Wednesday October 26, 2011: on this day
October 26, 2011 was the 299th day of the year 2011, under the sign of Scorpio and the day of the week was Wednesday.
Is October 26, 2011 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on October 26, 2011, who was born and died on October 26, 2011, what holidays and observances are celebrated on October 26, 2011, which were the most popular songs (ex. Someone Like You by Adele), movies (e.g. The Help, directed by Tate Taylor), TV series (e.g. Man Up) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about October 26th, 2011 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was October 26, 2011?
- October 26, 2011: What happened on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
- October 26, 2011: What were the main match results that day?
- October 26, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- October 26, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on October 26, 2011?
- October 26, 2011: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What famous people died on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- October 26, 2011: Number 1 song on that day
- October 26, 2011: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- October 26, 2011: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on October 26, 2011?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 26, 2011?
- Who was the Pope on October 26, 2011?
What day of the week was October 26, 2011?
October 26, 2011 was a Wednesday and it was the 299th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.
October 26, 2011 can also be written as 10/26/2011 in the US and as 26/10/2011 in UK and Europe.
October 26, 2011: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on October 26, 2011:
- 2011 syrian uprising: at most 17 people have been killed in syria as fighting continues between government and opposition groups.
- In afghanistan's parwan province, a bomb found in a fuel truck causes the death of at least five people and injures 45 others.
- The release of the bollywood superhero film "ra.one", the most expensive bollywood movie to date, coincides with diwali, a hindu festival.
- The death of amy winehouse, a british soul singer, was ruled accidental by a coroner.
- All nippon airways' first commercial flight of the composite-bodied boeing 787 dreamliner, between tokyo and hong kong, was made by all nippon airways.
- Tsuyoshi kukawa has resigned as president and chairman of olympus corporation. financial and law enforcement agencies in japan, the united states, and the united kingdom are investigating the acquisitions of the optical equipment company in the recent years.
- Cancun, mexico's capital city, is bracing for hurricane rina. it is expected to hit land on thursday.
- Turkish earthquake
- With 459 confirmed deaths, and more than 1,300 injuries, the search for survivors from the van earthquake in eastern turkey has entered its third day.
- Turkey says it will accept aid offers from other countries in order to deal with the effects of the earthquake.
- Recep tayyip turkey's prime minister, blames the high death rate on poor construction.
- European union leaders meet in an emergency meeting to discuss the european sovereign credit crisis.
- Rajat gupta, a former director at goldman sachs and procter and gamble, pleaded not guilty to the charge that he leaked confidential information to raj rajaratnam, a convicted fraudster.
- Saif al islam gaddafi is said to be trying to negotiate a surrender with the international criminal court.
- Twelve former military officials who ruled argentina from 1976 to 1983 were sentenced to life for their involvement in the war against political opponents.
- Occupy wall street movement
- Oakland police arrest many occupy oakland protesters in california using tear gas, rubber bullets, and tear gas.
- After the oakland clashes, a u.s. marine corps veteran was reportedly in stable but serious condition.
- Brazilian sports minister orlando silva has resigned following allegations of corruption, but insists that he is innocent.
- American scientists have confirmed that the white-nose syndrome, which has decimated north american bat populations since 2006, is caused by a transmissible yeast called geomyces destructans.
- According to the united nations, seven billion people will be living in the world by october 31, 2011, according to their estimates.
- Turkish earthquake: the third day of the search for survivors from the van earthquake in eastern turkey begins with 459 deaths and more than 1,300 injuries. (reuters) (daily mail). turkey announces that it will accept aid offers from other countries in order to deal with the effects of the earthquake. (bbc). recep tayyip erdan, turkey's prime minister, blames the earthquake's high death toll on poor construction.
- Occupy wall street: california police use tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse occupy oakland protestors. they also make many arrests. (dailykos, reuters) a u.s. marine corps veteran was reportedly left in a serious but stable state after the oakland clashes.
October 26, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on October 26, 2011:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.16
- Apple AAPL: opens at $401.76
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.03
- General Electric GE: opens at $16.41
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $181.74
Exchange Rates on October 26, 2011:
- 1 USD = 76.26 JPY
- 1 USD = 1.0046 CAD
- 1 USD = 0.8815 CHF
- 1 USD = 6.3544 CNY
- 1 EUR = 105.93 JPY
October 26, 2011: What were the main match results that day?
Serie A - Italian Football
- Atalanta - Inter : 1 - 1
- Cesena - Cagliari : 1 - 1
- Chievo - Bologna : 0 - 1
- Genoa - Roma : 2 - 1
- Lazio - Catania : 1 - 1
La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)
- Getafe - Osasuna : 2 - 2
- Levante - Sociedad : 3 - 2
- Mallorca - Sp Gijon : 1 - 2
- Real Madrid - Villarreal : 3 - 0
- Vallecano - Malaga : 2 - 0
La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)
- Almeria - Gimnastic : 3 - 1
- Elche - Cordoba : 0 - 1
- Huesca - Barcelona B : 0 - 1
- Las Palmas - Alcorcon : 2 - 0
- Numancia - Guadalajara : 4 - 0
Championship - Football (United Kingdom)
- Birmingham - Leeds : 1 - 0
October 26, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 26th is Scorpio.
Scorpio is the 8th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between October 23rd and November 21st belong to the Scorpio sign: discover Scorpio personality and who should a Scorpio marry.
Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.
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October 26, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 26, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.
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October 26, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on October 26, 2011 was New Moon.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 26, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.
