Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43   

1608  On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop   

1630  On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies   

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78   

1723  On February - 26 death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)   

1726  On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies   

1766  On February - 26 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30   

1770  On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

1802  On this day in history death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)   

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66 on February - 26.   

1815  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on February - 26.   

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  On this day in history ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

1859  On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

1864  On this day in history death of louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807)   

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.   

1871  On this day in history charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

1883  On February - 26 death of alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)   

1889  Death of Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 26 richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

1906  Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on February - 26.   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat