Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

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  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer   

1561  Death of Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer on this day in history.   

1577  On February - 26 erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43   

1608  On February - 26 death of john Still, English bishop   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.   

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

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.   

1766  On this day in history august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30   

1770  On February - 26 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

1802  Death of Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

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  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  On this day in history death of joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)   

1823  On February - 26 john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)   

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on February - 26.   

1883  On February - 26 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  Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84 on February - 26.   

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

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.