Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

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

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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)   

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on October - 26.   

1685  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)   

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.   

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.   

1791  On October - 26 birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

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

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  On this day in history birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.   

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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 October - 26.   

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

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

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

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.