Events & Holidays In October - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Angam Day (Nauru)
Armed Forces Day (Benin Rwanda)
National Day (Austria)
St. Demetrius Day (Bulgaria)
Angam Day (Nauru)
Armed Forces Day (Benin Rwanda)
National Day (Austria)
St. Demetrius Day (Bulgaria)
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 this day in history.
1483 Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.
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)
0899 On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies
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 this day in history.
1440 On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged
1576 Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.
1607 Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1608 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.
1633 On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)