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 October - 26.   

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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 October - 26.   

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

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

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

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 26 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 this day in history.   

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)   

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  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on October - 26.   

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

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  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.   

1235  On this day in history 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  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.