Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

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  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist   

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

1789  On October - 26 birth of joseph Mayseder, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

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

1802  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

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

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

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 October - 26.   

1843  On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

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 this day in history.