Famous Personalities Born In October - 26
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1427 Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.
1466 On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)
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 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 Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on October - 26.
1685 Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.
1694 Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on October - 26.
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 October - 26.
1759 On October - 26 birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice
1768 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.
1789 Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer
1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.
1802 On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)
1804 Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.
1813 Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on October - 26.
1818 Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.
1823 Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1830 On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer
1830 On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1837 James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.
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.