Historical Events In October - 26

1968  Soyuz 3 launched on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history wings release "Helen Wheels"   

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

1976  On October - 26 transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa   

1976  Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.   

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

1982  On October - 26 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  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 this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history dow Jones down 156.83 points   

1987  Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads on this day in history.   

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

1988  US-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK on October - 26.   

1989  On this day in history 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  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 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 this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

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

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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

1645  On this day in history 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  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.