Men who made History
1529 Oct 26, Thomas More was appointed English Lord Chancellor1874 Oct 26, Peter Cornelius, German composer, died at 49.1967 Oct 26, The Shah of Iran crowned himself and his Queen after 26 years on the Peacock Throne.1990 Oct 26, Wayne Gretzky became the first National Hockey League player to reach 2,000 points1993 Oct 26, Deborah Gore Dean, a central figure in the Reagan-era HUD scandal, was convicted of 12 felony counts of defrauding the government, taking a payoff and lying to Congress. Dean was later sentenced to three concurrent 21-month prison sentences; however, five of her convictions were later overturned, and Dean has requested a new trial1994 Oct 26, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton.1998 Oct 26, Russian President Boris Yeltsin was ordered by his doctors to cancel a one-day trip to Austria so he could recuperate from high blood pressure and extreme fatigue. 2003 Oct 26, Canadian Rob Krueger defeated 320 competitors who played at the World Rock, Paper, Scissors Championships at a downtown Toronto nightclub. He netted $3,825.2005 Oct 26, Former Vice President Rong Yiren (89), a textile magnate who joined with China’s communists and helped launch Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, earning the nickname “Red Capitalist,” died in Beijing. 2005 Oct 26, Iran’s Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that Israel was a “disgraceful blot” and should be “wiped off the map.” He also said a new wave of Palestinian attacks will destroy the Jewish state. 2006 Oct 26, On Hoxie, Kansas, Sheridan County sheriff James Johnson (54) was shot and killed as he interviewed Steven Paul Reitcheck (36) about possible commitment to a mental health facility. A deputy then shot and killed Reitcheck. 2006 Oct 26, On Hoxie, Kansas, Sheridan County sheriff James Johnson (54) was shot and killed as he interviewed Steven Paul Reitcheck (36) about possible commitment to a mental health facility. A deputy then shot and killed Reitcheck.2008 Oct 26, Gabriel Lerner (27) was kidnapped and killed after he offered 2 men a ride in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Lerner was from the Milwaukee area and worked as a clerk for a Superior Court judge on the island. On March 4, 2011, Auriel Frett (24) was convicted of first degree murder for the slaying. Jurors deliberated less than three hours before reaching the verdict. The co-defendant, who was 17 at the time of the murder, pleaded guilty last year. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.2009 Oct 26, In the Marshall Islands traditional chief Jurelang Zedkaia was elected president by a slender 17-15 margin, replacing Litokwa Tomeing who was ousted in a no-confidence vote last week. 2009 Oct 26, Mongolian PM Bayar Sanjaa said he wanted to resign for health reasons, bringing new political uncertainty to his impoverished but resource-rich nation.2010 Oct 26, Armenian police arrested Georg Avanesov (27). He allegedly operated the “Bredolab” botnet of nearly 30 million PCs. Investigators alleged that Avanesov made up to US$139,000 each month renting the botnet to criminals who used it for sending spam and for installing password-stealing malicious software. 2011 Oct 26, Rajat Gupta, former head of the McKinsey consultancy, was charged with 5 counts of security fraud and one count of conspiracy. His case was related to the insider trading trial of hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, who was convicted on May 11. 2012 Oct 26, In Italy a Milan court sentenced former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, to four years in prison and barred him from public office for five years after convicting him in a decade-old case involving the purchase of TV rights of U.S. films for his media empire. 2013 Oct 26, In Arizona 5 people and 2 dogs were found shot to death at a Phoenix apartment complex in what appeared to be a murder-homicide. Michael Guzzo (56) killed himself after shooting four members of a family that lived next door.Discover more from NewsBreakers
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