Historical Events In September - 26

1959  Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 on September - 26.   

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 September - 26 william Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies   

1961  On this day in history 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  On this day in history yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1968  Hawaii Five-O debuts as an hourly program on CBS on September - 26.   

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

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  On September - 26 charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82   

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

1973  Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1975  The Chief of Naval Operations approved the popular name Tomahawk for the Navy's Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) on this day in history.   

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 September - 26.   

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

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

1980  Andrew Crawford is born on September - 26.   

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

1980  On September - 26 soyuz 38 returns to Earth   

1982  Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies on September - 26.   

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

1984  On this day in history britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997   

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 this day in history.   

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

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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  On September - 26 birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

1688  On September - 26 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  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on this day in history.   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on September - 26.   

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

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1371  On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies   

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

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

1614  On this day in history felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies   

1620  On this day in history death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)