Famous Deaths In October - 26

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1661  Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on this day in history.  

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on this day in history.  

1675  On October - 26 death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)  

1678  On this day in history john Jenkins, composer, dies  

1679  On this day in history 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 October - 26 coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71  

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  Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on October - 26.  

1749  On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72  

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 October - 26.  

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on this day in history.  

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

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

1817  Death of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727) on October - 26.  

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.  

1858  On October - 26 isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39  

1864  Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)  

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.  

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

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  On this day in history 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.