Famous Deaths In October - 26

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

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  On this day in history 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 October - 26.  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on October - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1693  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)  

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1817  On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

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