Famous Deaths Happened In May - 06
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
0523 Thrasamunde: King of vandalen 

0680 Muawiyah i: Caliph (b. 602) 

0988 Dirk ii: West frisian count of holland 

1085 King alfonso vi: Of leon conquered toledo, 

1124 Balak: Emir of aleppo, murdered 

1475 Dieric bouts: Dutch painter, 

1502 James tyrrell: Alleged murderer of the princes in the tower (executed) 

1527 Karel van bourbon: Military governor (lombardije), 

1540 Jean luis vives: Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, 

1596 Giaches de wert: Flemish composer (b. 1535) 

1620 Hayyim ben joseph vital: Palestinian-born kabbalist (b. 1543) 

1631 Robert bruce cotton: English politician 

1638 Cornelius jansen: Theologian (jansenism), 

1642 Frans francken: The younger, flemish painter, 

1666 Paul siefert: Composer, 

1667 Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer, 

1678 Joseph de la barre: Composer, 

1708 François de laval: First bishop of new france (b. 1623) 

1727 Catharina i: Latvia tsarina of russia, 

1739 Bernardus smijtegelt: Vicar (gekrookte reed), 

1757 Maximilian ulysses count browne: Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) 

1776 James kent: Composer, 

1794 Jean-jacques beauvarget-charpentier: Composer, 

1814 George joseph vogler: Composer, 

1836 Christian ignatius latrobe: Composer, 

1840 Francisco de paula santander: Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) 

1841 John thomson: Composer, 

1852 Charles-louis-joseph hanssens: Composer, 

1856 William hamilton: Metaphysicist, 

1859 Friedrich heinrich alexander: Explorer/scientist, 

1862 Henry david thoreau: Us writer/pacifist (walden pond), 

1864 Henry livermore abbott: Us union brig-general, 

1877 Johan ludvig runeberg: Finnish poet (b. 1804) 

1882 Frederick cavendish: Assassinated by fenian invincibles, in dublin 

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