Historical Events In September - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1959 On September - 26 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 On this day in history longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1960 William Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies on this day in history.
1961 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS
1962 On this day in history yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
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 September - 26.
1966 "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay on September - 26.
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 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album on this day in history.
1971 On September - 26 muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68
1972 American Museum of Immigration dedicated on September - 26.
1972 Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 on September - 26.
1973 On September - 26 concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m
1973 On September - 26 anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81
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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history andrew Crawford is born
1980 Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" on this day in history.
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 On this day in history cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10
1983 Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on September - 26.
1984 Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997 on September - 26.
1984 On September - 26 pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa
1984 On this day in history uK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999
1984 On September - 26 walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87
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