Events & Holidays In October - 26
Monday, 29 May 2023
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 On this day in history 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 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 Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.
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 Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.
1576 On this day in history 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 Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.