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

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

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

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

1640  On October - 26 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

1658  On October - 26 francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies   

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  On this day in history 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  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.   

1693  On October - 26 coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71   

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1717  Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)   

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  On this day in history death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

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

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

1864  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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

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.