Historical Events In September - 26

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

1960  On September - 26 first of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)  

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

1960  On September - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

1962  Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) on this day in history.  

1964  Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1965  On September - 26 clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59  

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

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1966  On this day in history helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62  

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

1969  Beatles release "Abbey Road" album on September - 26.  

1971  On this day in history muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68  

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

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

1973  On this day in history concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m  

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

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

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

1978  On this day in history 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 September - 26 arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68  

1980  On this day in history andrew Crawford is born  

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

1980  Soyuz 38 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

1982  Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies on this day in history.  

1983  On September - 26 australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)  

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

1983  Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on this day in history.  

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  On September - 26 uK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999  

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

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1181  Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) was born on September - 26.  

1329  On September - 26 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  On this day in history birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist  

1711  On September - 26 birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)  

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  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 this day in history.  

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.  

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

1417  On September - 26 death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)  

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on this day in history.  

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