October 26th, 1814

Born on October 26th, 1814

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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?

70

Carl Koldewey

German explorer (1837-1908)

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

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

60

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

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

29

Melati Daeva Oktavianti

Indonesian badminton player

*October 26th, 1994, Serang City

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

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

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

50

Seth MacFarlane

American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)

*October 26th, 1973, Kent

71

Bob Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014)

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

64

Evo Morales

President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019

*October 26th, 1959, Oruro

67

Rita Wilson

American actress, singer and producer

*October 26th, 1956, Hollywood

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

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

64

François Chau

Cambodian American actor

*October 26th, 1959, Phnom Penh

64

Miguel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834

*October 26th, 1802, Lisbon †November 14th, 1866, Esselbach

90

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

*October 26th, 1800, Parchim †April 24th, 1891, Berlin

69

D. W. Moffett

American actor

*October 26th, 1954, Highland Park

41

Nicola Adams

British boxer

*October 26th, 1982, Leeds

65

Henry Thomas Smart

English organist and composer

*October 26th, 1813, London †July 6th, 1879, London

52

Anthony Rapp

American actor

*October 26th, 1971, Chicago

36

Alexie Ribes

French actress

*October 26th, 1987, Paris

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Born in 1814

79

Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

81

Ernst Curtius

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

*September 2nd, 1814, Lübeck †July 11th, 1896, Berlin

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

26

Mikhail Lermontov

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

*October 3rd, 1814, Moscow †July 15th, 1841, Pyatigorsk

73

Ellen Wood

English writer, editor (1814-1887)

*January 17th, 1814, Worcester †February 10th, 1887, London

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

*November 6th, 1814, Dinant †February 7th, 1894, Paris

85

Carl Ausfeld

German judge (1814–1900)

*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, Siebleben

66

John Brougham

Irish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)

*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York City

59

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist

*August 13th, 1814, The iron factory Lögdö bruk †June 21st, 1874, Uppsala

47

Taras Shevchenko

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)

*February 25th, 1814, Moryntsi †March 10th, 1861, Saint Petersburg

62

Mikhail Bakunin

Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)

*May 30th, 1814, Priamukhino †July 1st, 1876, Bern

82

James Joseph Sylvester

English mathematician (1814-1897)

*September 3rd, 1814, London †March 15th, 1897, London

85

Romuald Božek

Czech constructer and inventor

*February 6th, 1814, Prague †April 30th, 1899, Prague

60

Jean-François Millet

French painter (1814–1875)

*October 4th, 1814, Gréville-Hague †January 20th, 1875, Barbizon

58

Sheridan Le Fanu

Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels

*August 28th, 1814, Dublin †February 7th, 1873, Dublin

71

Henning Hamilton

Swedish count, military officer, politician, civil servant and writer (1814-1886)

*January 16th, 1814, Jakob and Johannes parish †January 15th, 1886, Amélie-les-Bains

64

Auguste Lefranc

French playwright (1814-1878)

*February 2nd, 1814, Bussières †December 15th, 1878, Suresnes

75

Nicolas Adolphe de Galhau

German politician (1814-1889)

*February 6th, 1814, Wallerfangen †November 23rd, 1889, Wallerfangen

66

John C. Pemberton

Confederate Army officer

*August 10th, 1814, Philadelphia †July 13th, 1881, Lower Gwynedd Township

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1814 is a normal year and no leap year.

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