What are the important events that happened on October 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 26 is the 299th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 66 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 13, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,357,280 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontaenneagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 114 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,692 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 26 Historical Events
- 1640 –The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.
- 1774 –The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1811 –The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree.
- 1859 –The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.
- 1860 –Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
- 1918 –Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
- 1943 –World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil”.
- 1947 –The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India.
- 1992 –The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed.
- 1999 –Britain’s House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain’s upper chamber of Parliament.
Who were born on October 26?
- 1473 –Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)
- 1685 –Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1757)
- 1905 –George Flahiff, Canadian Cardinal (d. 1989)
- 1911 –Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
- 1927 –Warne Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1987)
- 1934 –Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia)
- 1962 –Cary Elwes, British actor
- 1963 –Natalie Merchant, American singer
- 1982 –Adam Carroll, British racing driver
- 1984 –Amanda Overmyer, American singer
Who died on October 26?
- 899 –Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (b. 849)
- 1806 –John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
- 1909 –Hirobumi Ito, Japanese Prime Minister (b. 1841)
- 1947 –Canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862)
- 1962 –Louise Beavers, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1984 –Gus Mancuso, baseball player (b. 1905)
- 1986 –Jackson Scholz, American runner (b. 1897)
- 1995 –Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and songwriter (b. 1913)
- 2007 –Friedman Paul Erhardt (Chef Tell), German-American TV chef (b. 1943)
- 2010 –Mbah Maridjan, Mount Merapi gatekeeper (b. 1927)
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