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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1185]] – The [[Uprising of Asen and Peter]] begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]]. *[[1341]] – The [[Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347]] formally begins with the proclamation of [[John VI Kantakouzenos]] as [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine Emperor]]. *[[1377]] – [[Tvrtko I of Bosnia|Tvrtko I]] is crowned the first king of Bosnia. *[[1520]] – [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] is crowned as [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. *[[1597]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Imjin War]]: Korean Admiral [[Yi Sun-sin]] routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the [[Battle of Myeongnyang]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1640]] – The [[Treaty of Ripon]] is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles I of England. *[[1689]] – General [[Enea Silvio Piccolomini (general)|Enea Silvio Piccolomini]] of Austria [[Skopje fire of 1689|burns down Skopje]] to prevent the spread of [[cholera]]; he dies of the disease soon afterwards. *[[1774]] – [[American Revolution]]: The [[First Continental Congress]] adjourns in [[Philadelphia]]. *[[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: A combined force of [[British Regulars|British regulars]], [[Canadian Militia|Canadian militia]] and [[Mohawk people|Mohawks]] defeat the [[United States Army]] in the [[Battle of the Chateauguay]]. *[[1825]] – The [[Erie Canal]] opens, allowing direct passage from the [[Hudson River]] to [[Lake Erie]]. *[[1859]] – The [[Royal Charter Storm]] kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles. *[[1860]] – [[Unification of Italy]]: The [[Expedition of the Thousand]] ends when [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] presents his conquests to King [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|Victor Emmanuel]] of Sardinia. *[[1863]] – [[The Football Association]] is founded. *[[1871]] – Liberian President [[Edward James Roye]] is deposed in a [[1871 Liberian coup d'état|coup d'état]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dunn|first1= Elwood D.|last2=Beyan|first2=Amos J.|last3=Burrowes|first3=Carl Patrick|date=2000|title=Historical Dictionary of Liberia |trans-title=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt0_RrW8ghkC|language=English |location= |isbn=9781461659310|page=90|publisher= Scarecrow Press}}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Wyatt Earp]] and [[Doc Holliday]] participate in the [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]] in [[Tombstone, Arizona]].<ref name="iketestimony">{{cite web|url=http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/earp/clantontestimony.html|title=Testimony of Ike Clanton in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case|access-date=February 6, 2011|year=2005|editor-first=Douglas|editor-last=Linder|work=Famous Trials: The O.K. Corral Trial|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215162354/http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/earp/clantontestimony.html|archive-date=December 15, 2010}} From Turner, Alford (Ed.), ''The O.K. Corral Inquest'' (1992)</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Malleco Viaduct]] in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President [[José Manuel Balmaceda]].<ref name="unesco" >{{cite web | url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1199/ | title= Malleco Viaduct | work = Entry on the UNESCO Tentative List | access-date = 2008-07-03}}</ref> *[[1892]] – [[Ida B. Wells]] publishes ''Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.'' ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – King [[Oscar II]] recognizes the [[dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden]]. *[[1909]] – [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese occupation of Korea]]: [[An Jung-geun]] assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea. *[[1912]] – [[First Balkan War]]: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje. *[[1917]] – [[World War I]]: Brazil [[Brazil during World War I|declares war]] on the Central Powers. *[[1918]] – World War I: [[Erich Ludendorff]], quartermaster-general of the [[Imperial German Army]], is dismissed by [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations. *[[1936]] – The first [[electric generator]] at [[Hoover Dam]] goes into full operation. *[[1937]] – [[Nazi Germany]] begins expulsions of 18,000 [[History of the Jews in Poland|Polish Jews]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1938: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/1938-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: In the [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands]] during the [[Guadalcanal campaign|Guadalcanal Campaign]], one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. *[[1944]] – World War II: The [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] ends with an overwhelming American victory. *[[1947]] – [[Partition of India]]: The [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu]] signs the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]] with India, beginning the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]] and the [[Kashmir conflict]]. *[[1955]] – After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the [[Austrian State Treaty|Austrian Independence Treaty]], Austria declares that [[Declaration of Neutrality|it will never join a military alliance]]. * 1955 – [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Ngô Đình Diệm]] proclaims himself as President of the newly created [[South Vietnam|Republic of Vietnam]]. *[[1956]] – [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]]: In the towns of [[Mosonmagyaróvár]] and [[Esztergom]], Hungarian [[ÁVH|secret police]] forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country. *[[1958]] – [[Pan Am|Pan American Airways]] makes the first commercial flight of the [[Boeing 707]] from New York City to Paris. *[[1967]] – [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] crowns himself Emperor of Iran. *[[1968]] – [[Space Race]]: The [[Soyuz 3]] mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. *[[1977]] – [[Ali Maow Maalin]], the last natural case of [[smallpox]], develops a rash in Somalia. