October, 26th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Saturday 26, 2002:
Moscow Theater Siege ends: Approximately 50 Chechen rebels and 150 hostages die when Russian commandos storm the House of Culture theater in Moscow, which had been occupied by the rebels three days before.

Friday 26, 2001:
The United States passes the controversial USA Patriot Act into law.

Thursday 26, 2000:
The Playstation 2 was released in the United States of America

Tuesday 26, 1999:
Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.

Sunday 26, 1997:
Basketball player Charles Barkley is charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest after throwing Jorge Lugo through a plate glass window in a dance club in Orlando, Florida.

Thursday 26, 1995:
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.

Wednesday 26, 1994:
Announcement of Andrew Wiles correct proof of Fermat's last theorem.

Saturday 26, 1991:
Lori Keevil-Matthews is killed after a 485-pound umbrella slams her against a boulder in a Christo art installation.

Friday 26, 1984:
1984 - The Terminator is released in theaters nationwide.

Friday 26, 1979:
Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by KCIA head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.

Thursday 26, 1978:
Independent Counsel Act signed into law

Tuesday 26, 1976:
Transkei declares its "independence" from South Africa

Tuesday 26, 1965:
The Beatles are appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs)

Sunday 26, 1958:
First commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York to Paris

Wednesday 26, 1955:
Ngo Dinh Diem declares himself Premier of South Vietnam

Tuesday 26, 1948:
Killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania.

Sunday 26, 1947:
The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India

Thursday 26, 1944:
Vice president Harry Truman publicly denies ever having been a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Monday 26, 1936:
1936 The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into full operation.

Saturday 26, 1918:
Erich von Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.

Friday 26, 1917:
Battle of Caporetto: Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Germany and Austria during the First World War

Thursday 26, 1905:
Norway becomes independent from Sweden

Wednesday 26, 1881:
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.

Monday 26, 1863:
The Football Association is formed

Monday 26, 1795:
The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created

Friday 26, 1640:
The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England

Saturday 26, 740:
An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-october/on-this-day.html


People born on October 26

1992:
Andrew Holmes, Some kid in Australia (b: October 26, 1992) (Biography of Andrew Holmes)

1983:
Ryan Holden, Finnish actor (b: October 26, 1983) (Biography of Ryan Holden)

1982:
Christopher Neil Hamman, American Icon (b: October 26, 1982) (Biography of Christopher Neil Hamman)

1980:
Prajeesh P R, Indian software engineer (b: October 26, 1980) (Biography of Prajeesh P R)

1977:
Jon Heder, American actor (b: October 26, 1977) (Biography of Jon Heder)

1973:
Seth MacFarlane, American animator, creator of Family Guy and American Dad! (b: October 26, 1973) (Biography of Seth MacFarlane)

1971:
Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor (b: October 26, 1971) (Biography of Anthony Rapp)

1967:
Keith Urban, New Zealand singer (b: October 26, 1967) (Biography of Keith Urban)

1965:
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer and actor (b: October 26, 1965) (Biography of Aaron Kwok)

1963:
Natalie Merchant, American singer (b: October 26, 1963) (Biography of Natalie Merchant)

1962:
Cary Elwes, British actor (b: October 26, 1962) (Biography of Cary Elwes)

1961:
Dylan McDermott, American actor (b: October 26, 1961) (Biography of Dylan McDermott)

1958:
Rita Wilson, American actress (b: October 26, 1958) (Biography of Rita Wilson)

1957:
Bob Golic, American football player (b: October 26, 1957) (Biography of Bob Golic)

1952:
Andrew Motion, English poet (b: October 26, 1952) (Biography of Andrew Motion)

1951:
Bootsy Collins, American musician (P Funk) (b: October 26, 1951) (Biography of Bootsy Collins)

1947:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the United States and Senator from New York (b: October 26, 1947) (Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Jaclyn Smith, American actress (b: October 26, 1947) (Biography of Jaclyn Smith)
Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress (b: October 26, 1947) (Biography of Holly Woodlawn)

1946:
Pat Sajak, American game show host (b: October 26, 1946) (Biography of Pat Sajak)

1945:
Pat Conroy, American writer (b: October 26, 1945) (Biography of Pat Conroy)

1942:
Bob Hoskins, British actor (b: October 26, 1942) (Biography of Bob Hoskins)

1919:
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Shah of Iran (b: October 26, 1919) (Biography of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran)

1916:
François Mitterrand, President of France (b: October 26, 1916 ; d: January 8, 1996) (Biography of François Mitterrand)

1914:
Jackie Coogan, American actor (b: October 26, 1914 ; d: March 1, 1984) (Biography of Jackie Coogan)

1912:
Don Siegel, American director (b: October 26, 1912 ; d: April 20, 1991) (Biography of Don Siegel)

1911:
Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b: October 26, 1911 ; d: January 27, 1972) (Biography of Mahalia Jackson)
Sid Gilman, American football player, coach, and manager (b: October 26, 1911) (Biography of Sid Gilman)
Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (b: October 26, 1911 ; d: November 24, 1996) (Biography of Sorley MacLean)

1906:
Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (b: October 26, 1906 ; d: June 29, 1967) (Biography of Primo Carnera)

1902:
Jack Sharkey, American boxer (b: October 26, 1902) (Biography of Jack Sharkey)

1883:
Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b: October 26, 1883 ; d: January 8, 1958) (Biography of Paul Pilgrim)

1874:
Martin Lowry, British chemist (b: October 26, 1874) (Biography of Martin Lowry)

1873:
Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (b: October 26, 1873 ; d: May 3, 1942) (Biography of Thorvald Stauning)

1865:
Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b: October 26, 1865 ; d: April 15, 1912) (Biography of Benjamin Guggenheim)

1854:
C. W. Post, Anerican entrepreneur (b: October 26, 1854) (Biography of C. W. Post)

1800:
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (b: October 26, 1800 ; d: April 24, 1891) (Biography of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder)

1794:
Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b: October 26, 1794 ; d: January 25, 1881) (Biography of Konstantin Thon)

1759:
Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary leader (b: October 26, 1759) (Biography of Georges Jacques Danton)

1757:
Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (b: October 26, 1757) (Biography of Karl Leonhard Reinhold)

1694:
Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer (b: October 26, 1694 ; d: November 20, 1758) (Biography of Johan Helmich Roman)

1685:
Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (b: October 26, 1685 ; d: July 23, 1757) (Biography of Domenico Scarlatti)

1684:
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b: October 26, 1684 ; d: May 6, 1757) (Biography of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin)

1673:
Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian linguist and scholar (b: October 26, 1673) (Biography of Dimitrie Cantemir)

1491:
Zhengde, Emperor of China (b: October 26, 1491 ; d: April 20, 1521) (Biography of Zhengde)

1473:
Friedrich of Saxony (b: October 26, 1473 ; d: December 14, 1510) (Biography of Friedrich of Saxony (1473-1510))

1427:
Archduke Sigismund of Austria (b: October 26, 1427 ; d: March 4, 1496) (Biography of Sigismund of Austria)

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