Famous Deaths 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  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

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

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.   

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)   

1595  On August - 26 death of antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)   

1616  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.   

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

1666  On this day in history death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)   

1683  On August - 26 christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

1712  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1785  Death of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

1813  On August - 26 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66   

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

1860  On this day in history friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

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

1865  On August - 26 johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73   

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

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok   

1908  On August - 26 death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)   

1910  On this day in history 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 August - 26.   

1930  Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47 on August - 26.   

1944  Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on August - 26.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer