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, 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.

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

• 1597 –
  Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
• 1775 –
  King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
• 1825 –
  The Erie Canal opens – passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
• 1909 –
  Itō Hirobumi, Resident-General of Korea, was shot to death by Korean independence supporter Ahn Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
• 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.
• 1940 –
  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
• 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.
• 1992 –
  The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
• 1995 –
  Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.
• 2002 –
  Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.

Who were born on October 26?

• 1865 –
  Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
• 1880 –
  Andrei Bely, Russian writer (d. 1934)
• 1883 –
  Napoleon Hill, American writer and philosopher (d. 1970)
• 1946 –
  Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress
• 1970 –
  Dian Bachar, American actor
• 1973 –
  Austin Healey, English rugby player
• 1978 –
  CM Punk, American professional wrestler
• 1983 –
  Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 –
  Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
• 1985 –
  Monta Ellis, American basketball player

Who died on October 26?

• 1235 –
  King Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1175)
• 1764 –
  William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)
• 1817 –
  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (b. 1727)
• 1930 –
  Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (b. 1872)
• 1944 –
  Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)
• 1945 –
  Paul Pelliot, French explorer (b. 1878)
• 1956 –
  Walter Gieseking, German pianist (b. 1895)
• 1978 –
  Alexander Gerschenkron, Russian-born economic historian (b. 1904)
• 1993 –
  Oro, Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1971)
• 1997 –
  Joe Cinque, Australian civil engineer murdered by Anu Singh (b. 1978)