October 26: Angam Day in Nauru, National Day in Austria; Simchat Torah in 2005 (Judaism).

• 1863: The Football Association, the oldest governing body in football, was formed in London in England.
• 1881: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone, Arizona, United States.
• 1955: Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem declared himself President of South Vietnam, replacing Nguyen Emperor Bao Dai as the head of state.
• 1979: President Park Chung Hee of South Korea was assassinated by the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and a long-time friend, Kim Jae-kyu.
• 2001: U.S. President George W. Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.

Recent days: October 25 – October 24 – October 23