October 26

Events

 * - An strikes, causing much damage and death.
 * - The is signed, restoring peace between  and.
 * - The first adjourns in.
 * - departed from America for  on a mission to seek French support for the.
 * - The, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.
 * - The opens - passage from  to.
 * - The is wrecked on the coast of, north  with 459 dead.
 * - Meeting of ., conqueror of the , gives it to King.
 * - The officially ceased operations.
 * - is formed.
 * - The takes place at.
 * - becomes independent from.
 * - : The city of is unified with  on the  of its  . On the same day the  troops captured.
 * - : suffers a catastrophic defeat at the hands of  during the.
 * -, quartermaster-general of the , is dismissed by  of  for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
 * - The first at  went into full operation.
 * - The makes its maiden flight.
 * - : In the  during the, one U.S. aircraft carrier, , was sunk and another aircraft carrier, , is heavily damaged.
 * - World War II: First flight of the  "Pfeil".
 * - World War II: The ends.
 * - The of  agrees to allow his kingdom to join.
 * 1947  - The  ends in.
 * - settles into.
 * -  comes out of retirement to fight . However, Marciano would win the fight in eight rounds.
 * - return to.
 * - After the last troops have left the country and following the provisions of the, Austria declares.
 * 1955  -  declares himself Premier of.
 * - makes the first commercial flight of the  from  to.
 * - becomes last person in  to be executed.
 * - are appointed  (MBEs).
 * - The last natural case of was discovered in Merca district, . The  and the  consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of.
 * - is signed into law.
 * -, is  by  head .  becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following.
 * - "" receives a from a.
 * - The command and control system of the fails catastrophically.
 * 1992  - The  fails to win majority support in a  wide.
 * - and  sign a peace treaty.
 * 1994  - Announcement that  correctly proved.
 * - : agents assassinate  leader  in his hotel in.
 * -  votes to end the right of s to vote in Britain's upper chamber of.
 * - takes over as president of  following a popular uprising against President.
 * - The passes the  into law.
 * - : Approximately 50 rebels and 150 hostages die when   storm a theater building in, which had been occupied by the rebels during a musical performance three days before.
 * - The, the second-largest fire in history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), and destroys 2,200 homes around.

Births

 * - Archduke (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. )
 * -, Moldavian prince, linguist, and scholar (d. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Swedish composer (d. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (d. )
 * -, French Revolutionary leader (d. )
 * -, Polish general and politician (d. )
 * -, Russian architect (d. )
 * -, Greek composer (d. )
 * -, Italian soprano (d. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, father of (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, socialite and philanthropist (d. )
 * 1874  -, British chemist (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian Insurrectionary leader (d. )
 * -    player in the  (d. )
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, Canadian Cardinal (d. )
 * -, Italian boxer (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1911  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1911  -, Scottish poet (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * -, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish MP (d. )
 * -, Dutch author (d. )
 * -, Argentine comics artists
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, German composer and musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Singer/Songwriter
 * -, British actor
 * -, American writer
 * 1945  -, American actress
 * 1945  -, Greek poet and author
 * -, American game show host
 * 1946  -, Puerto Rican actress
 * 1946  -, British musician
 * -, and
 * 1947  -, Irish poet
 * 1947  -, British racing driver
 * -, American player
 * -, pitcher
 * -, American musician
 * -, English poet and
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Australian businessman
 * 1956  -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1959  -, Cambodian actor
 * 1959  -, British actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1963  -, American film and television director (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, Canadian actress and producer.
 * -, American actress
 * 1966  -, British actor
 * 1966  -, American sportcaster
 * 1966  -, Japanese composer
 * -, New Zealand singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1970  -, Indian actress
 * -, British boxer
 * 1971  -, American singer and actor
 * -, American animator
 * -, Japanese professional wrestle
 * -, Japanese musician
 * -, Finnish hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English musician
 * -, Chechen militant (d. )
 * -, Romanian footballer
 * -, Australian singer
 * 1981  -, American comedian
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, Russian football player
 * 1983  -,  pitcher
 * 1983  -, South African rugby player
 * -, American figure skater
 * 1984  -, Peruvian footballer
 * 1984  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Italian basketball player
 * 1985  -, American basketball player
 * 1985  -, Indian actress
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, Canadian singer

Deaths

 * -, king of (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French serial killer (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English mistress of (b. )
 * -, English religious leader (b. )
 * -, British painter (b. )
 * -, French military engineer and explorer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. )
 * -, Austrian scientist (b. )
 * -, Irish-Canadian brewer (b. )
 * -, Italian writer (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, American feminist and suffragette (b. )
 * -, Japanese Prime Minister, de facto Resident-General of Korea (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * -, baseball team owner (b. )
 * -, Polish general (b. )
 * -, Russian children's writer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born archaeologist (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * 1944  -,  (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * 1945  -, Russian engineer and mathematician (b. )
 * -, English rector (b. )
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * -, French pianist (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * 1957  -, Greek writer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American torture victim (b. )
 * -, English singer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Kiev, Russian Empire (currently Ukraine) born inventor (b. )
 * -, Russian-born (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American runner (b. )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Italian bandleader and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * 2002  -, Chechen militant (b. )
 * -, player (b. )
 * -, fantasy artist (b. )
 * -, Swedish art collector and museum director (b. )
 * -, Romanian footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, German-born American TV chef (b. )
 * 2007  -, American  laureate in 1959 for the discovery of DNA polymerase (b. )
 * 2007  -, Burmese warlord (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - first day of Ludi Victoriae Sullanae (until )
 * - October 26th is the of the following  :
 * St.
 * (aka St. Dimitrios) of
 * - : Anniversary of the
 * (aka St. Dimitrios) of
 * - : Anniversary of the
 * - : Anniversary of the
 * - : Anniversary of the
 * - : Anniversary of the