An observer located in New York City on October 26, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 07:04 am and setting at 06:26 pm.
The previous full moon was on Oct 12, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Nov 10, 2011.
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Get your map!Who was born on October 26, 2011?
Famous people born on October 26, 2011:
- Solomon Brown
American child was born to kody brown and robyn, his fourth wife.
Whose famous birthday is on October 26th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on October 26th:
- Hillary Clinton
American lawyer and first lady of america, as the wife to president bill clinton.
- Seth MacFarlane
Seth macfarlane is an american animator, best known for creating the animated sitcom 'family guy' and for his work as a voice actor, writer,...
- Aaron Kwok
Aaron kwok is a hong kong actor and singer known for his versatile performances in both film and music.
- Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn smith is an american actress best known for her role as kelly garrett in the television series charlie's angels.
- Dylan McDermott
American actor, best known for his role on "the practice," mcdermottaeur (tm)'s first starring part in a series.
- Natalie Merchant
American singer-songwriter and pianist (10 000 maniacs).
- Bob Hoskins
English actor and film director, best known for his roles as cockneys or gangsters.
- Julian Schnabel
American screenwriter and painter.
- Roger Allam
He is an english actor best known for his work on stage, but he has also performed on television, radio, and film.
- Steve Valentine
Scottish actor and magician.
October 26, 2011: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 12 years 6 months old,
or 150 months
or 652 weeks and 2 days old,
or 4566 days old,
if you were born on October 26, 2011.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 26, 2011?
There are 183 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday October 26th 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 26, 2011?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 26, 2011.
October 26, 2011: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on October 26, 2011:
- Jona Senilagakali
Jona Senilagakali is a Fijian politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Fiji in 2007.
- Jaropolk Leonidovič Lapšin
- Max Kuatty
- Roman Kukleta
- Francisco Villar García-Moreno
- William A. Niskanen universitaire américain . (° 13mars1933)
- Juan Churruca
- Michel Inchauspé
What famous deaths happened on October 26th?
Famous deaths on October 26th:
- Alma Cogan
English singer (born 1932).
- Delmar Watson
Delmar Watson was a child actor known for his roles in classic films like 'Gone with the Wind'.
- Louise Beavers
American singer and actress (d. 1962).
- Hoyt Axton
American actor and country music singer/songwriter (born in 1938).
- Hattie McDaniel
American actress and singer (born 1895).
- Tutta Rolf
Norwegian-swedish actress and singer in film and theatre.
- Demitris Kazantzakis
Famous Greek writer best known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.
- Bosten Russell
Legendary NBA player known for his exceptional skills and leadership.
- Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder and is considered one of the greatest Romanian players of all time.
- Nikolis Kazantzakis
Greek writer known for his novel 'Zorba the Greek'.
See more famous people and celebrities who died on October 26th
October 26, 2011: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on October 26, 2011:
- Nauru - Angam Day
- Austria - National Day: Anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality (1955)
- Also see October 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- St. Quadragesimus
- St. Rusticus
- St. Gibitrudis
- St. Fulk
- St. Eadfrid
- St. Demetrius (aka St. Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki
- St. Cuthbert
October 26, 2011: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on October 26, 2011 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 24th and October 30th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
October 26, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on October 26, 2011 was Someone Like You by Adele, according to the music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.
October 26, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on October 26, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 songs:
October 26, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on October 26, 2011 was She Will by Lil Wayne Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.
October 26, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on October 26, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
- Lil Wayne Featuring Drake - She Will
- Drake - Headlines
- Jay Z Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris
- Wale Featuring Jeremih & Rick Ross - That Way
- Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash - Marvin & Chardonnay
October 26, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on October 26, 2011 was Promise by Romeo Santos Featuring Usher, according to the Latin music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.
October 26, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on October 26, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Romeo Santos Featuring Usher - Promise
- Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
- Don Omar - Taboo
- Ricardo Arjona - El Amor
- Pitbull Featuring Marc Anthony - Rain Over Me
October 26, 2011: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on October 26, 2011 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
October 26, 2011: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on October 26, 2011 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
October 26, 2011: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on October 26, 2011 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
October 26, 2011: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on October 26, 2011 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on October 26, 2011?
On October 26, 2011 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 26, 2011?
On October 26, 2011 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on October 26, 2011?
On October 26, 2011 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about October 26th?
October 26th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 26th day of the month of October. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on October 26th, such as:
- 2018 - 2018 gaza border protests. israel responds to 40 palestinian rockets by launching 80 air strikes against what israel claims are hamas and iranian-controlled weapons factories in gaza. soon afterward, islamic jihad announces a egypt-mediated ceasefire.
- 2017 - Russian interference in 2016 us elections: twitter bans ads from russian news agencies rt or sputnik. this is based on u.s intelligence's conclusion, that both tried to interfere with 2016 u.s. presidential elections on behalf of russia.
- 2016 - Somali civil war (2009-present). a militant group affiliated to isil seizes qandala, a coastal town in the autonomous puntland area.
What happened in 2011?
2011 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Tampa, Florida conducts coin auctions at FUN Convention (January 9-9).
- Heritage Auction Galleries holds its Heritage Auctions Signature currency auction at the Florida United Numismatists convention, Tampa, Florida. A Series 1861 US10 demand paper, handwritten "for" the only known one, VG-8, goes for $109,250.
- US Mint Director Edmund Moy resigns.
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What was the calendar for October 2011?
October 2011 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with October being the 10th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.