What are the important events that happened on September 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 26 is the 269th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 13, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,758,844,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontaenneagon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 144 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,662 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 26 Historical Events
- 1783 –The first battle of Shays’ Rebellion begins.
- 1789 –Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
- 1810 –A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
- 1950 –United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
- 1960 –Fidel Castro announces Cuba’s support for the U.S.S.R.
- 1970 –The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
- 1983 –Australia II wins the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
- 1997 –A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
- 2001 –Polish Wikipedia was started.
- 2009 –Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
Who were born on September 26?
- 1843 –Joseph Furphy, Australian novelist (as “Tom Collins”; d. 1912)
- 1873 –Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949)
- 1888 –J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)
- 1907 –Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (d. 1983)
- 1907 –Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
- 1914 –Jack LaLanne, American fitness and nutritional expert (d. 2011)
- 1956 –Steve Butler, American racing driver
- 1966 –Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and television hostess
- 1976 –Michael Ballack, German footballer
- 1982 –Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer
Who died on September 26?
- 1716 –Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)
- 1877 –Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
- 1954 –Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)
- 1976 –Lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1887)
- 1979 –Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910)
- 1983 –Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (b. 1907)
- 1984 –Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
- 1987 –Ramang, Indonesian former footballer (b. 1928)
- 2000 –Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932)
- 2006 –Iva Toguri D'Aquino, alleged Tokyo Rose (b. 1916)
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