Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

Jan 01 In the year 1626 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68  

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

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Feb 07 William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died in the year 1626.  

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

Feb 20 On this day in history john Dowland, composer, dies  

Feb 28 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.  

Apr 11 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died in the year 1626.  

May 04 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) died on this day in history.  

May 17 Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570) died in the year 1626.  

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 François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543) died in the year 1626.  

Sep 26 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 in the year 1626.  

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 Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29 On this day in history death of ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580)  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died on this day in history.  

Dec 08 John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) died on this day in history.  

Dec 10 On this day in history death of edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)  

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

Jan 16 In the year 1626 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)  

Jan 25 In the year 1626 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter  

Feb 05 On this day in history 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 In the year 1626 birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born in the year 1626.  

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

May 12 In the year 1626 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)