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26 October, 2007
Apple, Inc. released its sixth verson of Mac OS X, named "Leopard"
26 October, 2003
The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
26 October, 2002
Moscow Theater Siege ends: Approximately 50 Chechen rebels and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the rebels during a musical performance three days before.
26 October, 2001
The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
26 October, 2000
Laurent Gbagbo takes over as president of Côte dIvoire following a popular uprising against President Robert Guéï.
26 October, 1999
Britains House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britains upper chamber of Parliament.
26 October, 1995
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.
26 October, 1994
Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty. Announcement that Andrew Wiles correctly proved Fermats last theorem.
26 October, 1992
The command and control system of the London Ambulance Service fails catastrophically. The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
26 October, 1984
"Baby Fae" receives a heart transplant from a baboon. John D. McCollum shoots and kills himself after spending a day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records; a lawsuit is later filed by his parents over the song "Suicide Solution", but the case is eventually thrown out.
26 October, 1979
Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by KCIA head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.
26 October, 1978
Independent Counsel Act is signed into law.
26 October, 1977
The last natural case of smallpox was discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
26 October, 1965
The Beatles are appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs).
26 October, 1964
Eric Edgar Cooke becomes last person in Western Australia to be executed.
26 October, 1958
Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York to Paris.
26 October, 1955
After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares its permanent neutrality. Ngô Ðình Di?m declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
26 October, 1954
Trieste return to Italy.
26 October, 1951
Boxer Joe Louis comes out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano. However, Marciano would win the fight in eight rounds.
26 October, 1948
Killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania.
26 October, 1947
The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India. The British Military Occupation ends in Iraq.
26 October, 1944
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends.
26 October, 1943
World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
26 October, 1942
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, was sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged.
26 October, 1940
The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
26 October, 1936
The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into full operation.
26 October, 1918
Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
26 October, 1917
Battle of Caporetto: Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Germany and Austria during the World War I. Julian date of the October Revolution (November 7 in Gregorian calendar).
26 October, 1912
First Balkan War: The city of Thessaloniki is unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron Saint Demetrius. On the same day the Serbian troops captured Skopje.
26 October, 1905
Norway becomes independent from Sweden.
26 October, 1881
The Gunfight near the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.
26 October, 1863
The Football Association is formed.
26 October, 1861
The Pony Express officially ceased operations.
26 October, 1860
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
26 October, 1859
The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.
26 October, 1825
The Erie Canal opens - passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
26 October, 1795
The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.
26 October, 1776
Benjamin Franklin departed America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution
26 October, 1774
The first Continental Congress adjourns.
26 October, 1640
The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.
26 October, 740
An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death.

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