Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

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

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history 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  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 26.   

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on this day in history.   

1685  On October - 26 birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer   

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

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1757  On October - 26 birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on October - 26.   

1759  On this day in history birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)   

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)   

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on October - 26.   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on October - 26.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.   

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.   

1830  On this day in history birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.   

1845  On October - 26 birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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

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.