Historical Events In September - 26

1959  On this day in history solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60  

1960  On this day in history first of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)  

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

1960  On this day in history william Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies  

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

1962  On this day in history tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS  

1962  Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) on September - 26.  

1964  Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79 on September - 26.  

1965  Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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1966  Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 on September - 26.  

1968  On September - 26 hawaii Five-O debuts as an hourly program on CBS  

1969  Beatles release "Abbey Road" album on this day in history.  

1971  Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 on this day in history.  

1972  American Museum of Immigration dedicated on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history 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  Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81 on September - 26.  

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

1977  On September - 26 sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY  

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

1979  On this day in history 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million  

1979  On this day in history arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68  

1980  Andrew Crawford is born on this day in history.  

1980  Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history soyuz 38 returns to Earth  

1982  On this day in history alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1984  Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87 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  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 September - 26.  

1729  On this day in history 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  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  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.  

1345  On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.  

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

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