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 this day in history.   

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

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 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  On this day in history francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1675  Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on this day in history.   

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  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.   

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

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

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

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

1806  On October - 26 death of john Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)   

1817  Death of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

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