Deaths on August 26

Thomas Bradwardine

Died on August 26, 1349

Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1290)

Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1300 – 26 August 1349) was an English cleric, scholar, mathematician, physicist, courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury. As a celebrated scholastic philosopher and doctor of theology, he is often called Doctor Profundus (medieval epithet, meaning "the Profound Doctor").

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Events on 1349

9 Jan

Basel massacre
The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
17 Apr

Hasan II (Bavandid ruler)
The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.
24 Aug

Bubonic plague
Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.[1]

Deaths on August 26

Thomas Bradwardine

Died on August 26, 1349

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Events on 1349

Basel massacre

Hasan II (Bavandid ruler)

Bubonic plague