Historical Events In October - 26

1968  On this day in history soyuz 3 launched   

1968  On this day in history the Flushing Meadow Park Zoo opens in New York City.   

1968  On October - 26 erich Von Stroheim, actor/director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52   

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 this day in history.   

1971  Robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76 on October - 26.   

1972  Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin on this day in history.   

1972  Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1972  Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, dies at 83 on October - 26.   

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

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

1976  Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa on this day in history.   

1976  Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic on October - 26.   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 26 jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies   

1980  Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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  Dow Jones down 156.83 points on this day in history.   

1987  Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads on October - 26.   

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  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  On this day in history 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 October - 26 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 this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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 October - 26.   

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

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

0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

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 October - 26.   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

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

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

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