Saturday October 26, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 26: Day of the Week

October 26, 2024 is the 300th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 66 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

October 26 Historical Event(s)

1597
Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
1811
The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree.
1860
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
1909
Itō Hirobumi, Resident-General of Korea, was shot to death by Korean independence supporter Ahn Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
1943
World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil”.
1947
The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India.
1955
Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
1968
Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
1977
The last natural case of smallpox is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
1995
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.

Who were born on October 26?

1873
Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1942)
1902
Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994)
1919
Edward Brooke, American politician
1945
Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author
1959
Andreas Hinze, German footballer
1960
Patrick Breen, American actor
1973
Austin Healey, English rugby player
1979
Movsar Barayev, Chechen militant (d. 2002)
1981
Guy Sebastian, Australian singer
1985
Asin, Indian actress

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