October 26
- 1911: Birth of Mahalia Jackson (+1972)
- 1913: Birth of Charlie Barnet (Charles Daly Barnet) (+1991)
- 1929: Birth of Neal Mathews member of Jordanaires (+2000)
- 1934: Recording of You're The Top - Cole Porter
- 1944: Birth of Alan Henderson member of Them
- 1944: Birth of Michael Piano lid The Sandpipers
- 1946: Birth of Keith Hopwood lid Herman's Hermits
- 1951: Birth of Bootsy Collins (William Earl Collins) member of The Pacemakers
- 1952: Birth of David Was (David Weiss) lid Was (Not Was)
- 1953: Birth of Keith Strickland (Keith Julian Strickland) member of The B-52's
- 1961: Recording of A Whistling Tune- Elvis Presley
- 1961: Recording of Home Is Where The Heart Is - Elvis Presley
- 1961: Recording of Riding The Rainbow - Elvis Presley
- 1963: Birth of Natalie Merchant (Natalie Anne Merchant)
- 1964: Recording of Honey Don't, What You're Doing - The Beatles
- 1964: Recording of Another Beatles Christmas Record - The Beatles
- 1966: Death of Alma Cogan (Alma Angela Cohen) (°1932)
- 1967: Birth of Keith Urban (Keith Lionel Urban)
- 1976: Death of Leonard Lee member of Shirley and Lee (°1936)
- 1978: Birth of Mark Barry lid BBMak
- 1981: Release (UK) of Under Pressure - Queen
- 1981: Release of Eros Live (Album) - Eros Ramazzotti
- 1999: Death of Hoyt Axton (Hoyt Wayne Axton) (°1938)
- 1999: Death of Rex Gildo (Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter) (°1936)
- 2013: Death of Al Johnson member of The Unifics (°1948)