Historical Events on September 26, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on September 26th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico. |
| 2010 | The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people. |
| 2009 | Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities. |
| 2008 | Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel. |
| 2005 | The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout. |
| 2002 | The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. |
| 2000 | Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits. |
| 2000 | The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers. |
| 1997 | A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234. |
| 1997 | An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse. |
| 1984 | The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997. |
| 1983 | Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike. |
| 1983 | Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race. |
| 1981 | Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. |
| 1980 | At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured. |
| 1973 | Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time. |
| 1969 | Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released. |
| 1960 | In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy. |
| 1959 | Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless. |
| 1954 | The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172. |
| 1953 | Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends |
| 1950 | Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces. |
| 1942 | Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated". |
| 1936 | Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companys reshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxist POUM and anarcho-syndicalist CNT joining the government. |
| 1934 | The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary is launched. |
| 1933 | As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. |
| 1923 | The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr. |
| 1918 | World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces. |
| 1917 | World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins. |
| 1914 | The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. |
| 1910 | Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled. |
| 1907 | Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire. |
| 1905 | Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity. |
| 1810 | A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. |
| 1799 | War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign. |
| 1789 | George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State. |
| 1777 | American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia. |
| 1688 | The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. |
| 1687 | Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces. |
| 1580 | Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England. |
| 1493 | Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera. |
| 1423 | Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière. |
| 1371 | Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa. |
| 1345 | Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns. |
| 1212 | The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty. |
| 1087 | William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. |
| 715 | Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. |
| 46 | Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. |
Famous People Born on September 26
Here is a random list who born on September 26. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Pope Paul VI (d. 1978) |
| 1887 | Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958) |
| 1957 | Bob Staake, American author and illustrator |
| 2000 | Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess |
| 1947 | Dick Roth, American swimmer |
| 1986 | Sean Doolittle, American baseball player |
| 1966 | Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and sportscaster |
| 1945 | Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (d. 2022) |
| 1905 | Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996) |
| 1980 | Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player |
Famous People Deaths On September 26
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on September 26. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (b. 1902) |
| 2003 | Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1963) |
| 1937 | Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894) |
| 2015 | Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928) |
| 1987 | Ramang, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1928) |
| 1991 | Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (b. 1919) |
| 1536 | Didier de Saint-Jaille, 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller |
| 1973 | Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (b. 1891) |
| 1988 | Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach (b. 1929) |
| 1588 | Amias Paulet, Governor of Jersey (b. 1532) |
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