Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on this day in history.   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on February - 26.   

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1723  On February - 26 death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)   

1726  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies   

1766  August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1770  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on February - 26.   

1810  On February - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1815  Death of Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737) on February - 26.   

1821  On February - 26 death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)   

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on February - 26.   

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.   

1859  On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

1864  On February - 26 death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)   

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on February - 26.   

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on February - 26.   

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat