Historical Events In September - 26

1959  Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 on September - 26.   

1960  First of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago) on September - 26.   

1960  On September - 26 longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)   

1960  William Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies on September - 26.   

1961  Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on September - 26.   

1962  TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS on September - 26.   

1962  On September - 26 yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)   

1964  On this day in history calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79   

1965  On September - 26 clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59   

1966  On September - 26 "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay   

1966  On September - 26 helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

1968  Hawaii Five-O debuts as an hourly program on CBS on this day in history.   

1969  On September - 26 beatles release "Abbey Road" album   

1971  On September - 26 muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68   

1972  American Museum of Immigration dedicated on September - 26.   

1972  Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 on September - 26.   

1973  On this day in history concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m   

1973  Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1975  On September - 26 the Chief of Naval Operations approved the popular name Tomahawk for the Navy's Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM).   

1977  Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY on September - 26.   

1978  Railroad clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service on September - 26.   

1979  1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million on September - 26.   

1979  Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1980  On September - 26 andrew Crawford is born   

1980  On September - 26 cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"   

1980  On this day in history soyuz 38 returns to Earth   

1982  On September - 26 alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies   

1983  On September - 26 australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)   

1983  Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10 on September - 26.   

1983  Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On September - 26 britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997   

1984  On September - 26 pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa   

1984  On this day in history uK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999   

1984  On this day in history walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87   

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1181  Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) was born on this day in history.   

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

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.   

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  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on September - 26.   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on September - 26.   

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  On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

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

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on September - 26.   

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)   

1614  On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies   

1620  On this day in history death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)