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] and the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] consider this date to be the anniversary of the [[eradication of smallpox]], the most spectacular success of [[vaccination]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Why the Age of American Progress Ended |first1=Derek |last1=Thompson |date=12 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022 |page=30 |issn=1072-7825 |volume=331 |issue=1 |magazine=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/science-technology-vaccine-invention-history/672227/ |url-access=subscription}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Park Chung Hee]], [[President of South Korea]], is [[Assassination of Park Chung Hee|assassinated]] by [[Korean Central Intelligence Agency|Korean CIA]] head [[Kim Jae-gyu]]. *[[1985]] – The Australian government returns ownership of [[Uluru]] to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. *[[1989]] – [[China Airlines Flight 204]] crashes after takeoff from [[Hualien Airport]] in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891026-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-209 B-180 Hualien Airport (HUN)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> *[[1991]] – Three months after the end of the [[Ten-Day War]], the last soldier of the [[Yugoslav People's Army]] leaves the territory of the [[Slovenia|Republic of Slovenia]]. *[[1994]] – [[Jordan]] and [[Israel]] sign [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty|a peace treaty]]. *[[1995]] – [[Mossad]] agents assassinate [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] leader [[Fathi Shaqaqi]] in his hotel in Malta. * 1995 – An avalanche hits the Icelandic village of [[Flateyri]], destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, and killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/1194992|title=Tímarit.is|first=Landsbókasafn Íslands-|last=Háskólabókasafn|website=timarit.is}}</ref> *[[1999]] – The [[United Kingdom]]'s [[House of Lords]] [[House of Lords Act 1999|votes to end the right]] of most [[hereditary peer]]s to vote in Britain's upper chamber of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]]. *[[2000]] – A wave of protests forces [[Robert Guéï]] to step down as president after the [[2000 Ivorian presidential election|Ivorian presidential election]]. *[[2001]] – The United States passes the [[Patriot Act|USA PATRIOT Act]] into law. *[[2002]] – Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops [[Moscow theater hostage crisis|storm a theater building]] in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before. *[[2003]] – The [[Cedar Fire]], the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes {{convert|250,000|acre|km2}}, and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego. *[[2004]] – [[Rockstar Games]] releases ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] in North America, which sold 12 million units for the PS2, becoming the console's best-selling video game.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bellavista |first1=Paolo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0ErBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1200 |title=The Handbook of Mobile Middleware |last2=Corradi |first2=Antonio |year=2016 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4200-1315-3 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Microsoft]] made a public release of [[Windows 8]] and made it available on new PCs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows 8's delivery date: October 26 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-8s-delivery-date-october-26/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> *[[2015]] – A [[October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake|7.5 magnitude earthquake]] strikes in the [[Hindu Kush|Hindu Kush mountain range]] in [[South Asia]], killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1416]] – [[Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (died 1490) *[[1427]] – [[Sigismund, Archduke of Austria]] (died 1496) *[[1431]] – [[Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara]], Italian politician (died 1505) *[[1473]] – [[Frederick of Saxony (Teutonic Knight)|Friedrich of Saxony]], Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1510) *[[1483]] – [[Hans Buchner]], German Renaissance composer (died 1538) *[[1491]] – [[Zhengde Emperor]] of China (died 1521) *[[1518]] – [[John Basset (1518–1541)|John Basset]], Devonshire gentleman (died 1541) *[[1529]] – [[Anna of Hesse]], princess of Hesse (died 1591) *[[1551]] – [[Charlotte de Sauve]], French courtesan (died 1617) *[[1556]] – [[Ahmad Baba al Massufi]], Malian academic (died 1627) *[[1564]] – [[Hans Leo Hassler]], German organist and composer (died 1612) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[William Sprague (1609–1675)|William Sprague]], English-American settler, co-founded [[Charlestown, Massachusetts]] (died 1675) *[[1612]] – [[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester]] (died 1658) *[[1673]] – [[Dimitrie Cantemir]], Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (died 1723) *[[1684]] – [[Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin]], Prussian field marshal (died 1757) *[[1685]] – [[Domenico Scarlatti]], Italian [[harpsichord]] player and composer (died 1757) *[[1694]] – [[Johan Helmich Roman]], Swedish composer and academic (died 1758) *[[1747]] – [[Ivan Mane Jarnović]], Italian violinist and composer (died 1804) *[[1757]] – [[Karl Leonhard