Death of Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history death of 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato
1866 On this day in history samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49
1869 On this day in history death of jean Louis Marie Poiseuille, French physiologist (b. 1797)
1879 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on this day in history.
1887 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86
1909 On this day in history death of frederic Remington, American artist (b. 1861)
1916 Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history louise J Gautier, French poetess/daughter of Theophile G, dies at 71
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