Historical Events In September - 26

1986  Antonin Scalia becomes a Supreme Court Justice on September - 26.   

1986  Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season) on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history william Rehnquist becomes Chief Justice of the Supreme Court   

1988  On September - 26 canada`s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test   

1988  On this day in history nYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark   

1988  On this day in history polish communist party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM   

1988  On September - 26 uS space shuttle STS-26 launched   

1989  Pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome on September - 26.   

1990  On this day in history motion Picture Assn of America creates new NC-17 rating   

1990  On September - 26 soviet parliament agrees on bill allowing religious practices   

1990  On this day in history alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82   

1991  On this day in history 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins   

1992  Ralph Manheim, translator (Mein Kampf), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history james Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82   

1994  Jessie Kesson, author, dies at 77 on September - 26.   

1996  U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to earth after six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir on September - 26.   

1996  Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Jerry Juhl, writer on September - 26.   

2005  On this day in history u.S. army reservist Lynndie England is convicted by a military jury on six of seven counts in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.   

2005  Helen Cresswell, British author on this day in history.   

2006  Diet of Japan elects Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Junichiro Koizumi on September - 26.   

2007  Emperor Akihito formally swears in Yasuo Fukuda as the 91st Prime Minister of Japan on September - 26.   

2007  First confirmed deaths resulting from the Myanmar military's crackdown on weeks long anti-government protests. Buddhist monks are arrested and Internet access is cut from the public.[20] on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history in southern Vietnam the Can Tho Bridge, which is under construction, collapses, killing scores of workers.   

2012  On this day in history syrian army massacres 40 civilians in Thiabieh, Damascus   

2014  World Health Organisations estimates that Ebola death toll has reached 3,091 on September - 26.   

2017  Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so on September - 26.   

2017  On September - 26 fights break out in Uganda's parliament during debate to raise presidential age limit   

2017  World's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m on September - 26.   

2021  On September - 26 the 2021 German federal election is held, with the Social Democratic Party beating out the CDU/CSU coalition.[204][205]   

2023  Donald Trump found guilty of fraud by inflating his assets in a civil case was brought by New York attorney general Letitia James [1] on September - 26.   

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1181  On this day in history birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)   

1329  On this day in history birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)   

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

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on this day in history.   

1711  Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) was born on September - 26.   

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on this day in history.   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.   

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on September - 26.   

1342  On this day in history john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

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

1371  On September - 26 vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies   

1417  On September - 26 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  On this day in history felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies   

1620  Death of Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582) on September - 26.