Reinhold]], Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1823) *[[1759]] – [[Georges Danton]], French lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (France)|French Minister of Justice]] (died 1794) *[[1768]] – [[Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko]], Polish general and politician (died 1844) *[[1794]] – [[Konstantin Thon]], Russian architect, designed the [[Grand Kremlin Palace]] and the [[Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]] (died 1881) *[[1795]] – [[Nikolaos Mantzaros]], Greek composer and theorist (died 1872) *[[1797]] – [[Giuditta Pasta]], Italian soprano (died 1865) *[[1799]] – [[Margaret Agnes Bunn]], Scottish actress (died 1883) *[[1800]] – [[Helmuth von Moltke the Elder]], Prussian field marshal (died 1891) *[[1802]] – [[Miguel I of Portugal]] (died 1866) *[[1803]] – [[Joseph Hansom]], English architect and publisher, designed [[Birmingham Town Hall]] (died 1882) *[[1842]] – [[Vasily Vereshchagin]], Russian soldier and painter (died 1904) *[[1849]] – [[Ferdinand Georg Frobenius]], German mathematician and academic (died 1917) *[[1850]] – [[Grigore Tocilescu]], Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909) *[[1854]] – [[C. W. Post]], American businessman, founded [[Post Foods]] (died 1914) *[[1860]] – [[Frank Eaton]], American marshal and author (died 1958) *[[1865]] – [[Benjamin Guggenheim]], American businessman (died 1912) *[[1869]] – [[Washington Luís]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th [[President of Brazil]] (died 1957) *[[1871]] – [[Guillermo Kahlo]], German-Mexican photographer (died 1941) *[[1873]] – [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Pakistani Minister of Interior]] (died 1962) * 1873 – [[Thorvald Stauning]], Danish union leader and politician, 24th [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] (died 1942) *[[1874]] – [[Martin Lowry]], English chemist and academic (died 1936) * 1874 – [[Abby Aldrich Rockefeller]], American philanthropist, founded the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (died 1948) *[[1876]] – [[H.B. Warner]], English actor (died 1958) *[[1878]] – [[William Kissam Vanderbilt II]], American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman (died 1944)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gittelman |first1=Steven H. |title=Willie K. Vanderbilt II: A Biography |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786458233 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGRkHyO2JDQC&pg=PR3 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1880]] – [[Andrei Bely]], Russian novelist, poet, and critic (died 1934) *[[1881]] – [[Louis Bastien (cyclist)|Louis Bastien]], French cyclist and fencer (died 1963) *[[1883]] – [[Napoleon Hill]], American philosopher and author (died 1970) * 1883 – [[Paul Pilgrim]], American runner (died 1958) *[[1884]] – [[William Hogenson]], American sprinter (died 1965) *[[1888]] – [[Runar Schildt]], Finnish author (died 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=4816|title=Schildt, Runar (1888–1925) |website=Biografiskt lexikon för Finland|access-date=9 December 2022|language=sv}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]], Indian journalist and politician (died 1931) *[[1893]] – [[Miloš Crnjanski]], Serbian poet and author (died 1977) *[[1894]] – [[Florence Nagle]], English trainer and breeder of [[Horse racing|racehorses]] (died 1988) *[[1899]] – [[Judy Johnson]], American baseball player and coach (died 1989) *[[1900]] – [[Ibrahim Abboud]], Sudanese politician and general, 1st [[President of Sudan]] (died 1983)<ref>{{cite book|title=Reference Library of Arab America: International Arab figures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cy0OAQAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Gale Group|isbn=978-0-7876-4176-4}}</ref> * 1900 – [[Karin Boye]], Swedish poet and novelist (died 1941)<ref>{{cite book|author=Anne Commire|title=Women in World History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i0MOAQAAMAAJ|date= 1999|publisher=Gale|isbn=978-0-7876-4061-3}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Beryl Markham]], Kenyan horse trainer and author (died 1986) * 1902 – [[Jack Sharkey]], American boxer and referee (died 1994) * 1902 – [[Henrietta Hill Swope]], American astronomer and academic (died 1980) *[[1903]] – [[Mahn Ba Khaing]], Burmese politician (died 1947) *[[1905]] – [[George Bernard Flahiff]], Canadian cardinal (died 1989) *[[1906]] – [[Primo Carnera]], Italian boxer and actor (died 1967)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 26: Cary Elwes, Hillary Clinton |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/26/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-26-Cary-Elwes-Hillary-Clinton/8531666746222/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=23 October 2023 |date=26 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Ignace Lepp]], French psychologist and author (died 1966) * 1909 – [[Dante Quinterno]], Argentinian author and illustrator (died 2003) *[[1910]] – [[John Krol]], American cardinal (died 1996) *[[1911]] – [[Sid Gillman]], American football player and coach (died 2003) * 1911 – [[Mahalia Jackson]], American singer (died 1972) * 1911 – [[Sorley MacLean]], Scottish poet and educator (died 1996) *[[1912]] – [[Don Siegel]], American director and producer (died 1991) *[[1913]] – [[Charlie Barnet]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991) *[[1914]] – [[Jackie Coogan]], American actor and director (died 1984)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Coogan {{!}} American actor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jackie-Coogan |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=9 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Ray Crawford]], American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996) * 1915 – [[Joe Fry]], English race car driver (died 1950) *[[1916]] – [[François Mitterrand]], French lawyer and politician, 21st [[President of France]] (died 1996) * 1916 – [[Boyd Wagner]], American colonel and pilot (died 1942) *[[1919]] – [[Princess Ashraf of Iran]] (died 2016) * 1919 – [[Frank Bourgholtzer]], American journalist (died 2010) * 1919 – [[Edward Brooke]], American captain and politician, 47th [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] (died 2015) * 1919 – [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], Shah of Iran (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi {{!