What Happened on October 26?
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EVENTS ON OCTOBER 26
Explore the most important historical events that happened on October 26, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Ida B. Wells
Year:
1892
Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
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Oscar II
Year:
1905
King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
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Malleco Viaduct
Year:
1890
Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda.
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Wyatt Earp
Year:
1881
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
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Edward James Roye
Year:
1871
Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état.
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Korea under Japanese rule
Year:
1909
Japanese occupation of Korea: An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
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First Balkan War
Year:
1912
First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
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Nazi Germany
Year:
1937
Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews.
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BIRTHS ON OCTOBER 26
Discover famous people and historical figures born on October 26, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Sarah Lee Lippincott
Year of birth:
1920
Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic (died 2019)
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Joe Fulks
Year of birth:
1921
Joe Fulks, American basketball player (died 1976)
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Ashraf Pahlavi
Year of birth:
1919
Princess Ashraf of Iran (died 2016)
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Edward Brooke
Year of birth:
1919
Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (died 2015)
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Year of birth:
1919
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980)
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Fred Wood (actor)
Year of birth:
1922
Fred Wood, English actor (died 2003)
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Shaw Taylor
Year of birth:
1924
Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (died 2015)
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Andrew P. O'Rourke
Year of birth:
1933
Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (died 2013)
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DEATHS ON OCTOBER 26
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on October 26, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
Murder of Sylvia Likens
Year of death:
1965
Sylvia Likens, American murder victim (born 1949)
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Elizabeth Gunn (paediatrician)
Year of death:
1963
Elizabeth Gunn, New Zealand pediatrician (born 1879)
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Alma Cogan
Year of death:
1966
Alma Cogan, English singer (born 1932)
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Igor Sikorsky
Year of death:
1972
Igor Sikorsky, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (born 1889)
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Semyon Budyonny
Year of death:
1973
Semyon Budyonny, Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1883)
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Louise Beavers
Year of death:
1962
Louise Beavers, American actress (born 1902)
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Sadae Inoue
Year of death:
1961
Sadae Inoue, Japanese general (born 1886)
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Walter Gieseking
Year of death:
1956
Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (born 1895)
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HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 26
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on October 26 around the world.
Philipp Nicolai
Christian feast day: Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church)
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Pope Evaristus
Christian feast day: Pope Evaristus (Aristus)
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Eata of Hexham
Christian feast day: Eata of Hexham
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Quodvultdeus
Christian feast day: Quodvultdeus
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October 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: Eastern Orthodox liturgics
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Intersex Awareness Day
Intersex Awareness Day
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Culture of Austria
National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria)
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Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki
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