Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

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 October - 26.   

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  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.   

1640  On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

1658  Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies on October - 26.   

1661  On October - 26 johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies   

1671  Death of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

1675  Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on this day in history.   

1678  John Jenkins, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1679  Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on October - 26.   

1717  On October - 26 death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)   

1733  On this day in history antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74   

1749  On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

1751  On October - 26 death of philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)   

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1764  Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on this day in history.   

1773  Death of Amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682) on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1806  On October - 26 death of john Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)   

1817  Death of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727) on October - 26.   

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

1858  On October - 26 isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1864  On October - 26 death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839)   

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

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 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  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 October - 26.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.