Famous Deaths In October - 26

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

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 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  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 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 this day in history.   

1686  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.   

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

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1733  Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1751  On October - 26 death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)   

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 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 October - 26.   

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

1848  On October - 26 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

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

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

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

1867  On October - 26 john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77   

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

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  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 October - 26.   

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)