WHAT HAPPENED ON 26. OCTOBER
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Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (26. October 306)

The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho. (26. October 1341)

Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. (26. October 1597)

The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England. (26. October 1640)

General Piccolomini of Austria burned down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after. (26. October 1689)

The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (26. October 1774)

King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution. (26. October 1775)

Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. (26. October 1776)

The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created. (26. October 1795)

The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree. (26. October 1811)

War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay. (26. October 1813)

The Erie Canal opens – passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie. (26. October 1825)

The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead. (26. October 1859)

Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. (26. October 1860)

The Pony Express officially ceases operations. (26. October 1861)

The Football Association, the oldest football association in the world, is formed in London. (26. October 1863)

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. (26. October 1881)

Norway becomes independent from Sweden. (26. October 1905)

Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by Ahn Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria. (26. October 1909)

First Balkan War: The Ottoman occupied city of Thessaloniki, is liberated and unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron Saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje. (26. October 1912)