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 October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged  

1576  On this day in history 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 October - 26.  

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)  

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on October - 26.  

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

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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  On October - 26 john Jenkins, composer, dies  

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on October - 26.  

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 October - 26.  

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

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

1751  On this day in history death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)  

1756  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 October - 26.  

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.  

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.  

1858  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1864  Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on October - 26.  

1866  Death of John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77  

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

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 October - 26.  

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 October - 26.