Famous Deaths In March - 26

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.   

1212  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482) on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on March - 26.   

1566  On March - 26 antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies   

1638  On this day in history palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30   

1649  John Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies on March - 26.   

1657  Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69 on March - 26.   

1679  On March - 26 death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)   

1697  On this day in history death of godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)   

1713  On this day in history pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77   

1726  On March - 26 john Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62   

1736  On March - 26 georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49   

1772  On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)   

1776  On March - 26 death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)   

1780  Death of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713) on March - 26.   

1793  Death of John Mudge, English physician (b. 1721) on March - 26.   

1797  James Hutton, geologist, dies on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68   

1814  Death of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738) on March - 26.   

1820  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1827  On this day in history ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56   

1831  Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1837  Joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53 on March - 26.   

1858  On March - 26 death of john Addison Thomas, American soldier (b. 1811)   

1865  Thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies on March - 26.   

1880  Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62 on March - 26.   

1881  On March - 26 death of roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat (b. 1800)   

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1479  On March - 26 birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  On March - 26 birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.   

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on March - 26.   

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  On this day in history birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)