Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

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  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 26.   

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on October - 26.   

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer   

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

1758  On October - 26 birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

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

1768  On this day in history birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.   

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

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)   

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

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 October - 26.   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.   

1813  On October - 26 birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1830  On this day in history birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1830  On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.   

1843  On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On October - 26 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  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 this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)