Public Holidays on October 26

• 🌍 Labour Day (New Zealand)
• 🌍 National Holiday (Austria)
• 🌍 Nationalfeiertag (Austria)
• 🌍 October Bank Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 October Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 臺灣光復暨金門古寧頭大捷紀念日（補假） (Taiwan)

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On This Day in History — October 26

• 2017 — Royal cremation of Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Sanam Luang, Bangkok.
• 2016 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes central Italy.
• 2015 — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
• 2004 — GTA San Andreas makes its debut.
• 2003 — The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
• 2002 — Moscow theater hostage crisis: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance...

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Notable Births on October 26

• 1996 — Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast
• 1994 — Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player
• 1994 — Allie DeBerry, American model and actress
• 1992 — Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player
• 1991 — Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress
• 1990 — Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player

Notable Deaths on October 26

• 2017 — Ali Ashraf Darvishian, Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Giuseppe Nazzaro, Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (b. 1923)
• 2014 — Mo Collins, American football player and coach (b. 1976)

Sports on October 26

• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Kansas City Chiefs @ Seattle Seahawks — 00:20 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: LA Galaxy @ LAFC — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ Sacramento Kings — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Vancouver Canucks — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• La Liga: Osasuna @ Sevilla — 20:00 UTC Scheduled

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On This Day in History — October 27

• 2017 — Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
• 2014 — Britain withdraws from Afghanistan after the end of Operation Herrick which started on June 20, 2002 after 12 years four months and seven days.
• 1999 — Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six others.
• 1997 — Stock Market mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15.
• 1995 — Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is convicted in absentia of corruption.
• 1994 — Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.

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Notable Births on October 27

• 1999 — Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress
• 1997 — Lonzo Ball, American basketball player
• 1993 — Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player
• 1992 — Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer
• 1992 — Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1992 — Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on October 27

• 2016 — Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Ayerdhal, French author (b. 1959)
• 2015 — Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (b. 1933)
• 2014 — Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Sports on October 27

• NBA: Indiana Pacers @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Phoenix Suns @ Oklahoma City Thunder — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Atlanta Dream @ Golden State Valkyries — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Calgary Flames — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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