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The ancient Roman festival of Ludi Victoriae Sullanae was celebrated on the 26th October. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludi_Romani

The 1802 Vrancea earthquake occurred on 26 October 1802
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1802_Vrancea_earthquake

On October 26, 1956, the lunar astronomer Dinsmore Alter noted some blurring of the rilles on the floor of Alphonsus
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52177308/transient-lunar-phenomena/

On 26 October 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru#History

The Battle of Myeongnyang was fought on October 26, 1597
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Myeongnyang

The Treaty of Ripon was signed by Charles I, King of England and the Scottish Covenanters on 26 October 1640
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ripon

The Totem 2 nuclear test was carried out at Emu Field, South Australia on the 26th October 1953.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Totem#The_Totem_2_.28T2.29_test

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral



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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang first flew on 26 October 1940
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51_Mustang

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_335

Sputnik 1's transmitter batteries ran out on 26 October 1957
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

Intelsat II F-1 was launched October 26, 1966
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51319544/intelsat-ii-f-1/

Soyuz 3 ("Union 3") was a spaceflight mission launched by the Soviet Union on October 26, 1968.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45789086/soyuz-3/

The Cassini probe flew by Titan on October 26, 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)#Cassini.E2.80.93Huygens



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People

Gaetano Arturo Crocco (26 October 1877 - 19 January 1968) was an Italian aeronautics pioneer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Crocco

Beryl Markham (26 October 1902 - 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Markham

Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov (October 26, 1940 - December 25, 2004) was an Instructor-Test-Cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadi_Strekalov

Stephen Kern Robinson (born October 26, 1955) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Robinson

Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov (1926-1983) was a Russian journalist cosmonaut
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zndYLKa26wAC&pg=PA301#v=onepage&q&f=false

Theodor von Oppolzer (26 October 1841 - 26 December 1886) was an Austrian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_von_Oppolzer

Lewis Boss (October 26, 1846 - 5 October, 1912) was an American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Boss

James Curley (26 October 1796 - 24 July 1889) was an Irish-American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Curley_(astronomer)

Ronald William Prest Drever (26 October 1931 - 7 March 2017) was a Scottish experimental physicist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Drever

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (October 26, 1849 - August 3, 1917) was a German mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Frobenius

Shiing-Shen Chern (October 26, 1911 - December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiing-shen_Chern

Charles Max Mason (October 26, 1877 - March 23, 1961) was an American mathematician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mason

Carl Christian Koldewey (October 26, 1837 - May 17, 1908) was a German Arctic explorer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Koldewey

Ali Maow Maalin (1954-2013) was the last person known to be infected with naturally occurring Variola minor smallpox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Maow_Maalin

"..the name of the girl hit by the meteorite is Chyu Kuriyama (born October 26, 1923)"
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54071588/aba-meteorite/



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The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45788984/the-terminator/



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NGC Discovered

NGC 90 is a magnitude +13.7 barred spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 26th October 1854.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862739/ngc-90/

NGC 91 is a magnitude +13.8 star discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 26th October 1854.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862731/ngc-91/

NGC 93 is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 26th October 1854.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862724/ngc-93/

NGC 252 is a magnitude +12.4 spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862719/ngc-252/

NGC 295 is a non-existent object discovered by Ralph Copeland on the 26th October 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862714/ngc-295/

NGC 511 is a magnitude +13.7 elliptical galaxy discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 26th October 1876.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862710/ngc-511/

NGC 634 is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 26th October 1876.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862707/ngc-634/

NGC 855 is a magnitude +12.6 elliptical galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862703/ngc-855/

NGC 930 is a magnitude +12.5? missing object (possibly a supernova) discovered by Ralph Copeland on the 26th October 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55362489/ngc-930/

NGC 1201 was discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1785
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63120834/ngc-1201/

Messier 79 is a magnitude +8.56 globular star cluster discovered by Pierre Méchain on the 26th October 1780.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34317201/messier-79/

NGC 2274 is a magnitude +12.1 elliptical galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862652/ngc-2274/

NGC 2275 is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862650/ngc-2275/

NGC 7252 is a magnitude +12.7 face-on peculiar spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t39270464/ngc-7252/

NGC 7284 is a magnitude +12.1 barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862632/ngc-7284/

NGC 7285 is a magnitude +11.9 barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862622/ngc-7285/

NGC 7819 is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy discovered by Ralph Copeland on the 26th October 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58862612/ngc-7819/



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Mt. Hamilton, October 26, 1896. Re-Discovery of the Companion of Sirius, at the Lick Observatory. Astronomical Telegram.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius#Sirius_B

Extrasolar planet HD 73267 b was discovered on October 26, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_73267_b

Extrasolar planet HD 145377 b was discovered on October 26, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_145377_b

Extrasolar planet HD 153950 b was discovered on October 26, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_153950_b



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Comet C/1826 U1 (Pons) was independently discovered by T. Clausen on October 26.80
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55364921/comet-c1826-u1-pons/

On 26 October 1366, comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle passed 0.0229 AU (3,430,000 km) from Earth.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t9231790/temple-tuttle/



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Meteorites

The Kyushu (L6) meteorite fell in Kyushu, Japan, on the 26th October 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45788930/kyushu-meteorite/

The Semarkona (LL3.00) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 26th October 1940.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45788922/semarkona-meteorite/



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