October 26th, 1353

Born on October 26th, 1353

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 244,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 88 days, exactly on August 9th, 2024, people who were born on October 26th, 1353 will be 245,000 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

71

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

*October 26th, 1685, Naples †July 23rd, 1757, Madrid

32

Evan Gershkovich

American journalist

*October 26th, 1991, New York City

47

Florence Kasumba

German actress

*October 26th, 1976, Kampala

52

Nicole Bass

American bodybuilder, professional wrestler and actress

*October 26th, 1964, Queens †February 17th, 2017, Queens

29

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*October 26th, 1491, Beijing †April 20th, 1521, Beijing

37

Diego Calderón

Ecuadorian footballer

*October 26th, 1986, Quito

60

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979

*October 26th, 1919, Tehran †July 27th, 1980, Cairo

62

Siegfried Müller

German mercenary

*October 26th, 1920, Krosno Odrzańskie †April 17th, 1983, Boksburg

55

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*October 26th, 1625, Niasviž †November 14th, 1680, Bologna

68

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria

Archduke of Austria

*October 26th, 1427, Innsbruck †March 4th, 1496, Innsbruck

49

Raveena Tandon

Indian actress

*October 26th, 1974, Mumbai

45

CM Punk

American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist

*October 26th, 1978, Chicago

73

Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Duke of Ferrara from 1471 to 1505

*October 26th, 1431, Ferrara †January 25th, 1505, Ferrara

69

James Pickens

American actor

*October 26th, 1954, Cleveland

67

Mike Godwin

American attorney and author

*October 26th, 1956, United States of America

43

Cristian Chivu

Romanian association football player

*October 26th, 1980, Reșița

62

Paul Farmer

American anthropologist, 1959-2022

*October 26th, 1959, North Adams †February 21st, 2022, Butaro

59

Elisabeta Lipă

Romanian rower (born 1964)

*October 26th, 1964, Siret

63

Patrick Breen

American actor

*October 26th, 1960, Brooklyn

39

Jefferson Farfán

Peruvian association football player

*October 26th, 1984, Lima

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Public holidays on October 26th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1353 is a normal year and no leap year.

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