Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.
ClockHorizon daily selection“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asia, killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
Microsoft made a public release of Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs.
Rockstar Games releases Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the PlayStation 2 in North America, which sold 12 million units for the PS2, becoming the console's best-selling video game.
The Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
One highlighted entry is from 2004: Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.
People listed for October 26 include Lee Eun-sang (singer) (2002), Yuta (Japanese singer) (1995), and Waqa Blake (1994).
Observances listed for October 26 include Christian feast day: Alfred the Great (Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Amandus of Strasbourg, and Christian feast day: Beóán (Bean) of Mortlach.
