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October 26 Events in History - October 26 Birthdays - October 26 Deaths
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October 26, 2000 World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 October 26, 1997 Bill Glasson wins Las Vegas Golf Invitational October 26, 1997 Nichirei LPGA International October 26, 1997 Raley's Gold Rush Senior Golf Classic October 26, 1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3 October 26, 1996 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Lit de Justice, Storm Song, Jewel Princess, Da Hass, Boston Harbor, Pilsudski, Alphabet Soup at Woodbine October 26, 1994 Jordan and Israel sign peace accord October 26, 1993 NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte October 26, 1993 New Jersey Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993 October 26, 1988 Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service October 26, 1988 U.S. - Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK October 26, 1987 Dow Jones down 156.83 points October 26, 1987 Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Commission assassinated by death squads October 26, 1986 "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 6 performances October 26, 1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series October 26, 1984 "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days October 26, 1983 Hugh Williams' "Pack of Lies," premieres in London October 26, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 26, 1982 Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards October 26, 1982 U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 October 26, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series October 26, 1980 10th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:25:41.3 October 26, 1980 11th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:41 October 26, 1980 St. Louis Cardinals sack Balt Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times October 26, 1978 Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize October 26, 1977 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise October 26, 1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY October 26, 1977 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 26, 1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa October 26, 1976 Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic October 26, 1975 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S. October 26, 1975 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 26, 1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball October 26, 1975 Mary Bea Porter wins LPGA Golf Inns of America October 26, 1974 Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers and MISL's Crunch October 26, 1973 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army October 26, 1973 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal October 26, 1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 26, 1973 Wings release "Helen Wheels" October 26, 1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin October 26, 1972 Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam October 26, 1970 "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers October 26, 1970 Tanzania begins building railway Lusaka-Drone ash Salaam October 26, 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open October 26, 1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast October 26, 1968 1st European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy October 26, 1968 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, California (NBC) begins broadcastng October 26, 1968 Soyuz 3 launched October 26, 1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne October 26, 1966 1st Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2 October 26, 1966 U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die October 26, 1965 Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace October 26, 1965 Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang October 26, 1964 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show October 26, 1963 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Fallon Nevada October 26, 1962 Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" October 26, 1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba October 26, 1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected October 26, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island October 26, 1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test October 26, 1960 AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961 October 26, 1958 PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip - New York to Paris October 26, 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 26, 1957 U.S.S.R. fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov October 26, 1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting October 26, 1956 U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved October 26, 1956 Vietnam promulgates its constitution October 26, 1955 1st edition of "Village Voice" (New York City) published October 26, 1955 British troops occupy Saudi-Arabic oil field at Boeraimi October 26, 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as pres October 26, 1954 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine October 26, 1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC October 26, 1953 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia October 26, 1952 Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts vs. India October 26, 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles October 26, 1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden October 26, 1951 Winston Churchill re-elected British PM October 26, 1950 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea October 26, 1950 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president October 26, 1950 Mother Teresa found her Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India October 26, 1950 South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary October 26, 1949 President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents October 26, 1947 Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir accedes to India October 26, 1942 2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal October 26, 1942 4th day in battle at El Alamein: Australian breakthrough October 26, 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz: USS SD shoots down a record 32 enemy planes October 26, 1941 2nd meeting partisans Tito and Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia October 26, 1941 U.S. savings bonds go on sale October 26, 1939 Polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service October 26, 1938 Du Pont named its new synthetic fiber "nylon" October 26, 1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox October 26, 1933 French government of Serraut forms October 26, 1931 Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in New York City October 26, 1930 Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad October 26, 1926 Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in New York City October 26, 1926 Belgium stabilizes current value of franc (5 franc becomes 1 "Belga") October 26, 1923 Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) October 26, 1923 Govt-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck resigns October 26, 1922 Italian government resigns under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini October 26, 1921 Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia October 26, 1919 B. 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Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in New York City October 26, 1919 Elgars "Cello concerto op 85" premieres in Queen's Hall London October 26, 1919 President Wilson's veto of Prohibition Enforcement Bill is overridden October 26, 1918 Soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe October 26, 1917 Petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military October 26, 1916 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) October 26, 1913 Huerta elected president of Mexico October 26, 1912 Serbian troops over run Skopje (Uskup) October 26, 1912 Woolwich Tunnel under Thames opens October 26, 1911 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series October 26, 1905 1st Soviet (workers' council) formed, St. Petersburg, Russia October 26, 1905 Union of Sweden and Norway ends October 26, 1903 Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay October 26, 1901 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris October 26, 1900 After 4 years of work, 1st section of New York subway opens October 26, 1896 Abyssinia and Italy sign peace treaty October 26, 1894 German emperor Wilhelm II fires Chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg October 26, 1887 Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series October 26, 1886 Modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia October 26, 1881 Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona October 26, 1869 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, New York) October 26, 1864 Union troops ambush and kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI October 26, 1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game October 26, 1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva October 26, 1863 Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer October 26, 1861 Pony Express ends October 26, 1858 Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine October 26, 1830 Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp October 26, 1825 Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opened October 26, 1822 King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language October 26, 1810 U.S. annexes western Florida October 26, 1795 Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and U.S. is signed, establishing southern boundary of U.S. and giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi October 26, 1787 "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution October 26, 1774 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia October 26, 1774 Minute Men organized in colonies October 26, 1749 Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal October 26, 1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York October 26, 1674 Prince Willem III occupies Grave October 26, 1667 Aru Palakka's occupies Makassar (Goa) October 26, 1662 Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France October 26, 1534 Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht October 26, 1529 Thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor October 26, 1524 Spanish troops give Milan to France October 26, 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas October 26, 1492 Lead pencils 1st used October 26, 1407 Mobs attack Jewish community of Cracow October 26, 1387 Amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre sign peace October 26, 1366 Comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches 0.0229 AUs of Earth |