October 26th (1979) was a Friday. It's the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 66 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 26th October, 1979
» Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is Park Chung-hee assassination e.g assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.
Famous Birthdays on October 26 in 1979
» Movsar Barayev, Chechen militia leader (d. 2002)
» Josh Portman, American guitarist (Near Miss (band) named Near Miss and Yellowcard)
October 26th Famous Deaths for 1979
» Park Chung-hee, Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (b. 1917)
October 26th Holidays in History
» Angam Day (Holidays in Nauru called Nauru)
» Public holidays in Benin e.g Armed Forces Day (Benin)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Alfred the Great
» Cedd
» Cuthbert of Canterbury
» Demetrius of Thessaloniki
» Fulk of Pavia (Roman Catholic Church)
» Saint Quadragesimus or Quadragesimus
» Witta of Büraburg
» Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church)
» Culture of Austria Public holidays e.g National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria)