413 Historic Events for February 26
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| 1076 |
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Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered
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| 1154 |
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Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60
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| 1266 |
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Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies
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| 1266 |
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Battle of Benevento
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| 1324 |
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Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies
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| 1361 |
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Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)
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| 1531 |
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Earthquake in Lisbon Spain, kills 20,000-30,000
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| 1534 |
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Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht
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| 1538 |
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Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies
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| 1561 |
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Diana, dies at ñ40
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| 1577 |
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Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43
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| 1588 |
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Nicolaus Erich, composer
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| 1590 |
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Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda
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| 1616 |
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Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo
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| 1630 |
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William Brade, composer, dies
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| 1675 |
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Guillaume Delisle, Paris France, geographer (Atlas G‚ographique)
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| 1675 |
Birth |
Johann Philipp Treiber, composer
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| 1677 |
Birth |
Nicola Fago, composer
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| 1686 |
Birth |
Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat
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| 1686 |
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Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78
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| 1717 |
Birth |
John Randall, composer
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| 1726 |
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Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies
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| 1732 |
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1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia
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| 1732 |
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Mass celebrated for 1st time at St Joseph's Church (Phila)
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| 1766 |
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August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30
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