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Birthday October 26, 1466 Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch scholar, author of The Praise of Folly |
Birthday October 26, 1759 Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader |
Birthday October 26, 1855 Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals |
Birthday October 26, 1911 Sid Gillman, NFL coach (LA, San Diego, Houston) |
Birthday October 26, 1916 Francois Mitterrand, French President |
Birthday October 26, 1917 Felix the cat, cartoon character |
Birthday October 26, 1919 Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, shah of Iran (1941-79) |
Birthday October 26, 1933 Suzy Parker, in San Antonio Texas |
Birthday October 26, 1946 Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak born |
Birthday October 26, 1947 Lynn Anderson, in North Dakota |
Birthday October 26, 1948 Jaclyn Smith, in Houston Texas (Charlie's Angel) |
Birthday October 26, 1954 Lauren Tewes, (Love Boat) |
Birthday October 26, 1955 Outlaw Sammy Swindell is born |
History October 26, 1774 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. |
History October 26, 1776 Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France |
History October 26, 1825 Erie Canal opens |
History October 26, 1825 Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened |
History October 26, 1861 Telegraph service inaugurated in US (end of Pony Express) |
History October 26, 1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game. |
History October 26, 1864 Bloody Bill Anderson killed |
History October 26, 1881 Shootout at the OK corral in Tombstone Az |
History October 26, 1881 The Earps shoot it out at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona |
History October 26, 1900 Henry James and Edith Wharton begin corresponding |
History October 26, 1903 Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross SF Bay. |
History October 26, 1917 Brazil declares war on Germany |
History October 26, 1941 US Savings Bonds go on sale |
History October 26, 1942 The United States loses the Hornet |
History October 26, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf ends |
History October 26, 1948 An abused wife gets revenge |
History October 26, 1949 Pres Truman increases minimum wage - from 40 cents to 75 cents. |
History October 26, 1955 Diem wins referendum in South Vietnam |
History October 26, 1955 Diem declares himself premier of Republic of Vietnam |
History October 26, 1956 International Atomic Energy Agency established |
History October 26, 1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting |
History October 26, 1958 PanAm flies the 1st transAtlantic jet trip - NY to Paris. |
History October 26, 1966 Fire breaks out on U.S. aircraft carrier |
History October 26, 1968 Soyuz 3 is launched |
History October 26, 1968 Big battle begins in Tay Ninh Province |
History October 26, 1970 Doonesbury comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers. |
History October 26, 1971 UN votes to replace Taiwan with China |
History October 26, 1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin |
History October 26, 1976 according to South Africa Transkei gains independence. Not recognized as an independent country outside of South Africa. |
History October 26, 1977 Fifth & Final test of the Space Shuttle Enterprise |
History October 26, 1979 St. Vincent & the Grenadines gains independence from Britain. |
History October 26, 1979 S Korean Pres Park Chung-hee is assassinated. |
History October 26, 1984 Infant receives baboon heart |
History October 26, 1984 An Ozzy Osbourne fan commits suicide |
History October 26, 1984 Baby Fae gets a baboon heart in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda CA. She will live for 21 days with the animal heart. |
History October 26, 1985 Whitney Houston earns her first #1 hit with Saving All My Love For You |
History October 26, 1986 Buckner lets ground ball roll through his legs |
History October 26, 1987 head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm. assassinated by death squads. |
History October 26, 1998 Hurricane Mitch slams into Central America |
History October 26, 2001 George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act |