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 this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  On October - 26 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  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1640  On October - 26 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

1658  Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on this day in history.   

1661  On this day in history johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies   

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

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

1678  On October - 26 john Jenkins, composer, dies   

1679  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

1693  On October - 26 coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71   

1706  On October - 26 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 this day in history antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74   

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

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

1756  On this day in history johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1764  On October - 26 death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)   

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1866  Death of John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803) on October - 26.   

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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

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

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)