}} Biography, History, & White Revolution |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammad-Reza-Shah-Pahlavi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Sarah Lee Lippincott]], American astronomer and academic (died 2019) *[[1921]] – [[Joe Fulks]], American basketball player (died 1976) *[[1922]] – [[Madelyn Dunham]], American grandmother of [[Barack Obama]] (died 2008) * 1922 – [[Fred Wood (actor)|Fred Wood]], English actor (died 2003) *[[1923]] – [[Robert Hinde]], English zoologist and academic (died 2016) *[[1924]] – [[Shaw Taylor]], English actor and television host (died 2015) *[[1925]] – [[Jan Wolkers]], Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (died 2007) *[[1926]] – [[Panos Gavalas]], Greek singer (died 1988) *[[1927]] – [[Warne Marsh]], American saxophonist (died 1987) *[[1928]] – [[Francisco Solano López (comics)|Francisco Solano López]], Argentinian illustrator (died 2011) *[[1929]] – [[Neal Matthews Jr.]], American country/gospel singer (died 2000) *[[1931]] – [[Suhaila Noah]], Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 2014) *[[1933]] – [[Takis Kanellopoulos]], Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990) * 1933 – [[Andrew P. O'Rourke]], American judge and politician (died 2013) *[[1934]] – [[Hot Rod Hundley]], American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2015) * 1934 – [[Hans-Joachim Roedelius]], German keyboard player and producer *[[1935]] – [[Mike Gray]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) * 1935 – [[Gloria Conyers Hewitt]], American mathematician and academic *[[1936]] – [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]], American guitarist (died 2006) * 1936 – [[Etelka Kenéz Heka]], Hungarian writer, poet and singer (died 2024) * 1936 – [[Shelley Morrison]], American actress (died 2019) * 1936 – [[György Pauk]], Hungarian violinist and educator *[[1938]] – [[Tom Meschery]], Chinese-American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Meschery |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77584/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Eddie Henderson (musician)|Eddie Henderson]], American trumpet player and educator * 1940 – [[John Horgan (academic)|John Horgan]], Irish academic and politician *[[1941]] – [[Steven Kellogg]], American author and illustrator * 1941 – [[Charlie Landsborough]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1942]] – [[Bob Hoskins]], English actor, singer, and director (died 2014)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1942 – [[Milton Nascimento]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1942 – [[Zdenko Runjić]], Croatian songwriter and producer (died 2004) * 1942 – [[Jonathan Williams (racing driver)|Jonathan Williams]], English race car driver and pilot (died 2014) *[[1944]] – [[Jim McCann (musician)|Jim McCann]], Irish singer and guitarist (died 2015) *[[1945]] – [[Pat Conroy]], American author (died 2016)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1945 – [[Demetris Th. Gotsis]], Greek poet and author (died 2021) * 1945 – [[Nancy Davis Griffeth]], American computer scientist and academic * 1945 – [[Jaclyn Smith]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Kevin Barron]], English electrician and politician * 1946 – [[Keith Hopwood]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1946 – [[Pat Sajak]], American journalist, actor, and game show host<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 26, 2022 includes celebrities Keith Urban, Seth MacFarlane |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-26-2022-includes-celebrities-keith-urban-seth-macfarlane.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=23 October 2023 |date=26 October 2022}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Holly Woodlawn]], Puerto Rican actress and author (died 2015) *[[1947]] – [[Ricardo Asch]], Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist * 1947 – [[Ian Ashley]], German-English race car driver * 1947 – [[Hillary Clinton]], American lawyer and politician, 67th [[United States Secretary of State]] and 44th [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1947 – [[Reg Empey]], Northern Irish businessman and politician, [[Lord Mayor of Belfast]] * 1947 – [[Trevor Joyce]], Irish poet and scholar * 1947 – [[Kenzo Kitakata]], Japanese author *[[1948]] – [[Toby Harrah]], American baseball player and coach *[[1949]] – [[Antonio Carpio]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] * 1949 – [[Steve Rogers (baseball)|Steve Rogers]], American baseball player * 1949 – [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], American wrestler and booker (died 2024) *[[1951]] – [[Bootsy Collins]], American singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP" /> * 1951 – [[Tommy Mars]], American keyboard player * 1951 – [[Julian Schnabel]], American painter, director, and screenwriter *[[1952]] – [[Bobby Bandiera]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1952 – [[Edward Garnier]], English lawyer and politician, [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]] * 1952 – [[Andrew Motion]], English poet and author * 1952 – [[David Was]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1953]] – [[Roger Allam]], British actor * 1953 – [[Tim Hely Hutchinson]], English publisher * 1953 – [[Joe Meriweather]], American basketball player and coach (died 2013) * 1953 – [[Keith Strickland]], American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1953 – [[AAMS Arefin Siddique]], Bangladeshi academic administrator (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Dhaka