Famous Deaths In October - 26

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

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  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 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  On October - 26 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)   

1686  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.   

1693  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

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  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)