Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.   

1595  On this day in history death of antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)   

1616  On August - 26 johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66   

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.   

1666  Death of Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580) on August - 26.   

1683  On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

1712  On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

1714  Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on August - 26.   

1723  On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90   

1770  On August - 26 domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1785  On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)   

1813  Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on August - 26.   

1849  Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on August - 26.   

1850  Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on August - 26.   

1860  On August - 26 friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

1863  On August - 26 john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1869  On August - 26 henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on August - 26.   

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on August - 26.   

1908  Death of Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 26 death of william James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)   

1915  Death of John Bunny American comedian (b. 1863) on August - 26.   

1921  Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 26 lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47   

1944  Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer