Historical Events In September - 26

1935  On September - 26 andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76  

1936  On this day in history harriet Monroe, US poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75  

1937  On September - 26 bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43  

1938  On September - 26 hitler issues ultimatum to Czech government, demanding Sudenten Land  

1939  German seaplane shoots KLM-aircraft (1 killed) on this day in history.  

1940  Airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed on this day in history.  

1940  Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 on September - 26.  

1941  On this day in history nazi's slaughter about 34,000 Jews of Kiev  

1943  On September - 26 operation Jaywick - an Australian SOA (Special Operations Australia) unit, operating from the fishing vessel Krait, mines Japanese ships in Singapore harbour The operation sinks 37,000 tons of enemy shipping  

1944  British & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem) on September - 26.  

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1944  On September - 26 ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64  

1945  On this day in history all old Dutch banknotes declared invalid  

1945  Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1946  On September - 26 1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993  

1947  Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series on September - 26.  

1947  On September - 26 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

1948  On this day in history boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914  

1950  Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England on this day in history.  

1950  On September - 26 uN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul  

1950  On September - 26 australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament  

1951  Prof Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris on September - 26.  

1952  Yanks clinch 4th straight & 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 on this day in history.  

1952  George Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 on September - 26.  

1953  Billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game on September - 26.  

1954  Typhoon strikes Kakodate Bay Japan, killing over 1,600 on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die  

1955  On September - 26 nY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929  

1956  On September - 26 linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born  

1956  On September - 26 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78  

1957  Dag Hammarskjld re-elected secretary-general of the UN on September - 26.  

1957  On this day in history musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway  

1957  "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 734 perfs on September - 26.  

1958  Columbia (US) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup 0 on September - 26.  

1958  On this day in history carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64  

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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 September - 26 birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)  

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history 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 September - 26 birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

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

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

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

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

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

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

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

1468  On September - 26 death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

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

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