72 days from August 15, 1981
would be
October 26, 1981 (Monday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 299
• Week number: 44
• Leap year: 1981 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for October 26, 1981 (Monday)
• Sunrise time: 06:54 am
• Sunset time: 05:39 pm
• Day length: 10h 44m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for October 26, 1981 (Monday)
• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
• Illumination: 1%
• Moon Age: 28.76 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
October 26, 1981 Holidays and National Days
October 26 in History
2002
Russian Spetsnaz storm the Moscow Theatre, where Chechen terrorists had taken the audience and performers hostage three days earlier; 50 terrorists and 150 hostages die in the assault.
2001
The USA PATRIOT Act is signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush, greatly expanding intelligence and legal agencies’ ability to utilize wiretaps, records searches and surveillance.
1994
Israel and Jordan sign a peace treaty.
1979
The President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, is asssasinated by Kim Jae-kyu, head of the country’s Central intelligence Agency; Choi Kyu-ha is named acting president.
1970
Garry Trudeau’s comic strip Doonesbury first appears.
1967
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and his wife Farah as empress.
1958
The first New York – Paris transatlantic jet passenger service is inaugurated by Pan Am, while the first New York – London transatlantic jet passenger service is inaugurated by BOAC.
1957
The Russian government announces that Marshal Georgy Zhukov, the nation’s most prominent military hero, has been relieved of his duties as Minister of Defense. Khrushchev accuses Zhukov as promoting his own “cult of personality” and sees him as a threat to his own popularity.
1955
The Village Voice is first published, backed in part by Norman Mailer.
1955
Ngo Dinh Diem declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
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