Monday, October 26, 2026
ephemeris of the day
On your calendar this October 26
Name day
Today's name day is:
DimitriAstrological sign: Scorpio (October 23 - November 22)
Festivals and international days on October 26:
- Austrian National Day
- National Holiday (Austrian Neutrality) of Austria
See also: October 25 - October 27 - All days of 2026
Ongoing events: Sport, culture, festivities...
It happened on October 26
October 26, 1671: Jean-Dominique Cassini, newly installed at the still-under-construction Royal Observatory, discovers Iapetus, the second satellite of Saturn.
October 26, 1795: In France, the Directory is installed, the government of the First French Republic. A transitional period for historians, it is also a period of military unrest, mainly against Austria during the Italian campaign.
October 26, 1917: Lenin is elected head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
October 26, 1955: Proclamation of the Republic of Vietnam.