Page 7: Historical Events In October - 26

1968  Soyuz 3 launched on October - 26.   

1968  The Flushing Meadow Park Zoo opens in New York City on this day in history.   

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

1969  In Yugoslavia a 5.6 severe earthquake in the Banja Luka area of Yugoslavia killed 20, seriously injured 150, and left 65,000 homeless on this day in history.   

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

1971  UN votes to replace Taiwan with China on October - 26.   

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

1972  Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin on October - 26.   

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

1972  Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history anwar Sadat becomes the first Egyptian president to visit the United States.   

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  Deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1977  5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise on October - 26.   

1977  Dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY on October - 26.   

1978  George Grant, cricketer (WI Test captain through early 1930's), dies on October - 26.   

1979  Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on October - 26.   

1980  Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74 on October - 26.   

1982  Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies on this day in history.   

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

1984  John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 on October - 26.   

1985  On October - 26 montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty.   

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

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  On this day in history uS-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK   

1989  The re-built Globe Theatre in London reopens for the first time in 350 years on this day in history.   

1989  Andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies on this day in history.   

1990  William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 on October - 26.   

1991  Lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella on this day in history.   

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  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.   

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

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

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)