Famous Deaths Happened In April - 26

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.   

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1703  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on April - 26.   

1716  On April - 26 death of john Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651)   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on April - 26.   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1784  Death of Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) on April - 26.   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on April - 26.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1805  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55 on April - 26.   

1827  On April - 26 bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90   

1865  Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 on April - 26.   

1881  Death of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history death of sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791)   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1910  On April - 26 bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

1920  On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)   

1922  On this day in history hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84   

1924  On this day in history josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1932  On this day in history bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies   

1936  Death of Tammany Young, American actor (b.1886) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  On April - 26 jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

1944  Death of Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)