October 26th, 1470

Born on October 26th, 1470

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

70

Carl Koldewey

German explorer (1837-1908)

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

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

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

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

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

36

Frederick of Saxony

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

*October 26th, 1474, Torgau †December 14th, 1510, Rochlitz

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

29

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

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

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

71

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

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

36

Alexie Ribes

French actress

*October 26th, 1987, Paris

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27

Charles VIII of France

King of France (1483-1498)

*June 30th, 1470, Amboise †April 7th, 1498, Amboise

49

Selim I

9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

*October 10th, 1470, Amasya †September 22nd, 1520, Çorlu

12

Edward V of England

King of England (1470-1483)

*November 4th, 1470, Westminster Abbey †January 1st, 1483, Tower of London

34

Hongzhi Emperor

9th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505)

*July 30th, 1470, Beijing †June 8th, 1505, Beijing

88

Wen Zhengming

Painter (1470-1559)

*November 28th, 1470, Suzhou †March 28th, 1559, Suzhou

83

Lucrezia de' Medici

Italian noblewoman and member of the Medici family

*August 13th, 1470, Florence †November 25th, 1553, Florence

60

Willibald Pirckheimer

German humanist (1470-1530)

*December 5th, 1470, Eichstätt †December 22nd, 1530, Nuremberg

27

Isabel of Aragon

Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498)

*October 2nd, 1470, Dueñas †August 23rd, 1498, Zaragoza

76

Pietro Bembo

Catholic cardinal and poet (1470–1547)

*May 20th, 1470, Venice †January 18th, 1547, Rome

50

Bernardo Dovizi

Italian cardinal and playwright

*August 4th, 1470, Bibbiena †November 9th, 1520, Rome

55

Konrad Mutian

German humanist

*October 15th, 1470, Homberg (Efze) †March 30th, 1526, Gotha

32

George I of Ziębice

Imperial Prince, Duke of Münsterberg and Oels, Graf von Glatz

*October 2nd, 1470, Litice Castle †November 10th, 1502, Oleśnica

70

Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg

*February 16th, 1470, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 30th, 1540, Haguenau

78

Trifone Gabriel

Italian humanist

*November 20th, 1470, San Polo di Piave †October 20th, 1549, Venice

53

Isabella of Naples

Duchess of Milan

*October 2nd, 1470, Naples †February 11th, 1524, Naples

57

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*July 13th, 1470, Perugia †January 8th, 1528, Rome

53

Adriana von Hanau

(1470-1524)

*May 1st, 1470, Hanau †April 12th, 1524

68

Ambrosius von Viermund

German diplomat

*June 23rd, 1470 †January 1st, 1539

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