Historical Events In October - 26

1968  On this day in history soyuz 3 launched   

1968  The Flushing Meadow Park Zoo opens in New York City on October - 26.   

1968  Erich Von Stroheim, actor/director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52 on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 26 in Yugoslavia a 5.6 severe earthquake in the Banja Luka area of Yugoslavia killed 20, seriously injured 150, and left 65,000 homeless   

1970  "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers on October - 26.   

1971  On this day in history uN votes to replace Taiwan with China   

1971  Robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin   

1972  On this day in history henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam   

1972  On this day in history igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, dies at 83   

1973  Wings release "Helen Wheels" on this day in history.   

1975  Anwar Sadat becomes the first Egyptian president to visit the United States on October - 26.   

1976  On this day in history transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa   

1976  On October - 26 trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic   

1976  On this day in history deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57   

1977  5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise on this day in history.   

1977  On October - 26 dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY   

1978  George Grant, cricketer (WI Test captain through early 1930's), dies on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies   

1980  On October - 26 marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74   

1982  On this day in history giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies   

1984  "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days on October - 26.   

1984  On October - 26 john Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85   

1985  On this day in history montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty.   

1985  On October - 26 the Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory.   

1987  On this day in history dow Jones down 156.83 points   

1987  On this day in history head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads   

1988  On this day in history donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service   

1988  US-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK on this day in history.   

1989  On October - 26 the re-built Globe Theatre in London reopens for the first time in 350 years   

1989  On October - 26 andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies   

1990  On October - 26 william Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89   

1991  On October - 26 lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella   

1992  On this day in history dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)