Events & Holidays In October - 26

Angam Day (Nauru)

Armed Forces Day (Benin Rwanda)

National Day (Austria)

St. Demetrius Day (Bulgaria)

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 this day in history.   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1491  On this day in history 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  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.   

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

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.