Talk:October 26

--mav 00:39, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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October 26: Diwali (Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, 2011); National Day in Austria (1955); Angam Day in Nauru; feast day of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki 1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most famous gunfights in the history of the American Old West, took place in Tombstone, Arizona, between the faction of Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton's gang. 1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy won a Pyrrhic victory in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. 1947 – Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of Kashmir and Jammu, executed the Instrument of Accession to accede the princely state to the newly created India. 1985 – The Australian government returned ownership of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, to the local Pitjantjatjara people. 2000 – Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) became the first President of Côte d'Ivoire since Robert Guéï was thrown out of power during the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état. More anniversaries: October 25 – October 26 – October 27 It is now March 3, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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I was recently perusing this page because I was making the Template anniversaries page for this article. Some things I noticed:

• This page says the International Federation of the Red Cross was formed in 1863. But the article says it was 1919. When was it?
• This page says that Boulder Dam's first generator went online October 26. But the article says October 9. When was it?
• This page says that Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty in October 1994. History of Jordan says it was in July 1994. If there were two treaties, then I have to wonder why... If there was one, when did it occur?

So, can the people who added these to the article provide cites? LuckyWizard 01:14, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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According to the official chronology of the Hoover dam, here, It was October 26th. I am updating the Hoover Dam article, and adding it pack to this page. LordJumper 19:33, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

American Idol event

"2006 - Mayré Martínez wins the first Latin American Idol." I know people take this show very seriously but is this really notable? -- Borameer ™ 17:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• Probably notable in the context of TV game shows and the like, so if there is a chronology page for that genre then it would be fine there. But very not-notable in the general history of the world. Darcyj 11:42, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Decommissioning of USS Iowa?

Today's the 19th anniversary of the Decommissioning of the USS Iowa, should any mention be made? or would that be better for the 20th anniversary? Alec92 (talk) 16:33, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Are decommissionings celebrated? I haven't heard of that before. How many battleships have been decommissioned by the fleets of the world? It must be a hundred, not counting those that were sunk in battle. Is this decommissioning more notable than most?   Will Beback  talk  18:37, 26 October 2009 (UTC)