What happened on October 26 in other years, from the events Wikipedia's editors chose for its "On this day":
- 1341: The Byzantine army proclaimed chief minister John VI Kantakouzenos as emperor, triggering a civil war between his supporters and those of John V Palaiologos, the heir to the throne. → Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
- 1813: War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada. → Battle of the Chateauguay
- 1892: Ida B. Wells began publishing her research on lynching in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020. → Pulitzer Prize
- 1921: The Chicago Theatre, the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened. → Chicago Theatre
- 1994: Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country. → Israel–Jordan relations
- 2004: Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America. → Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Born on October 26
- 1916: François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (died 1996)
- 1919: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980)
- 1947: Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician,United States Secretary of State and First Lady of the United States
- 1959: Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia
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