Famous Deaths In October - 26

0899  On October - 26 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 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 this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)  

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on October - 26.  

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

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

1671  On October - 26 death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)  

1675  On October - 26 death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)  

1678  On October - 26 john Jenkins, composer, dies  

1679  On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

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

1693  Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1749  On October - 26 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72  

1751  Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on October - 26.  

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67  

1848  On October - 26 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

1858  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1864  Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on this day in history.  

1866  Death of John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) on this day in history.  

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  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

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

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.  

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 October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)