Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
1278 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.
1346 Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.
1349 On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
1368 On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1486 Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1518 On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara
1551 On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)
1572 On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)
1595 Death of Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531) on this day in history.
1616 On August - 26 johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66
1661 On this day in history louis Couperin, composer, dies
1666 On August - 26 death of frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580)
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
1712 On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80
1714 On this day in history death of edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632)
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 On August - 26 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63
1832 On August - 26 henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96
1849 Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on August - 26.
1850 On August - 26 death of louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773)
1860 On this day in history friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
1863 John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on this day in history.
1865 Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1869 Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on August - 26.
1873 On August - 26 carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57
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 On August - 26 lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47
1944 On this day in history death of adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909)
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