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  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 this day in history.  

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

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.  

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on October - 26.  

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  On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

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 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 October - 26.  

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1764  Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on October - 26.  

1773  On October - 26 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 October - 26.  

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 this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

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

1864  On October - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)