Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.   

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

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.   

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1661  On October - 26 johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies   

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

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

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on October - 26.   

1679  On October - 26 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)   

1686  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

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

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

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

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  On October - 26 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 October - 26.   

1806  On this day in history death of john Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)   

1817  On this day in history 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  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on October - 26.   

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 October - 26 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  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On October - 26 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  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.