Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on February - 26.   

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78   

1723  On this day in history death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)   

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.   

1766  On February - 26 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30   

1770  On February - 26 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1813  On February - 26 robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

1815  On this day in history death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 26 death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)   

1870  On this day in history death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on February - 26.   

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on February - 26.   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on this day in history.   

1903  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.   

1906  On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat