Famous Deaths Happened In February - 26

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.   

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

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on this day in history.   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1686  Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history 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  Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on February - 26.   

1827  On February - 26 david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1857  On February - 26 ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on February - 26.   

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on this day in history.   

1870  On February - 26 death of wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history 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 February - 26.   

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

1906  On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70   

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

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 February - 26.   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat