Famous Deaths In October - 26

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

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.  

1235  On October - 26 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  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.  

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.  

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

1658  Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on October - 26.  

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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  On this day in history death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)  

1678  On October - 26 john Jenkins, composer, dies  

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  On this day in history coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71  

1706  On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60  

1717  Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on October - 26.  

1733  On October - 26 antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74  

1749  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)  

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

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on October - 26.  

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

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

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

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

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.