Page 4: Historical Events In October - 26

1894  On this day in history german emperor Wilhelm II fires Chancellor Leo von Caprivi & premier Botho zu Eulenburg   

1894  On October - 26 john S Knight, WV, publisher (Knight-Rider)   

1896  Abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty on October - 26.   

1898  On October - 26 beryl Rubinstein, composer   

1900  On October - 26 after 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens   

1900  Ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64) on October - 26.   

1901  On this day in history 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris   

1902  Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragist, dies on October - 26.   

1902  On this day in history hugh Chilvers, cricketer (great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Aust)   

1903  On this day in history yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross SF Bay   

1903  On this day in history herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, dies at 73   

1905  On October - 26 the first Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia   

1905  Union of Sweden & Norway ends on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history 1st Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia   

1907  On October - 26 giovanni Salviucci, composer   

1909  Horiboemi Ito, Prince of Japan, assassinated by a Korean on October - 26.   

1910  John "Cardinal" Krol, former archbishop (Philadelphia) on this day in history.   

1911  Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series on October - 26.   

1911  On October - 26 mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands)   

1912  Serbian troops over run Skopje (Uskup) on October - 26.   

1912  Don[ald] Siegel, Chicago IL, director (Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history huerta elected president of Mexico   

1913  On this day in history stuart J[ames] Byrne, US, sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man)   

1914  Dylan Thomas, Swansea South Wales, poet on this day in history.   

1915  Golfredo Corradetti, conductor on this day in history.   

1916  On October - 26 margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)   

1916  Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95) on this day in history.   

1917  Capt. Christopher P.J. O'Kelly (52nd Cdn. Infantry BAtt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

1917  Lt. Robert Shankland (43 Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history prv. Thomas W. Holmes (4th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

1917  Petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history felix the Cat, cartoon character   

1918  On this day in history soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe   

1919  B C Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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1427  On October - 26 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  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

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

0899  On October - 26 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  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  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

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