Famous Deaths In October - 26

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

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.  

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 October - 26.  

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

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  On October - 26 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

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 October - 26.  

1671  On this day in history death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)  

1675  On this day in history death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)  

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on October - 26.  

1686  On October - 26 death of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623)  

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  On this day in history death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)  

1733  Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on October - 26.  

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)  

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  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on October - 26.  

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

1806  Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on October - 26.  

1817  On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)  

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.  

1858  On October - 26 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  On this day in history death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)  

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.  

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.