On this day: 26 October

Selected events and births on 26 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1520 – Charles V was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. Read more: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor
• 1863 – The Football Association, world's first governing body of association football, was founded in London. Read more: The Football Association Sports governing body Association football
• 1905 – The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers. Read more: Saint Petersburg Soviet Soviet (council)
• 1921 – The Chicago Theatre, the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened. Read more: Chicago Theatre Movie palace
• 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Read more: Ngo Dinh Diem South Vietnam Bảo Đại
• 1977 – Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease. Read more: Ali Maow Maalin Smallpox
• 2004 – Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America. Read more: Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas List of video games listed among the best

Born on this day

• 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician,United States Secretary of State and First Lady of the United States Read more: Hillary Clinton United States Secretary of State First Lady of the United States
• 1947 – Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast Read more: Reg Empey List of mayors of Belfast
• 1949 – Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Read more: Antonio Carpio Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 1952 – Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Read more: Edward Garnier Solicitor General for England and Wales
• 1958 – Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Read more: Shaun Woodward Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1959 – Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia Read more: Evo Morales President of Bolivia
• 1961 – Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 4th President of Kenya Read more: Uhuru Kenyatta President of Kenya
• 1967 – Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe Read more: Douglas Alexander Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, Eastern Europe, International Security and Growth
• 1996 – Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast Read more: Rebecca Tunney
• 1997 – Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer Read more: Rhenzy Feliz
• 2002 – Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer Read more: Lee Eun-sang (singer)
• 2004 – Patrick Dorgu, Danish footballer Read more: Patrick Dorgu

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 26 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.