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)

306
Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
1597
Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
1776
Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.
1860
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
1955
After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality.
1984
“Baby Fae” receives a heart transplant from a baboon.
1992
The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
1992
The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed.
1994
Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty
1999
Britain’s House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain’s upper chamber of Parliament.

Who were born on October 26?

1427
Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)
1803
Joseph Hansom, English architect and inventor (d. 1882)
1850
Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and folkorist (d. 1909)
1865
Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
1902
Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986)
1912
Don Siegel, American director (d. 1991)
1951
Tommy Mars, American keyboard player Frank Zappa
1953
Keith Strickland, American musician (The B-52's)
1971
Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor
1983
Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer

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