Events & Holidays In October - 26
Thursday, 03 April 2025
Angam Day (Nauru)
Armed Forces Day (Benin Rwanda)
National Day (Austria)
St. Demetrius Day (Bulgaria)
Angam Day (Nauru)
Armed Forces Day (Benin Rwanda)
National Day (Austria)
St. Demetrius Day (Bulgaria)
1427 On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)
1466 On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)
1473 On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)
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 William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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)