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On October 26, 1185: The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

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The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

The Uprising of Asen and Peter was a revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs living in Moesia and the Balkan Mountains, then the theme of Paristrion of the Byzantine Empire, caused by a tax increase. It began on 26 October 1185, the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, and ended with the restoration of Bulgaria and the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty.

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Born on October 26

Lee Eunsang 2002– South Korean singer (born 2002)
Rhenzy Feliz 1997– American actor
Rebecca Tunney 1996– British artistic gymnast
Yuta 1995– Japanese singer (born 1995)
Waqa Blake 1994– Fiji international rugby league footballer
Allie DeBerry 1994– American actress and model
Sergey Karasev 1993– Russian basketball player (born 1993)
Joseph Cramarossa 1992– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Riho Iida 1991– Japanese actress & singer
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Mark Swanepoel 1990– Rugby player
Dre Kirkpatrick 1989– American football player (born 1989)
Emil Sayfutdinov 1989– Russian motorcycle speedway rider
Nosliw Rodríguez 1988– Venezuelan politician
Greg Zuerlein 1988– American ice dancer (born 1988)
Abudramae Bamba 1987– Ivorian footballer
Shawn Lauvao 1987– American football player (born 1987)
Ibor Bakar 1986– Comorian footballer (born 1986)
Jakub Rzeźniczak 1986– Polish footballer

People

Died on October 26

Bjorn Andresen Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025)
Roh Tae-woo President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993
Ali Ashraf Darvishian Iranian writer (1941–2017)
Willis Carto American political activist (1926–2015)
Leo Kadanoff American physicist (1937–2015)
Giuseppe Nazzaro Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (born 1937)
Vic Allen British communist, professor and anti-apartheid activist
Mo Collins American football player and executive (1976–2014)
Germain Gagnon Canadian ice hockey player (1942–2014)
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Senzo Meyiwa South African footballer (1984–2014)
Brian Moore Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer
Jeff Robinson American baseball player (1961–2014)
Gordy Soltau American football player (1925–2014)
Oscar Taveras Dominican–Canadian baseball player (1992–2014)
Ritva Arvelo Finnish actress, film director and screenwriter
Ron Davies Welsh photographer
Doug Ireland American journalist (1946–2013)
Al Johnson American R&B singer (1948–2013)

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Every October 26 on record

  1. 1185 The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

    1185 uprising against Byzantine rule in the eastern Balkans

    The Uprising of Asen and Peter was a revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs living in Moesia and the Balkan Mountains, then the theme of Paristrion of the Byzantine Empire, caused by a tax increase. It began on 26 October 1185, the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, and ended with the restoration of Bulgaria and the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty.

  2. 1341 The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor.

    The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, sometimes referred to as the Second Palaiologan Civil War, was a conflict that broke out in the Byzantine Empire after the death of Andronikos III Palaiologos over the guardianship of his nine-year-old son and heir, John V Palaiologos. It pitted on the one hand Andronikos III's chief minister, John VI Kantakouzenos, and on the other a regency headed by the Empress-Dowager Anna of Savoy, the Patriarch of Constantinople John XIV Kalekas, and the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos. The war polarized Byzantine society along class lines, with the aristocracy backing Kantakouzenos and the lower and middle classes supporting the regency.

  3. 1377 Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia.

    First king of Bosnia from 1377 to 1391

    Stephen Tvrtko I was the first king of Bosnia. A member of the House of Kotromanić, he succeeded his uncle Stephen II as the ban of Bosnia in 1353. As he was a minor at the time, Tvrtko's father, Vladislav, briefly ruled as regent, followed by Tvrtko's mother, Jelena.

  4. 1520 Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.

    Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556

    Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, and Sardinia.

  5. 1597 Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

    1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea

    The Imjin War was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War. The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Korean Peninsula after a military stalemate in Korea's southern provinces.

  6. 1640 The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles I of England.
  7. 1689 General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he dies of the disease soon afterwards.
  8. 1774 American Revolution: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
  9. 1813 War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawks defeat the United States Army in the Battle of the Chateauguay.
  10. 1825 The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
  11. 1859 The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.
  12. 1860 Unification of Italy: The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.
  13. 1863 The Football Association is founded.
  14. 1871 Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état.
  15. 1881 Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
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  1. 1890 Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda.
  2. 1892 Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
  3. 1905 King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
  4. 1909 Japanese occupation of Korea: An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
  5. 1912 First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
  6. 1917 World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
  7. 1918 World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
  8. 1936 The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
  9. 1937 Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews.
  10. 1942 World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.
  11. 1944 World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
  12. 1947 Partition of India: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India, beginning the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 and the Kashmir conflict.
  13. 1955 After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
  14. 1955 Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam.
  15. 1956 Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.

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