Page 8: Historical Events In October - 26

1993  Absolutely Nobody, [David Powers], Wash lt-gov candidate, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 26 rudi van Vlaenderen, Flemish actor/dir/poet (Thyestes), dies at 64   

1995  On this day in history the CN commuter line between Montréal Central station and Deux Montagnes is reopened with modernized equipment. The new electric multiple unit trains, operating at 25 kv AC, replace aging equipment, some of it going back to the opening of the line in 1918.   

1995  Agha Saadat Ali, cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80   

1999  "Pinocchio" becomes the first animated classic to make its way to DVD on October - 26.   

1999  On this day in history britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.   

2000  On this day in history an Ilyushin-18 aircraft ploughs into a mountain in ex-Soviet Georgia, killing more than 80 people.   

2005  Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran, Iran, and condemns peace process on October - 26.   

2005  On October - 26 the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros in 4 games to win their first World Series since 1917.   

2005  The U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 2,00 on October - 26.   

2007  On October - 26 apple Inc. launch the sixth major release of their Mac OS X operating system entitled, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.   

2010  On October - 26 repeated eruptions of Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, have killed at least 240 people and forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate.   

2012  On this day in history 64 people are killed in West Burma after continued sectarian clashes   

2013  St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to lead the MLB 2013 World Series 2-1 on this day in history.   

2014  Dilma Rousseff is re-elected President of Brazil on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump declares the opioid crisis a public health emergency   

2017  Cremation ceremony for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand held in Bangkok, a year after his death on this day in history.   

2017  On October - 26 national Party of New Zealand found guilty of breaching copyright of rapper Eminem 's publisher and must pay $413,000 for use of the sing “Eminem Esque”   

2017  Explosion and fire at a fireworks factory in Tangerang, Indonesia kills 47 and injuries dozens on October - 26.   

2017  Oldest-known tsunami victim revealed by sediment discovered in 6,000 year-old skull by scientists near Aitape, Papua New Guinea on October - 26.   

2017  On October - 26 jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, becoming the world’s youngest female head of government   

2018  On this day in history trump supporter Cesar Sayoc arrested for sending 14 pipe bombs to prominent US Democrats   

2018  Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor announces she has converted to Islam on October - 26.   

2018  On this day in history longest Baseball World Series game by both innings and time; LA Dodgers beat Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in the 18th inning (7 hours, 20 mins) in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium with Max Muncy walk-off homer   

2018  Rhine River in drought with lowest levels since 1920s forces German government to release oil reserves after barge shipments disrupted on October - 26.   

2019  On October - 26 raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria   

2019  The Amazon Catholic bishops synod proposes that married men be ordained as priests, which would reverse the Church's centuries-old discipline of celibacy on this day in history.   

2020  On October - 26 japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says the country will becomes carbon neutral by 2050   

2020  On October - 26 nASA confirms the existence of molecular water on the sunlit side of the Moon, near Clavius crater, at concentrations of up to 412 parts per million.   

2024  Georgian parliamentary election: Amid suspicions of interference, ruling pro-Russian party Georgian Dream wins a majority on October - 26.   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On October - 26 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  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 26.   

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

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.