Historical Events In September - 26

1887  Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) on this day in history.   

1888  The birth of T.S Eliot, Poet and playwright on this day in history.   

1888  T S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist (Being & Time)   

1890  US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3. piece on September - 26.   

1890  On this day in history uS stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3 cent piece   

1891  On this day in history alfred Plane, US sharp shooter (Olympic-gold-1912, 20)   

1892  First public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ) on September - 26.   

1892  1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ) on September - 26.   

1893  On this day in history milos Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe)   

1894  Gladys Brockwell, Brooklyn NY, actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist) on September - 26.   

1895  On September - 26 italian general Oreste Baratieri lands in Massawa, Eritrea   

1895  Fay Holden, Birmingham England, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films) on this day in history.   

1897  Pope Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history george Gershwin, composer born   

1898  The birth of George Gershwin, American composer on this day in history.   

1898  Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC on September - 26.   

1898  On September - 26 george Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)   

1901  Boer General Botha fails to capture Fort Itala in Natal on September - 26.   

1901  Donald Cook, Portland Ore, actor (Too Young To Go Steady) on this day in history.   

1902  On September - 26 umberto "Albert" Anastasia, US gangster (Murder Inc)   

1903  Gerhard Nebel, writer on September - 26.   

1904  On September - 26 charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in NYC   

1904  On September - 26 lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54   

1905  Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player on September - 26.   

1906  On this day in history pitts Lefty Leifield no-hits Phillies, 8-0 in 6 inning game   

1907  New Zealand becomes a dominion on September - 26.   

1907  NZ declares independence from UK on this day in history.   

1907  Anthony F Blunt, British historian/spy for USSR on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader   

1908  Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker on this day in history.   

1909  Helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002) on September - 26.   

1911  On September - 26 jan F Hampe, pathologist-anatomy (Fabric & Stoflongen)   

1913  On September - 26 ernst Schnabel, German sailor/dramatist (Anne Frank)   

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1181  Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) was born on September - 26.   

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on this day in history.   

1406  On September - 26 birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

1688  On September - 26 birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist   

1711  Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1750  On this day in history birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)   

1758  On September - 26 birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.   

1023  On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.   

1345  On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.   

1417  On this day in history death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)   

1468  Death of Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388) on this day in history.   

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.   

1620  On September - 26 death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)