Famous Deaths Happened In October - 26
Thursday, 03 April 2025
0899 On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies
1132 Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.
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 October - 26 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 Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.
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 this day in history.
1661 On this day in history johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian/vicar, dies
1671 On October - 26 death of sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
1675 Death of William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609) on October - 26.
1678 On this day in history john Jenkins, composer, dies
1679 Death of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) on this day in history.
1686 On October - 26 death of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (b. 1623)
1693 Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 26.
1706 Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1717 Death of Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) on October - 26.
1733 Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1749 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on October - 26.
1751 Death of Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) on this day in history.
1756 Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.
1764 Death of William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) on October - 26.
1773 On this day in history death of amédée-François Frézier, French military engineer and explorer (b. 1682)
1803 On this day in history death of granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (b. 1721)
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 this day in history.
1823 On October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67
1848 On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies
1858 On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39
1864 Death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (b. 1839) on this day in history.
1866 On October - 26 death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)
1867 On this day in history john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77
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