Historical Events In September - 26

1986  Antonin Scalia becomes a Supreme Court Justice on September - 26.   

1986  On this day in history bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season)   

1986  William Rehnquist becomes Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history canada`s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test   

1988  NYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark on this day in history.   

1988  Polish communist party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM on this day in history.   

1988  US space shuttle STS-26 launched on September - 26.   

1989  On September - 26 pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome   

1990  Motion Picture Assn of America creates new NC-17 rating on September - 26.   

1990  On September - 26 soviet parliament agrees on bill allowing religious practices   

1990  Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82 on September - 26.   

1991  2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins on this day in history.   

1992  Ralph Manheim, translator (Mein Kampf), dies at 85 on September - 26.   

1993  James Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 on September - 26.   

1994  On this day in history jessie Kesson, author, dies at 77   

1996  U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to earth after six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir on this day in history.   

1996  On September - 26 geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75   

2005  Death of Jerry Juhl, writer on September - 26.   

2005  U.S. army reservist Lynndie England is convicted by a military jury on six of seven counts in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal on this day in history.   

2005  Helen Cresswell, British author on this day in history.   

2006  On September - 26 diet of Japan elects Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Junichiro Koizumi.   

2007  Emperor Akihito formally swears in Yasuo Fukuda as the 91st Prime Minister of Japan on this day in history.   

2007  First confirmed deaths resulting from the Myanmar military's crackdown on weeks long anti-government protests. Buddhist monks are arrested and Internet access is cut from the public.[20] on this day in history.   

2007  In southern Vietnam the Can Tho Bridge, which is under construction, collapses, killing scores of workers on this day in history.   

2012  On September - 26 syrian army massacres 40 civilians in Thiabieh, Damascus   

2014  On this day in history world Health Organisations estimates that Ebola death toll has reached 3,091   

2017  Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so on September - 26.   

2017  On this day in history fights break out in Uganda's parliament during debate to raise presidential age limit   

2017  On this day in history world's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m   

2021  On this day in history the 2021 German federal election is held, with the Social Democratic Party beating out the CDU/CSU coalition.[204][205]   

2023  On September - 26 donald Trump found guilty of fraud by inflating his assets in a civil case was brought by New York attorney general Letitia James [1]   

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)   

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on this day in history.   

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.   

1688  On this day in history birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist   

1711  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)   

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on this day in history.   

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

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on this day in history.   

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

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.   

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.   

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

1468  Death of Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388) on this day in history.   

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

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