ისტორიაში ამ დღეს — 26 ოქტომბერი

Friedrich of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1510)

Hans Buchner, German Renaissance composer (died 1538)

Zhengde Emperor of China (died 1521)

John Basset, Devonshire gentleman (died 1541)

Anna of Hesse, princess of Hesse (died 1591)

Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (died 1617)

Ahmad Baba al Massufi, Malian academic (died 1627)

Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (died 1612)

William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (died 1675)

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (died 1658)

Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (died 1723)

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (died 1757)

Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1757)

Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer and academic (died 1758)

Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (died 1804)

Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1823)

Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 1794)

Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (died 1844)

Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (died 1881)

Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (died 1872)

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (died 1865)

Margaret Agnes Bunn, Scottish actress (died 1883)

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (died 1891)

Miguel I of Portugal (died 1866)

Joseph Hansom, English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (died 1882)

Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian soldier and painter (died 1904)

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (died 1917)

Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909)

C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (died 1914)

Frank Eaton, American marshal and author (died 1958)

Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (died 1912)

Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (died 1957)

Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (died 1941)

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (died 1962)

Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1942)

Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic (died 1936)

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art (died 1948)

H.B. Warner, English actor (died 1958)

William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman (died 1944)

Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (died 1934)

Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (died 1963)

Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (died 1970)

Paul Pilgrim, American runner (died 1958)

William Hogenson, American sprinter (died 1965)

Runar Schildt, Finnish author (died 1925)

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (died 1931)

Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author (died 1977)

Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses (died 1988)

Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)

Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (died 1983)

Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (died 1941)

Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (died 1986)

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (died 1994)

Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (died 1980)

Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician (died 1947)

George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal (died 1989)

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (died 1967)

Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author (died 1966)

Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator (died 2003)

John Krol, American cardinal (died 1996)

Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (died 2003)

Mahalia Jackson, American singer (died 1972)

Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (died 1996)

Don Siegel, American director and producer (died 1991)

Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)

Jackie Coogan, American actor and director (died 1984)

Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996)

Joe Fry, English race car driver (died 1950)

François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (died 1996)

Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (died 1942)

Princess Ashraf of Iran (died 2016)

Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (died 2010)

Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (died 2015)

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980)

Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic (died 2019)

Joe Fulks, American basketball player (died 1976)

Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (died 2008)

Fred Wood, English actor (died 2003)

Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic (died 2016)

Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (died 2015)

Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (died 2007)

Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (died 1988)

Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (died 1987)

Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (died 2011)

Neal Matthews Jr., American country/gospel singer (died 2000)

Suhaila Noah, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 2014)

Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990)

Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (died 2013)

Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2015)

Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer

Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)

Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic

Al Casey, American guitarist (died 2006)

Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer (died 2024)

Shelley Morrison, American actress (died 2019)

György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator

Tom Meschery, Chinese-American basketball player

Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator

John Horgan, Irish academic and politician

Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator

Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (died 2014)

Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (died 2004)

Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (died 2014)

Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (died 2015)

Pat Conroy, American author (died 2016)

Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author (died 2021)

Nancy Davis Griffeth, American computer scientist and academic

Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer

Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician

Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host

Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress and author (died 2015)

Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist

Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver

Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician,United States Secretary of State and First Lady of the United States

Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast

Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar

Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author

Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach

Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Steve Rogers, American baseball player

Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker (died 2024)

Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Tommy Mars, American keyboard player

Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter

Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

Andrew Motion, English poet and author

David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer

Roger Allam, British actor

Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher

Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter

AAMS Arefin Siddique, Bangladeshi academic administrator (died 2025)

Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer

Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic

D. W. Moffett, American actor and director

James Pickens Jr., American actor

Stephen Gumley, Australian engineer and businessman

Rita Wilson, American actress and producer

Bob Golic, American football player and radio host

Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician (died 2022)

Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia

Patrick Breen, American actor

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 4th President of Kenya

Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician

Dylan McDermott, American actor

Joey Salceda, Filipino politician

Cary Elwes, English actor and producer

Jack Morelli, American comic book professional and author

Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer

Ted Demme, American actor, director, and producer (died 2002)

Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Craig Shakespeare, English football player (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion) and manager (Leicester City) (died 2024)

Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (died 2005)

Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer

Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer

Sverre Gjørvad, Norwegian drummer and composer

Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Steve Valentine, Scottish actor and magician

Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportscaster

Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe

Keith Urban, Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Miyuki Imori, Japanese actress and singer

Dian Bachar, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress

Jim Butcher, American author

Rosemarie DeWitt, American actress

Audley Harrison, English boxer

Ronnie Irani, English cricketer

Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer

Matsuko Deluxe, Japanese journalist and author

Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver

Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model

Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster

Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer

Róbert Petrovický, Slovak ice hockey player

Florence Kasumba, Ugandan-German actress

Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish ice hockey player

Jon Heder, American actor and producer

Marisha Pessl, American author

Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (died 2013)

Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor

Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician

Antonio Pierce, American football player and coach

CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

Dave Zastudil, American football player

Movsar Barayev, Chechen terrorist (died 2002)

Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer

Nick Collison, American basketball player

Claire Cooper, English actress

Koichi Watanabe, Japanese kick-boxer

Sam Brown, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Martina Schild, Swiss skier

Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter

Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player

Nicola Adams, English boxer

Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver

Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player

Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer

Luke Watson, South African rugby player

Sasha Cohen, American figure skater

Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer

Mathieu Crépel, French snowboarder

Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer

Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter

Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player

Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer

Monta Ellis, American basketball player

Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player

Ibor Bakar, French footballer

Jakub Rzeźniczak, Polish footballer

Marco Ruben, Argentinian footballer

Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper

Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer

Shawn Lauvao, American football player

Nosliw Rodríguez, Venezuelan politician

Greg Zuerlein, American figure skater

Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player

Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer

Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player

Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress

Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player

Sergey Karasev, Russian basketball player

Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player

Allie DeBerry, American model and actress

Yuta, Japanese singer

Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast

Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer

Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer