Famous Deaths In 1626

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 in the year 1626.  

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

Feb 07 In the year 1626 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)  

Feb 11 On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 in the year 1626.  

Apr 09 On this day in history francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)  

May 04 In the year 1626 death of arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569)  

May 17 In the year 1626 death of juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)  

Jul 05 Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jul 13 On this day in history death of robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)  

Sep 21 In the year 1626 death of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543)  

Sep 26 In the year 1626 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

Sep 30 On this day in history death of nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559)  

Oct 02 In the year 1626 death of diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)  

Oct 30 On this day in history willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35  

Nov 25 On this day in history death of edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566)  

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died in the year 1626.  

Dec 08 John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) died on this day in history.  

Dec 10 On this day in history death of edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)  

Dec 15 In the year 1626 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)  

Jan 25 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

Mar 12 In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born in the year 1626.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer  

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

May 12 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.