Page 7: Historical Events In October - 26

1968  Soyuz 3 launched on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 26 the Flushing Meadow Park Zoo opens in New York City.   

1968  Erich Von Stroheim, actor/director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52 on October - 26.   

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  "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers on October - 26.   

1971  On this day in history uN votes to replace Taiwan with China   

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

1972  On this day in history guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin   

1972  On this day in history henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam   

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

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

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

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

1976  On October - 26 trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic   

1976  Deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY   

1978  On this day in history george Grant, cricketer (WI Test captain through early 1930's), dies   

1979  Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on October - 26.   

1980  On October - 26 marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74   

1982  Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies on this day in history.   

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 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 October - 26 dow Jones down 156.83 points   

1987  On this day in history head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads   

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 October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

1990  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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

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 this day in history.