On This Day — October 26

🕰️ Notable Events on October 26

• 2017 — Royal cremation of Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Sanam Luang, Bangkok. Wikipedia ↗
• 2016 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes central Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — GTA San Andreas makes its debut. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 three days before. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Laurent Gbagbo takes over as president of Côte d'Ivoire following a popular uprising against President Robert Guéï. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-gyu. Choi Kyu-hah becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops rash in Merca district, Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Muhammad Ali faces off against Jerry Quarry in Atlanta, Georgia for the first time after Ali's three-year hiatus from evading to be drafted in the Vietnam War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu agrees to allow his kingdom to join India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil". Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The Chicago Theatre opens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat to the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany. The young unknown Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captures Mount Matajur with only 100 Germans against a force of over 7000 Italians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — First Balkan War: The Ottoman occupied city of Thessaloniki, is liberated and unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Sweden accepts the independence of Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — The Pony Express officially ceases operations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 1825 — The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorizes a military response to quell the American Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1774 — The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1689 — General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after. Wikipedia ↗
• 1640 — The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1597 — Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. Wikipedia ↗
• 1520 — Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1377 — Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1341 — The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho. Wikipedia ↗
• 1185 — The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
• 740 — An earthquake strikes Constantinople and the surrounding countryside, causing destruction to the city's land walls and buildings. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 26

• 1996 — Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Allie DeBerry, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Greg Zuerlein, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Shawn Lauvao, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ibor Bakar, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jakub Rzeźniczak, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Marco Ruben, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Monta Ellis, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sasha Cohen, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mathieu Crépel, French snowboarder Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Luke Watson, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nicola Adams, English boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Sam Brown, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Martina Schild, Swiss skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Claire Cooper, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Koichi Watanabe, Japanese kick-boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dave Zastudil, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jon Heder, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marisha Pessl, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Matsuko Deluxe, Japanese journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jim Butcher, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Audley Harrison, English boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ronnie Irani, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Dian Bachar, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Miyuki Imori, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Sverre Gjørvad, Norwegian drummer and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Ted Demme, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Cary Elwes, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jack Morelli, American comic book professional and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Dylan McDermott, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Joey Salceda, Filipino politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Brian Bovell, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bob Golic, American football player and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Stephen Gumley, Australian engineer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Rita Wilson, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — James Pickens Jr., American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — D. W. Moffett, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Roger Allam, British actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Andrew Motion, English poet and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tommy Mars, American keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Steve Rogers, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Pat Conroy, American author (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Nancy Davis Griffeth, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — John Horgan, Irish academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Al Casey, American guitarist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Shelley Morrison, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Neal Matthews Jr., American country/gospel singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (Supersax) (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Fred Wood, English actor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Joe Fulks, American basketball player (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Princess Ashraf of Iran (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Ray Crawford, American racing driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Joe Fry, English racing driver (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Jackie Coogan, American actor and director (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗

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