October 26 in History: Events

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The published October 26 chronology runs from 1110 to 2026, a span of 916 years. It contains 166 sourced records across 55 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.

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Most represented topics

Politics & society · 69 records
War & conflict · 40 records
Sport · 25 records
Arts & culture · 15 records

Most represented countries

United States · 24 records
United Kingdom · 9 records
Canada · 7 records
Australia · 5 records
France · 5 records

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These pairs share a category and calendar date; the pairing does not imply a historical connection.

War & conflict: Battle of Candespina (1110) and Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict (2014) appear 904 years apart in this collection.
Politics & society: Treaty of Ripon (1640) and Ontario holds its 2026 municipal elections (2026) appear 386 years apart in this collection.
Disasters: Skopje fire of 1689 (1689) and October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake (2015) appear 326 years apart in this collection.

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October 26 historical events

1110 — Battle of Candespina

The Battle of Candespina was fought on 26 October 1110 or 1111 between the forces of Alfonso I of Aragon and those of his estranged wife, Urraca of León and Castile, in the Campo de la Espina near Sepúlveda. Alfonso was victorious, as he would be again in a few weeks at the Battle of Viadangos. The battle was the result of a power struggle between Alfonso and Urraca.

Spain · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23

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October 26 historical events

1110 — Battle of Candespina

1185 — Uprising of Asen and Peter

1326 — Siege of Bristol (1326)

1342 — Edward III's Breton campaign

1497 — Battle of the Cosmin Forest

1562 — Siege of Rouen (1562)

1584 — Battle of Slunj

1587 — Battle of Vimory

1596 — Battle of Keresztes

1597 — Battle of Myeongnyang

1640 — Treaty of Ripon

1683 — War of the Reunions

1689 — Skopje fire of 1689

1774 — First Continental Congress

1794 — Russian troops defeat Polish–Lithuanian forces at Kobyłka

1796 — Siege of Kehl (1796–1797)

1812 — Battle of Escamela

1813 — Battle of the Chateauguay

1815 — 1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1820 — 1820 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1821 — Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico

1825 — The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie

1826 — 1826 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1832 — 1832 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1838 — 1838 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1846 — 1846 Iowa gubernatorial election

1859 — The Royal Charter wrecks off Anglesey during a severe storm

1860 — Expedition of the Thousand

1863 — The Football Association

1863 — War of 1863

1864 — Skirmish at Albany, Missouri

1864 — Battle of Winfield, West Virginia

1871 — Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état

1881 — Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1890 — Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda

1897 — Guowen Bao begins publication in Tianjin

1900 — 1900 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1902 — 1900 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1905 — 1905 Hampstead by-election

1908 — 1908 Canadian federal election

1911 — Ottoman forces attack the Italian defenses at Bu-Meliana

1913 — Italian general election, 1913

1913 — 1913 Copa La Nación final

1914 — First Battle of Edea

1917 — Brazil formally enters World War I against Germany

1918 — Swan by-election, 1918

1918 — Charge at Haritan

1920 — Battle of Qingshanli

1929 — 1928 Copa Aldao

1936 — Hoover Dam’s first generator goes into full operation

1942 — Battle for Henderson Field

1944 — Battle of Leyte Gulf

1947 — Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)

1950 — Battle of Kujin

1952 — 1952 Polish parliamentary election

1955 — Declaration of Neutrality

1958 — The final Chinese troop train from North Korea reaches Dandong

1958 — Pan Am begins scheduled Boeing 707 passenger service

1960 — 1960 South African Senate election

1961 — 1961 Turkish presidential election

1963 — 1963 Scottish League Cup final

1967 — Coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

1968 — Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – final

1968 — Soyuz 3

1968 — 1968 Northern Territory Legislative Council election

1969 — Portuguese legislative election, 1969

1970 — 1970 United Nations Security Council election

1970 — 1970 New Brunswick general election

1972 — Rochdale by-election, 1972

1972 — 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état

1974 — Botswana general election, 1974

1974 — 1974 Scottish League Cup final

1975 — Tanzanian general election, 1975

1975 — Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1975

1977 — The last known patient with naturally occurring smallpox develops a rash