Page 7: Historical Events In October - 26

1968  Soyuz 3 launched on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history erich Von Stroheim, actor/director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52   

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 this day in history.   

1971  UN votes to replace Taiwan with China on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76   

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

1972  On October - 26 henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam   

1972  On October - 26 igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, dies at 83   

1973  On October - 26 wings release "Helen Wheels"   

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 this day in history trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic   

1976  On October - 26 deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57   

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

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  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 October - 26.   

1984  "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days on this day in history.   

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

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

1985  The Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 26 dow Jones down 156.83 points   

1987  On October - 26 head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads   

1988  Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service on October - 26.   

1988  On October - 26 uS-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK   

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

1989  Andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies on October - 26.   

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

1991  Lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella on October - 26.   

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

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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history 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 October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)