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, 29,314,080 minutes 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
- 1212 –Golden Bull of Sicily is certified as an hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
- 1580 –Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
- 1783 –The first battle of Shays’ Rebellion begins.
- 1810 –A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
- 1914 –The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- 1917 –World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- 1918 –World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
- 1950 –Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1970 –The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
- 2002 –The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of The Gambia killing more than 1,000.
Who were born on September 26?
- 1874 –Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)
- 1887 –Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958)
- 1941 –Martine Beswick, English actress and model
- 1944 –Anne Robinson, English television host
- 1958 –Darby Crash, American singer (The Germs) (d. 1980)
- 1962 –Lawrence Leritz, Broadway dancer, choreographer, producer
- 1963 –Joe Nemechek, American NASCAR driver
- 1979 –Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- 1986 –Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress
- 2000 –Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan
Who died on September 26?
- 1763 –John Byron, English poet (b. 1692)
- 1868 –August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
- 1904 –John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman and statesman (b. 1848)
- 1945 –Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (b. 1881)
- 1951 –Hans Cloos, German geologist (b. 1885)
- 1952 –George Santayana, Spanish philosopher (b. 1863)
- 1983 –Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (b. 1907)
- 2000 –Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (b. 1937)
- 2007 –Bill Wirtz, American sports team owner (b. 1929)
- 2008 –Marc Moulin, Belgian musician and journalist (b. 1942)
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