Famous Deaths In October - 26
Friday, 26 July 2024
0899 On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies
1132 On this day in history 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 Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.
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 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.
1633 On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)
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 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 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 this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60
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 October - 26.
1751 On October - 26 death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)
1756 Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1764 On this day in history death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)
1773 On this day in history death of amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682)
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 On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)
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 this day in history.
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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