Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

1685  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer  

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on October - 26.  

1757  On October - 26 birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  On this day in history birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.  

1795  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on October - 26.  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  On this day in history birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.  

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged  

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)