Famous Deaths Happened In March - 26

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0752  On March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies   

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.   

1535  On this day in history death of georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482)   

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on March - 26.   

1566  On March - 26 antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies   

1638  Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 on this day in history.   

1649  On March - 26 john Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies   

1657  Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1679  Death of Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) on March - 26.   

1697  On this day in history death of godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)   

1713  On March - 26 pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77   

1726  John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 on March - 26.   

1736  On this day in history georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49   

1772  On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)   

1776  On this day in history death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)   

1780  On March - 26 death of charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713)   

1793  Death of John Mudge, English physician (b. 1721) on March - 26.   

1797  On March - 26 james Hutton, geologist, dies   

1809  On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68   

1814  On this day in history death of joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738)   

1820  On March - 26 jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71   

1827  Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1831  Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1837  On March - 26 joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53   

1858  Death of John Addison Thomas, American soldier (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1865  On March - 26 thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies   

1880  On this day in history mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62   

1881  Death of Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat (b. 1800) on March - 26.   

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.   

1516  On March - 26 birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.