Historical Events In October - 26

0740  On this day in history an earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death.  

0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On October - 26 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  

1366  On October - 26 comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches 0.0229 AUs of Earth  

1387  On October - 26 amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre sign peace  

1407  On October - 26 mobs attack Jewish community of Cracow  

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

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

1483  Hans Buchner, composer on this day in history.  

1492  Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas on October - 26.  

1524  On this day in history spanish troops give Milan to France  

1529  On October - 26 thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor  

1534  On this day in history charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht  

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

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

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.  

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on October - 26.  

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

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.  

1662  On October - 26 charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France  

1664  On October - 26 the British Marines are organized.  

1667  Aru Palakka's occupies Makassar (Goa) on this day in history.  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history prince Willem III occupies Grave  

1678  On this day in history john Jenkins, composer, dies  

1682  On this day in history william Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York  

1685  On this day in history domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

1693  Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist on this day in history.  

1706  On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer on October - 26.  

1733  On October - 26 antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74  

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

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

1473  On this day in history 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  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)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 October - 26.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)