Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)  

Feb 07 In the year 1626 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)  

Feb 11 Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies  

Feb 28 In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

Apr 09 On this day in history francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies  

Apr 11 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died on this day in history.  

May 04 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) died in the year 1626.  

May 17 Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) died on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

Jul 13 In the year 1626 death of robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543)  

Sep 26 In the year 1626 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

Sep 30 On this day in history death of nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559)  

Oct 02 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567) died in the year 1626.  

Oct 30 In the year 1626 willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35  

Nov 25 Edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566) died on this day in history.  

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1626 death of thomas Weelkes, English composer  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)  

Dec 10 Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581) died on this day in history.  

Dec 15 On this day in history adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

Jan 16 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born in the year 1626.  

Jan 25 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born in the year 1626.  

Feb 05 In the year 1626 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

Mar 12 John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born in the year 1626.  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1626 birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

May 12 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.