This is our day guide for Wednesday October 26th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on October 26th 2016
Austria: National Day
Austria's National Day commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality enacted on 26th October 1955Public sector only
USA (regional): Nevada Day
Commemorates the admission of the state of Nevada into the union on October 31st 1864Go to Today | October 27th 2016
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| General Information for October 26th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 300 of 2016 | |
| 66 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 43 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May. | |
| 1956 - As an answer to the Hungarian Uprising, Soviet tanks are sent into Budapest. | |
| 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam. | |
| 306 - Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki |
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