Famous Deaths Happened In August - 26

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)   

1595  On August - 26 death of antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)   

1616  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. circa 1580) on August - 26.   

1683  Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.   

1712  On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

1714  Death of Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632) on August - 26.   

1723  Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on August - 26.   

1770  Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on August - 26.   

1785  Death of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) on August - 26.   

1813  Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1849  Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on August - 26.   

1850  Death of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on this day in history.   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on August - 26.   

1869  On August - 26 henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on this day in history.   

1908  Death of Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 26 death of william James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)   

1915  Death of John Bunny American comedian (b. 1863) on August - 26.   

1921  Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies on August - 26.   

1930  On this day in history lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47   

1944  Death of Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.   

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer