Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

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

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  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)   

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

1658  On this day in history francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies   

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  On this day in history john Jenkins, composer, dies   

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on October - 26.   

1686  On this day in history 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 October - 26 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

1717  On this day in history 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  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1756  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1806  Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

1858  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1866  On this day in history 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 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  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

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

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)