Famous Deaths In October - 26
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
0899 Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.
1132 On October - 26 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 Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
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 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1658 On October - 26 francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies
1661 Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on October - 26.
1671 Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on October - 26.
1675 On October - 26 death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)
1678 John Jenkins, composer, dies on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)
1686 On this day in history 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 On October - 26 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60
1717 Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on this day in history.
1733 On October - 26 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 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 October - 26.
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 Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on this day in history.
1817 On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)
1823 Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.
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 this day in history.
1867 John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
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