Famous Deaths In October - 26

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

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 October - 26.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)  

1640  On October - 26 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

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

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1661  On this day in history johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies  

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

1675  Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on October - 26.  

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

1679  On October - 26 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 October - 26.  

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

1717  Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on this day in history.  

1733  On this day in history antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74  

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

1751  Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on this day in history.  

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72  

1764  Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on this day in history.  

1773  On this day in history death of amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682)  

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  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 October - 26 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  Death of John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) on October - 26.  

1867  On October - 26 john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77  

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1427  On October - 26 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  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  On October - 26 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 this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)