University VC AAMS Arefin Siddique passes away |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/people/376202/ex-dhaka-university-vc-aams-arefin-siddique-passes |access-date=13 March 2025 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Former DU VC Arefin Siddique passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/former-du-vc-arefin-siddique-passes-away-3847536 |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=The Daily Star |date=13 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ঢাবির সাবেক ভিসি আরেফিন সিদ্দিক মারা গেছেন |url=https://samakal.com/bangladesh/article/285348/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=13 March 2025 |website=Daily Samakal|language=bn|trans-title=Former VC of DU Arefin Siddique passed }}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Vasilis Hatzipanagis]], Greek footballer * 1954 – [[Adam Mars-Jones]], English author and critic * 1954 – [[D. W. Moffett]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1954 – [[James Pickens Jr.]], American actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1956]] – [[Stephen Gumley]], Australian engineer and businessman * 1956 – [[Rita Wilson]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1957]] – [[Bob Golic]], American football player and radio host *[[1958]] – [[Shaun Woodward]], English journalist and politician, [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] *[[1959]] – [[Paul Farmer]], American anthropologist and physician (died 2022) * 1959 – [[Evo Morales]], Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th [[President of Bolivia]] *[[1960]] – [[Patrick Breen]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1961]] – [[Uhuru Kenyatta]], Kenyan politician, 4th [[President of Kenya]] * 1961 – [[Gerald Malloy]], American lawyer and politician * 1961 – [[Dylan McDermott]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1961 – [[Joey Salceda]], Filipino politician *[[1962]] – [[Cary Elwes]], English actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – [[Jack Morelli]], American comic book professional and author *[[1963]] – [[Tom Cavanagh]], Canadian actor and producer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1963 – [[Ted Demme]], American actor, director, and producer (died 2002) * 1963 – [[Natalie Merchant]], American singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP" /> * 1963 – [[Craig Shakespeare]], English football player ([[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]) and manager ([[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]) (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Leicester boss Shakespeare dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c727p2mmzxpo |website=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2024 |accessdate=1 August 2024 }}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Kikka (singer)|Kikka Sirén]], Finnish pop/schlager singer (died 2005)<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623441.html Muistot: Kirsi Kikka Sirén] – ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.aamulehti.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000007434585.html Kikka pääsee valkokankaalle – ”Toisille Kikka on edelläkävijä ja esikuva, toisille typerä mauton bimbo, joillekin uhri ja muistutus 1980-luvun arvomaailmasta”] – ''[[Aamulehti]]'' (in Finnish)</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Kelly Rowan]], Canadian actress and producer * 1965 – [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]], New Zealand cricketer *[[1966]] – [[Sverre Gjørvad]], Norwegian drummer and composer * 1966 – [[Masaharu Iwata]], Japanese keyboard player and composer * 1966 – [[Steve Valentine]], Scottish actor and magician<ref name="AP" /> * 1966 – [[Jeanne Zelasko]], American journalist and sportscaster *[[1967]] – [[Douglas Alexander]], Scottish lawyer and politician, former [[Minister of State for Europe]] * 1967 – [[Keith Urban]], Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1968]] – [[Miyuki Imori]], Japanese actress and singer *[[1970]] – [[Dian Bachar]], American actor, director, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Lisa Ryder]], Canadian actress *[[1971]] – [[Jim Butcher]], American author * 1971 – [[Rosemarie DeWitt]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1971 – [[Audley Harrison]], English boxer * 1971 – [[Ronnie Irani]], English cricketer * 1971 – [[Anthony Rapp]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1972]] – [[Matsuko Deluxe]], Japanese journalist and author * 1972 – [[Daniel Elena]], Monegasque race car driver * 1972 – [[Raveena Tandon]], Indian actress, producer, and former model *[[1973]] – [[Austin Healey]], English rugby player and sportscaster * 1973 – [[Seth MacFarlane]], American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Taka Michinoku]], Japanese wrestler and trainer * 1973 – [[Róbert Petrovický]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Petrovicky |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/robert-petrovicky-8458946 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Florence Kasumba]], Ugandan-German actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Miikka Kiprusoff]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Miikka Kiprusoff |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/miikka-kiprusoff-8462147 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Jon Heder]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1977 – [[Marisha Pessl]], American author *[[1978]] – [[Sari Abacha]], Nigerian footballer (died 2013) * 1978 – [[Jimmy Aggrey]], English footballer and actor * 1978 – [[Eva Kaili]], Greek journalist and politician * 1978 – [[Antonio Pierce]], American football player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonio Pierce |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2842/antonio-pierce |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> * 1978 – [[CM Punk]], American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 