Famous Deaths In April - 26

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.   

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1703  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1716  Death of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) on this day in history.   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on April - 26.   

1731  On April - 26 daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70   

1784  On April - 26 death of nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718)   

1785  On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

1789  On April - 26 peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67   

1805  On this day in history jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on April - 26.   

1865  Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 26 death of ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)   

1892  Death of Sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1910  On this day in history bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

1920  On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on April - 26.   

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1932  On April - 26 bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies   

1936  On April - 26 death of tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1938  On April - 26 edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on April - 26.   

1945  Death of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)