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 299^th 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, 489,288 hours 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.

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.

October 26 Historical Events

• 1640 –
  The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.
• 1775 –
  King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
• 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”.
• 1944 –
  World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
• 1955 –
  After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality.
• 1977 –
  The last natural case of smallpox is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
• 1979 –
  Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by KCIA head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.
• 1995 –
  Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.
• 2000 –
  Laurent Gbagbo takes over as president of Côte d'Ivoire following a popular uprising against President Robert Guéï.

Who were born on October 26?

• 1842 –
  Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
• 1865 –
  Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
• 1899 –
  Judy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1989)
• 1953 –
  Rosa Monckton, English fundraiser
• 1964 –
  Thomas Cavanagh, Canadian actor
• 1965 –
  Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer.
• 1970 –
  Dian Bachar, American actor
• 1984 –
  Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
• 1985 –
  Asin, Indian actress
• 1988 –
  Greg Zuerlein, American ice dancer

Who died on October 26?

• 899 –
  Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (b. 849)
• 1817 –
  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)
• 1930 –
  Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Jewish bacteriologist (b. 1860)
• 1947 –
  Canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862)
• 1962 –
  Louise Beavers, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1963 –
  Elizabeth Gunn, New Zealand paediatrician (b. 1879)
• 1965 –
  Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (b. 1949)
• 1993 –
  Oro, Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1971)
• 2007 –
  Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (b. 1947)
• 2009 –
  Teel Bivins, American politician (b. 1947)