1978 – [[Dave Zastudil]], American football player *[[1979]] – [[Movsar Barayev]], Chechen terrorist (died 2002) *[[1980]] – [[Cristian Chivu]], Romanian footballer * 1980 – [[Nick Collison]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Collison |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2555/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Claire Cooper]], English actress * 1980 – [[Koichi Watanabe]], Japanese kick-boxer *[[1981]] – [[Sam Brown (comedian)|Sam Brown]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1981 – [[Martina Schild]], Swiss skier * 1981 – [[Guy Sebastian]], Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter * 1981 – [[Chou Ssu-Chi]], Taiwanese baseball player *[[1982]] – [[Nicola Adams]], English boxer * 1982 – [[Adam Carroll (racing driver)|Adam Carroll]], Irish race car driver *[[1983]] – [[Francisco Liriano]], Dominican baseball player * 1983 – [[Dmitri Sychev]], Russian footballer * 1983 – [[Luke Watson]], South African rugby player *[[1984]] – [[Sasha Cohen]], American figure skater * 1984 – [[Adriano Correia]], Brazilian footballer * 1984 – [[Mathieu Crépel]], French snowboarder * 1984 – [[Jefferson Farfán]], Peruvian footballer * 1984 – [[Amanda Overmyer]], American singer-songwriter *[[1985]] – [[Andrea Bargnani]], Italian basketball player * 1985 – [[Kafoumba Coulibaly]], Ivorian footballer * 1985 – [[Monta Ellis]], American basketball player * 1985 – [[Kieran Read]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1986]] – [[Ibor Bakar]], French footballer * 1986 – [[Jakub Rzeźniczak]], Polish footballer * 1986 – [[Marco Ruben]], Argentinian footballer * 1986 – [[Schoolboy Q]], German-American rapper<ref name="AP" /> *[[1987]] – [[Abudramae Bamba]], Ivorian footballer * 1987 – [[Shawn Lauvao]], American football player *[[1988]] – [[Nosliw Rodríguez]], Venezuelan politician<ref name="CC">{{cite web|author1=Notitarde|date=7 December 2015|title=Resultados Electorales por el CNE en Cojedes|url=http://www.notitarde.com/Regiones/Cilia-Flores-gano-con-87585-votos-en-el-estado-Cojedes/2015/12/07/744094/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919033410/http://www.notitarde.com/Regiones/Cilia-Flores-gano-con-87585-votos-en-el-estado-Cojedes/2015/12/07/744094/|archive-date=19 September 2016|access-date=7 December 2015|language=es-ES}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Greg Zuerlein (figure skater)|Greg Zuerlein]], American figure skater *[[1989]] – [[Dre Kirkpatrick]], American football player * 1989 – [[Emil Sayfutdinov]], Russian motorcycle racer *[[1990]] – [[Mark Swanepoel]], South African rugby player *[[1991]] – [[Riho Iida]], Japanese model and actress *[[1992]] – [[Joseph Cramarossa]], Canadian hockey player *[[1993]] – [[Sergey Karasev]], Russian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergey Karasev |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203508/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Waqa Blake]], Fijian rugby league player * 1994 – [[Allie DeBerry]], American model and actress *[[1995]] – [[Yuta (Japanese singer)|Yuta]], Japanese singer<ref>{{cite web|date=24 October 2022|title=[공연뷰] NCT 127을 '+'만큼 더 알게 된, 4시간의 '질주'|url=https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2022/10/23/2022102380036.html|access-date=23 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Rebecca Tunney]], English gymnast *[[1997]] – [[Rhenzy Feliz]], American actor and singer<ref name="UPI" /> *[[2002]] – [[Lee Eun-sang (singer)|Lee Eunsang]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandnewmusic.co.kr/portfolio-item/leeeunsang/|title=Lee Eun Sang |publisher=[[Brand New Music]]|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Molly Gibson]], American record holder for longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth<ref name="embryo">{{cite news |last1=Ritschel |first1=Chelsea |title=Baby breaks record after being born from embryo frozen 27 years ago |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/frozen-embryo-record-molly-everette-gibson-b1764795.html |access-date=21 August 2024 |agency=[[The Independent]] |date=1 December 2020}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[664]] – [[Cedd]], English monk and bishop (born 620) * [[760]] – [[Cuthbert of Canterbury|Cuthbert]], [[archbishop of Canterbury]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bellenger |first1=Dominic Aidan |last2=Fletcher |first2=Stella |title=The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury |year=2005 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-0-7524-9495-1 |page=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbA7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149 |language=en}}</ref> * [[899]] – [[Alfred the Great]], English king (born 849) * [[930]] – [[Li Qi (Five Dynasties)|Li Qi]], chancellor of Later Liang (born 871) *[[1111]] – [[Gómez González]], Castilian nobleman and military leader *[[1440]] – [[Gilles de Rais]], French knight (born 1404) *[[1555]] – [[Olympia Fulvia Morata]], Italian-German scholar and educator (born 1526) *[[1580]] – [[Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain]] (born 1549) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Matsudaira Tadayori]], Japanese samurai and daimyō (born 1582) *[[1631]] – [[Michael Maestlin]], German astronomer and mathematician (born 1550)<ref>{{NDB|15|644|645|Mästlin, Michael|Volker Bialas}}</ref> *[[1633]] – [[Horio Tadaharu]], Japanese daimyō (born 1596) *[[1671]] – [[Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet]], English politician (born 1593) *[[1675]] – [[William Sprague (1609–1675)|William Sprague]], English settler, co-founded [[Charlestown, Massachusetts]] (born 1609) *[[1686]] – [[John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater]], English captain and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire]] (born 1623) *[[1717]] – [[Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester]] (born 1657) *[[1751]] – [[Philip