Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  On October - 26 birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer   

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist   

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.   

1740  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.   

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on October - 26.   

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

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0899  On October - 26 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  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 October - 26.   

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