Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

0899  On this day in history 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  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)   

1640  On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

1658  On this day in history francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies   

1661  Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on October - 26.   

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on October - 26.   

1675  On October - 26 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 this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history death of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623)   

1693  Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 26.   

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on October - 26.   

1717  On October - 26 death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)   

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

1749  On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

1751  On October - 26 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 October - 26.   

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on October - 26.   

1803  On October - 26 death of granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721)   

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

1817  On this day in history death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1864  On October - 26 death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839)   

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 this day in history.   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

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

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)