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  On September - 26 t S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948)   

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

1890  On September - 26 uS stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3. piece   

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

1891  On September - 26 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 this day in history.   

1893  Milos Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe) on September - 26.   

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

1895  On this day in history italian general Oreste Baratieri lands in Massawa, Eritrea   

1895  Fay Holden, Birmingham England, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films) on September - 26.   

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

1898  George Gershwin, composer born on September - 26.   

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

1898  On September - 26 victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC   

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

1901  On this day in history boer General Botha fails to capture Fort Itala in Natal   

1901  Donald Cook, Portland Ore, actor (Too Young To Go Steady) on September - 26.   

1902  On this day in history umberto "Albert" Anastasia, US gangster (Murder Inc)   

1903  On September - 26 gerhard Nebel, writer   

1904  Charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1904  Lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history nZ declares independence from UK   

1907  On September - 26 anthony F Blunt, British historian/spy for USSR   

1908  On September - 26 ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader   

1908  On this day in history maurice Naessens, Belgian banker   

1909  On this day in history helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002)   

1911  Jan F Hampe, pathologist-anatomy (Fabric & Stoflongen) on this day in history.   

1913  Ernst Schnabel, German sailor/dramatist (Anne Frank) on September - 26.   

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

1406  On this day in history 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 September - 26.   

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

1729  On September - 26 birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

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 this day in history.   

1023  On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   

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

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

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