Famous Personalities Born In October - 26
Monday, 14 July 2025
1427 On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)
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 On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer
1491 Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.
1609 William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.
1645 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer
1694 On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist
1719 Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.
1740 On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer
1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.
1758 Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.
1768 On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)
1789 Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.
1791 On October - 26 birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)
1794 On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)
1795 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on October - 26.
1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.
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 October - 26.
1818 Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on this day in history.
1823 Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on October - 26.
1824 On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1830 Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1837 On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869
1843 On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)
1845 On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)