October 26th, 1291

Born on October 26th, 1291

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 267,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 393 days, exactly on July 30th, 2025, people who were born on October 26th, 1291 will be 268,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 26th?

October 26th, 1871

Liberian president Edward James Roye (pictured) was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état.

October 26th, 2001

President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law (pictured), significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies.

October 26th, 2000

Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo became the president of Ivory Coast.

October 26th, 1977

Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease.

October 26th, 1955

The first buildings in the sacred Oyasato-yakata complex of the Japanese new religious movement Tenrikyo in Tenri, Nara, were completed.

October 26th, 1921

The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened.

October 26th, 1905

The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.

October 26th, 1902

A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.

October 26th, 1892

Ida B. Wells (pictured) began to publish her research on lynching in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020.

October 26th, 1813

War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada.

October 26th, 1597

Japanese invasions of Korea: Thirteen Korean ships commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a far larger Japanese invading fleet at the Battle of Myeongnyang in the Myeongnyang Strait.

October 26th, 1341

The Byzantine army proclaimed chief minister John VI Kantakouzenos emperor, triggering a civil war between his supporters and those of John V Palaiologos, the heir to the throne.

October 26th, 2015

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asia, killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.

October 26th, 2012

Microsoft made a public release of Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs.

October 26th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 26th?

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

29

Melati Daeva Oktavianti

Indonesian badminton player

*October 26th, 1994, Serang City

60

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, Coyoacán

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

70

Carl Koldewey

German explorer (1837-1908)

*October 26th, 1837, Bücken †May 17th, 1908, Hamburg

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

50

Seth MacFarlane

American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)

*October 26th, 1973, Kent

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

64

Evo Morales

President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019

*October 26th, 1959, Oruro

71

Bob Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014)

*October 26th, 1942, Bury St Edmunds †April 29th, 2014, Bury St Edmunds

67

Rita Wilson

American actress, singer and producer

*October 26th, 1956, Hollywood

41

Nicola Adams

British boxer

*October 26th, 1982, Leeds

64

François Chau

Cambodian American actor

*October 26th, 1959, Phnom Penh

69

D. W. Moffett

American actor

*October 26th, 1954, Highland Park

52

Anthony Rapp

American actor

*October 26th, 1971, Chicago

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris

36

Alexie Ribes

French actress

*October 26th, 1987, Paris

35

Greg Zuerlein

American ice dancer

*October 26th, 1988, Cincinnati

51

Hamdi Ulukaya

Kurdish-Turkish businessman

*October 26th, 1972, Erzincan

62

Uhuru Kenyatta

4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)

*October 26th, 1961, Nairobi

Same year
Born in 1291

51

Aymon, Count of Savoy

Count of Savoy

*December 15th, 1291, Bourg-en-Bresse †June 22nd, 1343, Rossillon

66

Afonso IV of Portugal

King of Portugal

*February 8th, 1291, Coimbra †May 28th, 1357, Lisbon

23

Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester

14th-century English magnate

*May 4th, 1291, Clare Castle †June 24th, 1314, Bannockburn

69

Philippe de Vitry

French composer, music theorist and poet

*October 31st, 1291, Paris †June 9th, 1361, Meaux

38

Cangrande I della Scala

Italian noble

*March 9th, 1291, Verona †July 22nd, 1329, Treviso

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1291 is a normal year and no leap year.

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