Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

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 this day in history.   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.   

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on October - 26.   

1658  On October - 26 francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies   

1661  Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on this day in history.   

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on October - 26.   

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

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on October - 26.   

1679  On October - 26 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)   

1686  On October - 26 death of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623)   

1693  On this day in history coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71   

1706  On October - 26 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

1717  Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74   

1749  On October - 26 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

1751  On this day in history death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)   

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1764  Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on October - 26.   

1773  On this day in history death of amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682)   

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history death of john Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)   

1817  On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)   

1823  On October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.   

1858  On October - 26 isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1864  Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1866  On October - 26 death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)   

1867  On this day in history john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77   

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

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.