Historical Events In September - 26

1959  On September - 26 solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60  

1960  First of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago) on this day in history.  

1960  Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro) on this day in history.  

1960  William Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies on this day in history.  

1961  On September - 26 eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81  

1962  On September - 26 tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS  

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  Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59 on September - 26.  

1966  On this day in history "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay  

1966  On this day in history 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  Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 on September - 26.  

1972  On this day in history american Museum of Immigration dedicated  

1972  On September - 26 charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82  

1973  Concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m on this day in history.  

1973  On September - 26 anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1980  Andrew Crawford is born on September - 26.  

1980  Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" on September - 26.  

1980  On September - 26 soyuz 38 returns to Earth  

1982  Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies on September - 26.  

1983  Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner) on this day in history.  

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

1983  On September - 26 tino Rossi, French singer, dies  

1984  Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997 on September - 26.  

1984  Pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa on this day in history.  

1984  UK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999 on September - 26.  

1984  On September - 26 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 September - 26.  

1329  On this day in history 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 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  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 September - 26.  

1371  On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies  

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

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