Page 7: Historical Events In October - 26

1968  On this day in history soyuz 3 launched   

1968  The Flushing Meadow Park Zoo opens in New York City on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history 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  On this day in history "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers   

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

1971  On October - 26 robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On this day in history trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic   

1976  Deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57 on October - 26.   

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

1977  Dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY on October - 26.   

1978  On October - 26 george Grant, cricketer (WI Test captain through early 1930's), dies   

1979  Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74   

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  On October - 26 john Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85   

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

1985  On October - 26 the Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory.   

1987  Dow Jones down 156.83 points on October - 26.   

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

1988  On this day in history donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service   

1988  On this day in history uS-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK   

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

1989  Andrew Roberts, cricketer (7 Tests for New Zealand 1976), dies on this day in history.   

1990  William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 on October - 26.   

1991  On this day in history lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella   

1992  Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71 on this day in history.   

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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  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On October - 26 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  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  On October - 26 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  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.