Page 6: Historical Events In September - 26

1959  Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 on this day in history.   

1960  On September - 26 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  Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on September - 26.   

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  On September - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On September - 26 helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

1968  On this day in history 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 September - 26.   

1972  On this day in history american Museum of Immigration dedicated   

1972  Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history 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  Railroad clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service on September - 26.   

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

1979  On September - 26 arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68   

1980  On September - 26 andrew Crawford is born   

1980  On this day in history cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"   

1980  On September - 26 soyuz 38 returns to Earth   

1982  On September - 26 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 September - 26.   

1983  Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10 on this day in history.   

1983  Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on September - 26.   

1984  Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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 September - 26 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 September - 26.   

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 this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1750  On this day in history birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)   

1758  On this day in history birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.   

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

1342  On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1468  Death of Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388) on September - 26.   

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

1620  Death of Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582) on this day in history.