Doddridge]], English minister and hymn-writer (born 1702) *[[1764]] – [[William Hogarth]], English painter and engraver (born 1697) *[[1773]] – [[Amédée-François Frézier]], French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (born 1682) *[[1803]] – [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (born 1721) *[[1806]] – [[John Graves Simcoe]], English general and politician, 1st [[List of lieutenant governors of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]] (born 1752) *[[1817]] – [[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin]], Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (born 1727) *[[1864]] – [[William T. Anderson]], American captain (born 1838) *[[1866]] – [[John Kinder Labatt]], Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the [[Labatt Brewing Company]] (born 1803) *[[1871]] – [[Robert Anderson (Union officer)]], American general (born 1805) *[[1890]] – [[Carlo Collodi]], Italian journalist and author (born 1826) *[[1896]] – [[Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour]], French philosopher, academic, and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1827) *[[1897]] – [[John J. Robison]], American politician in Michigan (born 1824)<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= October 28, 1897|title= John J. Robison Dead|url=https://aadl.org/node/566229 |work= Ann Arbor Register|publisher=[[Ann Arbor District Library]] |location= |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]], American activist (born 1815) *[[1909]] – [[Itō Hirobumi]], Japanese samurai and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1841)<ref>{{cite web |title=Itō Hirobumi {{!}} prime minister of Japan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ito-Hirobumi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Akashi Motojiro]], Japanese general (born 1864) *[[1927]] – [[Jūkichi Yagi]], Japanese poet (born 1898) *[[1930]] – [[Waldemar Haffkine]], Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (born 1860) * 1930 – [[Harry Payne Whitney]], American businessman and horse breeder (born 1872) *[[1931]] – [[Charles Comiskey]], American baseball player and manager (born 1859) *[[1932]] – [[Margaret Brown]], American philanthropist and activist (born 1867) *[[1937]] – [[Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki]], Polish general (born 1867) *[[1941]] – [[Arkady Gaidar]], Russian journalist and author (born 1904) *[[1943]] – [[Aurel Stein]], Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (born 1862) *[[1944]] – [[Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom]] (born 1857) * 1944 – [[Hiroyoshi Nishizawa]], Japanese lieutenant and pilot (born 1920) * 1944 – [[William Temple (bishop)|William Temple]], English archbishop and theologian (born 1881) *[[1945]] – [[Aleksey Krylov]], Russian mathematician and engineer (born 1863) * 1945 – [[Paul Pelliot]], French sinologist and explorer (born 1878) *[[1946]] – [[Ioannis Rallis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (born 1878) *[[1947]] – [[Edwin Savage]], English priest and author (born 1862) *[[1949]] – [[Lionel Halsey]], English admiral and courtier (born 1872) *[[1952]] – [[Hattie McDaniel]], American actress and singer (born 1895) *[[1956]] – [[Walter Gieseking]], French-German pianist and composer (born 1895) *[[1957]] – [[Gerty Cori]], Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1896) * 1957 – [[Nikos Kazantzakis]], Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (born 1883) *[[1960]] – [[Toshizō Nishio]], Japanese general (born 1881) *[[1961]] – [[Sadae Inoue]], Japanese general (born 1886) *[[1962]] – [[Louise Beavers]], American actress (born 1902) *[[1963]] – [[Elizabeth Gunn (paediatrician)|Elizabeth Gunn]], New Zealand pediatrician (born 1879) *[[1965]] – [[Murder of Sylvia Likens|Sylvia Likens]], American murder victim (born 1949) *[[1966]] – [[Alma Cogan]], English singer (born 1932) *[[1972]] – [[Igor Sikorsky]], Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] (born 1889) *[[1973]] – [[Semyon Budyonny]], [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] (born 1883) *[[1974]] – [[Bidia Dandaron]], Russian author and educator (born 1914) *[[1976]] – [[Deryck Cooke]], English musicologist and author (born 1919)<ref>{{Cite Grove |title=Cooke, Deryck (Victor) |last=Williamson |first=Rosemary |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06395}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Alexander Gerschenkron]], Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and academic (born 1904) *[[1979]] – [[Park Chung Hee]], South Korean general and politician, 3rd [[President of South Korea]] (born 1917) *[[1984]] – [[Gus Mancuso]], American baseball player and coach (born 1905) *[[1986]] – [[Jackson Scholz]], American runner (born 1897) *[[1989]] – [[Charles J. Pedersen]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1904) *[[1991]] – [[Sherry Hawco]], Canadian gymnast (born 1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sherry (Hawco) Delanty |url=http://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/sherry-hawco-delanty/ |website=Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Oro (wrestler)|Oro]], Mexican wrestler (born 1971) *[[1994]] – [[Wilbert Harrison]], American singer and guitarist (born 1929) *[[1995]] – [[Wilhelm Freddie]], Danish painter and sculptor (born 1909) * 1995 – [[Gorni Kramer]], Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1913) *[[1998]] – [[Kenkichi Iwasawa]], Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1917) *[[1999]] – [[Hoyt Axton]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1938) * 1999 – [[Eknath Easwaran]], Indian-American author and educator (born 1910) *[[2001]] – [[Hüseyin Hilmi Işık]], Turkish scholar and academic (born 1911) *[[2002]] – [[Jacques Massu]], French general (born 1908) * 2002 – [[Sally Hoyt Spofford]], American ornithologist (born 1914) *[[2004]] – [[Bobby Ávila]], Mexican baseball player and politician (born 1924) *[[2005]] – [[Keith