Famous Deaths Happened In April - 26

0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies   

1648  On this day in history christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79   

1703  On April - 26 georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

1716  Death of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70 on April - 26.   

1784  Death of Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history death of ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)   

1892  Death of Sir Provo Wallis, British Admiral and naval hero (b. 1791) on April - 26.   

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

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  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on April - 26.   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.   

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 this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

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

1945  On April - 26 death of pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general (b. 1871)   

1946  Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on April - 26.   

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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

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