Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26
Monday, 02 February 2026
0899 On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies 

1132 On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered 

1235 Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history. 

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

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

1607 Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history. 

1608 On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies 

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

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

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

1661 Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on October - 26. 

1671 On October - 26 death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) 

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 Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on this day in history. 

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 Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 

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 this day in history. 

1803 On this day in history death of granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) 

1806 Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on October - 26. 

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

1858 On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 

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

1866 On October - 26 death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) 

1867 John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history. 

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