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What happened in history on this day: October 26?
On October 26 in ...
- 1981 - The 10th season of TV show M*A*S*H begins on CBS.
- 1982 - NBC premieres the TV hospital drama St. Elsewhere.
- 1984 - Orion Pictures releases the film The Terminator to theaters.
- 1986 - Donald Duck is shown for the first time in the People's Republic of China. Chinese television launches a weekly half-hour of old Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse cartoons.
Births on October 26
- 1914 - Birth of Jackie Coogan in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Uncle Fester - The Addams Family).
- 1931 - Birth of Hank Garrett in Monticello, New York, USA; actor (Car 54 Where Are You, Generations, Max Headroom).
- 1933 - Birth of Suzy Parker in San Antonio, Texas, USA; model/actress (Chamber of Horrors).
- 1936 - Birth of Bruce Belland in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer (Tim Conway Hour).
- 1936 - Birth of Shelley Morrison; actress (Will and Grace).
- 1942 - Birth of Bob Hoskins in Suffolk, England; actor (Brazil, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Englishman's Boy, Wind in the Willows).
- 1945 - Birth of Jaclyn Smith in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Charlie's Angels, Nightkill, The District).
- 1946 - Birth of Pat Sajak in Chicago, Illinois, USA; TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak Show).
- 1948 - Birth of Marshall Colt in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Eric - Lottery).
- 1952 - Birth of James Pickens Junior; actor (Grey's Anatomy).
- 1954 - Birth of Lauren Tewes in Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (The Love Boat, Eyes of a Stranger).
- 1954 - Birth of D.W. Moffett; actor (Skin, For Your Love, Chicago Sons).
- 1956 - Birth of Rita Wilson; actress (From the Earth to the Moon).
- 1961 - Birth of Dylan McDermott; actor (The Practice, Dark Blue).
- 1962 - Birth of Cary Elwes; actor (Glory, Princess Bride, From the Earth to the Moon, The X-Files).
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Cavanagh; actor (Ed, Scrubs).
- 1977 - Birth of Jon Heder; actor (Tankman Begins).
- 1981 - Birth of Guy Sebastian; singer (Australian Idol TV show (2003)).
Deaths on October 26
- 1952 - Death of Hatti McDaniel at age 57; actress (Beulah TV show).
- 1962 - Death of Louise Beavers at age 60 of a heart attack; actress (over 125 films in 30 years, Beulah - Beulah TV show, Louise - Danny Thomas Show (1953-55)).
- 1984 - Death of Sue Randall at age 49; actress (Miss Landers - Leave it to Beaver).
- 1990 - Death of William S. Paley at age 89 from a heart attack; CBS founder and CEO.
- 1999 - Death of Hoyt Axton at age 61 after a heart attack; singer/songwriter ("Greenback Dollar", "Never Been to Spain", "Joy To The World"), actor (Bonanza TV show, I Dream of Jeannie, McCloud, Diff'rent Strokes, Murder She Wrote, WKRP).
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