October 26th, 1481

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Born on October 26th, 1481 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1481)

Born on October 26th, 1481

Weekday

Wednesday

October 26th, 1481 was a Wednesday.

Age

542

People born on October 26th, 1481 will turn 543 this year (2024), in exactly 180 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1481 - November 22nd, 1481

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 853 days, exactly on August 30th, 2026, people who were born on October 26th, 1481 will be 199,000 days old!

198,147 Days

28,306 Weeks

6,510 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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?

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

Melati Daeva Oktavianti

Indonesian badminton player

*October 26th, 1994, Serang City

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

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

Carl Koldewey

German explorer (1837-1908)

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

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

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

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

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

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

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

Seth MacFarlane

American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)

*October 26th, 1973, Kent

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

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

Evo Morales

President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019

*October 26th, 1959, Oruro

Bob Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014)

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

Frederick of Saxony

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

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

Rita Wilson

American actress, singer and producer

*October 26th, 1956, Hollywood

Hans Buchner

German Renaissance composer

*October 26th, 1483, Ravensburg †January 1st, 1538, Constance

Nicola Adams

British boxer

*October 26th, 1982, Leeds

François Chau

Cambodian American actor

*October 26th, 1959, Phnom Penh

D. W. Moffett

American actor

*October 26th, 1954, Highland Park

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

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

Anthony Rapp

American actor

*October 26th, 1971, Chicago

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

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

Same year
Born in 1481

Sophie of Mecklenburg

Duchess of Mecklenburg by birth and by marriage Electoral Princess of Saxony

*December 18th, 1481, Wismar †July 12th, 1503, Torgau

Christian II of Denmark

King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*July 2nd, 1481, Nyborg †January 25th, 1559, Kalundborg

Baldassare Peruzzi

Italian painter

*March 7th, 1481, Siena †January 6th, 1536, Rome

Franz von Sickingen

Knight of the Holy Roman Empire (1481−1523)

*March 2nd, 1481, Ebernburg Castle †May 7th, 1523, Nanstein Castle

D. Jorge de Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Coimbra

2nd Duke of Coimbra, son of D. João II

*August 12th, 1481, Abrantes †July 22nd, 1550, Palmela

Hieronymus Schurff

German jurist

*April 12th, 1481, St. Gallen †June 6th, 1554, Frankfurt (Oder)

Margarete Peutinger

German humanist; wife of Konrad Peutinger

*January 1st, 1481, Memmingen †January 1st, 1552, Augsburg

Kaspar Mülinen

Swiss politician (1481-1538)

*January 4th, 1481, Bern †March 18th, 1538, Bern

Lukas Rem

German writer (1481-1541)

*January 1st, 1481, Augsburg †January 1st, 1541, Augsburg

Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez

Spanish venerated Christian

*May 3rd, 1481, Numancia de la Sagra †May 3rd, 1534, Cubas de la Sagra

Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Bayreuth

*December 27th, 1481, Ansbach †September 21st, 1527, Buda

Ruprecht of the Palatinate

German bishop

*May 14th, 1481, Heidelberg †August 20th, 1504, Landshut

Christoph von Scheurl

German writer (1481-1542)

*November 11th, 1481, Nuremberg †June 14th, 1542, Nuremberg

Sebastian Diesbach

Swiss politician (1481-1537)

*February 16th, 1481, Bern †October 20th, 1537

Melchior Pfintzing

*November 25th, 1481, Nuremberg †November 24th, 1535, Mainz

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 26th.

National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Austria

Intersex Awareness Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_Awareness_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.X.MCDLXXXI

26.10.1481

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1481 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1481

October 1481

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October 26th, 1481

Born on October 26th, 1481

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 198,000 days old!

198,147 Days

28,306 Weeks

6,510 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 26th?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1481

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 26th

Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India)

Angam Day (Nauru)

Armed Forces Day (Benin)

Alfred the Great (Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Amandus of Strasbourg

Beóán (Bean) of Mortlach

Blessed Celine Borzecka

Cedd

Cuthbert of Canterbury

Demetrius of Thessaloniki

Eadfrith of Leominster

Eata of Hexham

Pope Evaristus (Aristus)

Fulk of Pavia (Roman Catholic Church)

Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church)

Quadragesimus

Quodvultdeus

Rusticus of Narbonne

Witta (Albinus) of Büraburg

Eastern Orthodox liturgics