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  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)   

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

1658  Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on October - 26.   

1661  Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies on October - 26.   

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

1675  On October - 26 death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)   

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1686  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

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

1706  On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

1717  On October - 26 death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)   

1733  On October - 26 antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

1751  Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on October - 26.   

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

1764  On this day in history death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)   

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on October - 26.   

1806  Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on October - 26.   

1817  Death of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727) on this day in history.   

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.   

1858  On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1864  On October - 26 death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839)   

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

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)