Famous Deaths 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  On October - 26 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  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

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

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

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

1658  Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on October - 26.  

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1661  Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 October - 26.  

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 October - 26.  

1733  On this day in history antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74  

1749  On October - 26 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  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)  

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on October - 26.  

1803  On October - 26 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 October - 26 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  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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 October - 26.  

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  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer  

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