Parkinson]], American illustrator (born 1958) * 2005 – [[George Swindin]], English footballer and manager (born 1914) *[[2006]] – [[Tillman Franks]], American bassist and songwriter (born 1920) * 2006 – [[Pontus Hultén]], Swedish art collector and curator (born 1924) *[[2007]] – [[Nicolae Dobrin]], Romanian footballer and manager (born 1947) * 2007 – [[Friedman Paul Erhardt]], German-American chef and television host (born 1943) * 2007 – [[Arthur Kornberg]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Medicine|Nobel Prize]] (born 1918) *[[2008]] – [[Tony Hillerman]], American journalist, author, and educator (born 1925) * 2008 – [[Delmar Watson]], American actor and photographer (born 1926) *[[2009]] – [[Teel Bivins]], American lawyer and politician, 18th [[United States Ambassador to Sweden]] (born 1947) * 2009 – [[Yoshirō Muraki]], Japanese production designer and art director(born 1924) * 2009 – [[George Naʻope]], American singer and dancer (born 1928) * 2009 – [[Troy Smith (businessman)|Troy Smith]], American businessman, founded [[Sonic Drive-In]] (born 1922) *[[2010]] – [[Glen Little (clown)|Glen Little]], American clown (born 1925) * 2010 – [[Mbah Maridjan]], Indonesian spiritual leader (born 1927) * 2010 – [[Romeu Tuma]], Brazilian police officer and politician (born 1931) *[[2011]] – [[Jona Senilagakali]], Fijian physician and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Fiji]] (born 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Mac Ahlberg]], Swedish-Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1931) * 2012 – [[Arnold Greenberg (Snapple)|Arnold Greenberg]], American businessman, co-founded [[Snapple]] (born 1932) * 2012 – [[John M. Johansen]] American architect, designed the [[Morris A. Mechanic Theatre]] (born 1916) * 2012 – [[Alan Kirschenbaum]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961) * 2012 – [[Björn Sieber]], Austrian skier (born 1989) * 2012 – [[Alan Stretton]], Australian general (born 1922) *[[2013]] – [[Ritva Arvelo]], Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2013 – [[Ron Davies (photographer)|Ron Davies]], Welsh photographer (born 1921) * 2013 – [[Doug Ireland]], American journalist and activist (born 1946) * 2013 – [[Al Johnson (musician)|Al Johnson]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948) * 2013 – [[Andries Maseko]], South African footballer (born 1955) * 2013 – [[Gabriel of Komana]] (born 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Vic Allen]], English sociologist, economist, and historian (born 1923) * 2014 – [[Mo Collins (American football)|Mo Collins]], American football player and coach (born 1976) * 2014 – [[Germain Gagnon]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1942) * 2014 – [[Senzo Meyiwa]], South African footballer (born 1987) * 2014 – [[Brian Moore (rugby league)|Brian Moore]], Australian rugby league player (born 1944)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newtown Jets legend Brian 'Chicka' Moore dies after long battle |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/newtown-jets-legend-brian-chicka-moore-dies-after-long-battle/news-story/b3e4c51b5e5ee391e934ae375056d9cd |work=Herald Sun |location=Melbourne |date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)|Jeff Robinson]], American baseball player (born 1961) * 2014 – [[Gordy Soltau]], American football player and sportscaster (born 1925) * 2014 – [[Oscar Taveras]], Dominican baseball player (born 1992) *[[2015]] – [[Willis Carto]], American activist and theorist (born 1926) * 2015 – [[Leo Kadanoff]], American physicist and academic (born 1937) * 2015 – [[Giuseppe Nazzaro]], Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (born 1937) *[[2017]] – [[Ali Ashraf Darvishian]], Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (born 1941) *[[2021]] – [[Roh Tae-woo]], South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/elections-presidential-elections-seoul-south-korea-roh-tae-woo-042d3b044e10680ebb2d7047fb952379|title = Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88|website = [[Associated Press]]|date = 26 October 2021}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)|Accession Day]] ([[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]) *[[Angam Day]] ([[Public holidays in Nauru|Nauru]]) *[[Armed Forces Day (Benin)]] *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Alfred the Great]] ([[Catholic Church]], [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Anglican Church]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) **[[Amandus of Strasbourg]] **[[Beóán of Mortlach|Beóán (Bean) of Mortlach]] **[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Celine Borzecka]] **[[Cedd]] **[[Cuthbert of Canterbury]] **[[Demetrius of Thessaloniki]] **[[Eadfrith of Leominster]] **[[Eata of Hexham]] **Pope [[Pope Evaristus|Evaristus (Aristus)]] **[[Fulk of Pavia]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]]) **[[Philipp Nicolai]], [[Johann Heermann]] and [[Paul Gerhardt]] ([[Lutheran Church]]) **[[Saint Quadragesimus|Quadragesimus]] **[[Quodvultdeus]] **[[Rusticus of Narbonne]] **[[Witta of Büraburg|Witta (Albinus) of Büraburg]] **[[October 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|Eastern Orthodox liturgics]] *[[Culture of Austria#Public holidays|National Day]], celebrates the anniversary of the [[Declaration of Neutrality]] in 1955. (Austria) *[[Intersex Awareness Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://intersexday.org/en/|title=Intersex Day – Intersex Awareness Day, 26 Oct, & Intersex Day of Solidarity, 8 Nov|last=Carpenter|first=Morgan|date=2019-10-25|website=Intersex Day|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/26 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=26}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/26 |title=Historical Events on October 26 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 26}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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