Famous Birthdays In October - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1427 Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.
1466 Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.
1473 Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.
1483 Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.
1491 On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)
1609 On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)
1645 Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.
1673 Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.
1684 Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.
1685 Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on October - 26.
1685 Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.
1694 Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer
1740 Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on October - 26.
1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.
1758 Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on October - 26.
1759 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.
1768 On this day in history birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)
1789 Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.
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 October - 26 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 Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer
1823 On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist
1824 Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1830 Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.
1830 On this day in history birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1837 On October - 26 birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869
1843 On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)
1845 On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)