Famous Deaths In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1626 john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

Jan 24 In the year 1626 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)  

Feb 07 In the year 1626 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)  

Feb 11 Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died in the year 1626.  

Feb 20 In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies  

Feb 28 In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)  

May 04 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) died in the year 1626.  

May 17 Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) died in the year 1626.  

Jul 05 Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jul 13 On this day in history death of robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543)  

Sep 26 In the year 1626 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

Sep 30 Nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559) died in the year 1626.  

Oct 02 On this day in history death of diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)  

Oct 30 On this day in history willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35  

Nov 25 Edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566) died in the year 1626.  

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1626 death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)  

Dec 10 In the year 1626 death of edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)  

Dec 15 In the year 1626 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

Jan 16 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born in the year 1626.  

Mar 12 In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born in the year 1626.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer  

Apr 13 Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born on this day in history.  

May 12 In the year 1626 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)