Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26

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  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)   

1640  Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1661  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

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

1679  On October - 26 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)   

1686  Death of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623) on October - 26.   

1693  Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1706  Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)   

1733  Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1764  On October - 26 death of william Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)   

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

1803  On this day in history death of granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721)   

1806  Death of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) on October - 26.   

1817  On October - 26 death of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.   

1858  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on October - 26.   

1864  On this day in history death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839)   

1866  On October - 26 death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)   

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1427  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 26.   

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)