September, 26th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Monday 26, 2005:
The shock elimination of favoured to win, Teresa Bergman, on New Zealand Idol.

Friday 26, 2003:
Nupedia, an earlier form of Wikipedia, was shut down. --->

Thursday 26, 2002:
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Wednesday 26, 2001:
2001 - ' begins airing in the US.

Friday 26, 1997:
An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.

Thursday 26, 1996:
Nintendo 64 went on sale in the United States.

Thursday 26, 1991:
Biosphere 2 opens.

Monday 26, 1988:
Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the Seoul Olympics for failing a drug test.

Wednesday 26, 1984:
United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.

Monday 26, 1983:
Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.

Saturday 26, 1981:
Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

Saturday 26, 1970:
The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km&sup2;).

Wednesday 26, 1973:
Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

Friday 26, 1969:
The Beatles album Abbey Road is released in the UK.

Wednesday 26, 1962:
Premiere of The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS.

Tuesday 26, 1961:
Bob Dylan makes his public debut.

Monday 26, 1960:
In Chicago, Illinois, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

Thursday 26, 1957:
Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opens on Broadway

Tuesday 26, 1950:
United Nations troops recapture Seoul from the North Koreans.

Tuesday 26, 1944:
World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.

Wednesday 26, 1934:
Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.

Thursday 26, 1918:
World War I: Battle of Meuse.

Saturday 26, 1914:
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Thursday 26, 1907:
New Zealand and Newfoundland each becomes a dominion of the British Empire.

Wednesday 26, 1810:
A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.

Saturday 26, 1789:
Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.

Friday 26, 1777:
British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

Friday 26, 1687:
The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.

Friday 26, 1580:
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.

Sunday 26, -46:
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in fulfilment of a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-september/on-this-day.html


People born on September 26

1989:
David Nagadhana, English Politician (b: September 26, 1989) (Biography of David Nagadhana)

1981:
Christina Milian, American actress and singer (b: September 26, 1981) (Biography of Christina Milian)
Serena Williams, American tennis player (b: September 26, 1981) (Biography of Serena Williams)

1976:
Michael Ballack, German footballer (b: September 26, 1976) (Biography of Michael Ballack)

1975:
Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel) (b: September 26, 1975) (Biography of Emma Härdelin)

1974:
Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player (b: September 26, 1974) (Biography of Martin Müürsepp)

1973:
Chris Small, Scottish snooker player (b: September 26, 1973) (Biography of Chris Small)

1968:
James Caviezel, American actor (b: September 26, 1968) (Biography of James Caviezel)

1967:
Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (b: September 26, 1967 ; d: October 21, 1995) (Biography of Shannon Hoon)

1962:
Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress (b: September 26, 1962) (Biography of Melissa Sue Anderson)

1956:
Linda Hamilton, American actress (b: September 26, 1956) (Biography of Linda Hamilton)

1954:
Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager and television host (b: September 26, 1954) (Biography of Kevin Kennedy (baseball))

1951:
Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician (b: September 26, 1951) (Biography of Stuart Tosh)

1948:
Olivia Newton-John, Australian singer (b: September 26, 1948) (Biography of Olivia Newton-John)

1947:
Lynn Anderson, American singer (b: September 26, 1947) (Biography of Lynn Anderson)

1946:
Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (b: September 26, 1946 ; d: April 9, 2005) (Biography of Andrea Dworkin)
Christine Todd Whitman, American politician (b: September 26, 1946) (Biography of Christine Todd Whitman)

1945:
Bryan Ferry, British singer (b: September 26, 1945) (Biography of Bryan Ferry)

1944:
Anne Robinson, British television host (b: September 26, 1944) (Biography of Anne Robinson)

1943:
Ian Chappell, Australian test cricket player and broadcaster (b: September 26, 1943) (Biography of Ian Chappell)

1942:
Kent McCord, American actor (b: September 26, 1942) (Biography of Kent McCord)

1936:
Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist (b: September 26, 1936) (Biography of Winnie Mandela)

1933:
Donna Douglas, American actress (b: September 26, 1933) (Biography of Donna Douglas)

1932:
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (b: September 26, 1932) (Biography of Dr. Manmohan Singh)
Richard Herd, American actor (b: September 26, 1932) (Biography of Richard Herd)

1930:
Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (b: September 26, 1930 ; d: September 17, 1966) (Biography of Fritz Wunderlich)

1926:
Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: September 26, 1926) (Biography of Masatoshi Koshiba)
Julie London, American singer and actress (b: September 26, 1926 ; d: October 18, 2000) (Biography of Julie London)

1925:
Marty Robbins, American singer (b: September 26, 1925 ; d: December 8, 1982) (Biography of Marty Robbins)

1914:
Jack LaLanne, American fitness advocate (b: September 26, 1914) (Biography of Jack LaLanne)

1909:
Bill France, Sr., American founder of NASCAR (b: September 26, 1909) (Biography of William France Sr.)

1907:
Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (b: September 26, 1907 ; d: March 26, 1983) (Biography of Anthony Blunt)

1898:
George Gershwin, American composer (b: September 26, 1898 ; d: July 11, 1937) (Biography of George Gershwin)

1897:
Pope Paul VI (b: September 26, 1897 ; d: August 6, 1978) (Biography of Pope Paul VI)
Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (b: September 26, 1897 ; d: October 27, 1917) (Biography of Arthur Rhys Davids)

1895:
George Raft, American actor (b: September 26, 1895 ; d: November 24, 1980) (Biography of George Raft)

1891:
Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b: September 26, 1891 ; d: November 6, 1968) (Biography of Charles Munch)

1889:
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (b: September 26, 1889 ; d: May 26, 1976) (Biography of Martin Heidegger)

1888:
T. S. Eliot, American writer and editor, Nobel Prize laureate (b: September 26, 1888 ; d: January 4, 1965) (Biography of T. S. Eliot)
J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (b: September 26, 1888) (Biography of J. Frank Dobie)

1887:
Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (b: September 26, 1887 ; d: February 16, 1967) (Biography of Antonio Moreno)
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b: September 26, 1887) (Biography of Barnes Wallis)

1876:
Edith Abbott, American social worker, educator, and author (b: September 26, 1876 ; d: July 28, 1957) (Biography of Edith Abbott)

1875:
Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (b: September 26, 1875) (Biography of Edmund Gwenn)

1874:
Lewis Hine, American photographer and social activist (b: September 26, 1874) (Biography of Lewis Hine)

1873:
Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b: September 26, 1873 ; d: May 24, 1949) (Biography of Aleksey Shchusev)

1871:
Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (b: September 26, 1871 ; d: July 26, 1935) (Biography of Winsor McCay)

1870:
King Christian X of Denmark (b: September 26, 1870 ; d: April 20, 1947) (Biography of Christian X of Denmark)

1869:
Komitas, Armenian composer (b: September 26, 1869 ; d: October 22, 1935) (Biography of Komitas)

1791:
Théodore Géricault, French writer (b: September 26, 1791 ; d: January 26, 1824) (Biography of Théodore Géricault)

1774:
Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b: September 26, 1774 ; d: March 11, 1847) (Biography of Johnny Appleseed)

1750:
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (b: September 26, 1750 ; d: March 7, 1810) (Biography of Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood)

1406:
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (b: September 26, 1406 ; d: August 18, 1430) (Biography of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-september/births.html