October 26th, 1486

Born on October 26th, 1486

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

29

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

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

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

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

36

Frederick of Saxony

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

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

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

54

Hans Buchner

German Renaissance composer

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

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

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

52

Anthony Rapp

American actor

*October 26th, 1971, Chicago

71

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

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

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56

Johann Eck

1486 1543 German theologian

*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt

15

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall

*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle

48

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)

*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble

79

Sigismund von Herberstein

Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian

*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, Vienna

84

Jacopo Sansovino

Italian artist, 1486-1570

*July 2nd, 1486, Florence †November 27th, 1570, Venice

66

Carlo III, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553

*October 10th, 1486, Chazey-sur-Ain †August 17th, 1553, Vercelli

47

Pieter Gillis

Flemish philosopher (1486-1533)

*July 28th, 1486, Antwerp †November 6th, 1533, Antwerp

52

Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

*December 9th, 1486, Schloss Waldeck †June 20th, 1539, Bad Arolsen

54

Francysk Skaryna

Publisher of the first Belarusian book, Czech typographer, translator, writer, humanist and entrepreneur

*March 6th, 1486, Polotsk †January 1st, 1541, Prague

43

George of the Palatinate

German nobleman; Bishop of Speyer (1486-1529)

*February 10th, 1486, Heidelberg †September 27th, 1529, Kislau Castle

70

Martin Agricola

German composer and music theorist

*January 6th, 1486, Świebodzin †June 10th, 1556, Magdeburg

26

Imperia Cognati

Italian courtesan

*August 3rd, 1486, Rome †August 15th, 1512, Chianciano Terme

60

Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*July 25th, 1486, Wismar †January 7th, 1547, Schwerin

71

Vincenzo degli Azani

Italian Renaissance painter (d. 1557)

*January 1st, 1486, Pavia †July 16th, 1557, Palermo

56

Marco Cardisco

Italian painter (1486-1542)

*January 1st, 1486, Tiriolo †January 1st, 1542, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1486 is a normal year and no leap year.

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