Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

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

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 October - 26.   

1671  On this day in history death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)   

1675  Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on this day in history.   

1678  On October - 26 john Jenkins, composer, dies   

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on October - 26.   

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  On October - 26 death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)   

1733  Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on October - 26.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1751  Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on October - 26.   

1756  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 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  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  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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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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

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

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 this day in history.