October 26 in History

Historical Events on October 26

1597 Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

1813 War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay.

1905 Sweden accepts the independence of Norway.

1917 World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat to the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany. The young unknown Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captures Mount Matajur with only 100 Germans against a force of over 7000 Italians.

1917 World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.

1942 World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.

1967 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran.

1968 Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.

1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.

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Famous Birthdays on October 26

1919 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

1947 Hillary Clinton

1959 Evo Morales

1978 CM Punk

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Famous Deaths on October 26

899 Alfred the Great

1902 Elizabeth Cady Stanton

1952 Hattie McDaniel

1979 Park Chung-hee

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