Famous Deaths Happened In 1626

Jan 01 On this day in history cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68  

Jan 21 On this day in history john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

Jan 24 Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 11 In the year 1626 death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.  

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

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.  

Apr 11 Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) died on this day in history.  

May 04 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569) died on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)  

Jul 05 In the year 1626 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

Jul 13 Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563) died in the year 1626.  

Sep 21 François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543) died on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Nurhaci, Manchurian chief (b. 1559) died on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567) died in the year 1626.  

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

Nov 25 In the year 1626 death of edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566)  

Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English composer died on this day in history.  

Dec 08 John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) died in the year 1626.  

Dec 10 Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581) died on this day in history.  

Dec 15 Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born in the year 1626.  

Feb 05 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born in the year 1626.  

Mar 12 John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 In the year 1626 birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born in the year 1626.  

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

May 12 On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)