Famous Deaths In October - 26

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

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 this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1661  On October - 26 johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies   

1671  On October - 26 death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)   

1675  On this day in history death of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)   

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

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on this day in history.   

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

1693  Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 26.   

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  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  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on October - 26.   

1803  On this day in history death of granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721)   

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

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

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  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On October - 26 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 this day in history.   

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