Famous Deaths In October - 26
Monday, 18 March 2024
0899 On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies
1132 Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.
1235 Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.
1440 Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.
1576 Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.
1607 On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52
1608 On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies
1633 Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.
1640 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on October - 26.
1658 Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on this day in history.
1661 Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on this day in history.
1671 On October - 26 death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
1675 Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on this day in history.
1678 John Jenkins, composer, dies on October - 26.
1679 Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on this day in history.
1686 Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.
1693 On October - 26 coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71
1706 Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on October - 26.
1717 Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on October - 26.
1733 On October - 26 antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74
1749 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1751 Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on this day in history.
1756 Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.
1764 Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on this day in history.
1773 On October - 26 death of amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682)
1803 Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on October - 26.
1806 On October - 26 death of john Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
1817 Death of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727) on this day in history.
1823 Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.
1848 On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies
1858 On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39
1864 Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on October - 26.
1866 Death of John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) on October - 26.
1867 John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.
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