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 270th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 13, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 479,808 hours 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 ‘dihectaheptacontagon’ day.
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 125 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 4,297 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 26 Historical Events
- 715 –Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
- 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.
- 1792 –Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
- 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.
- 1923 –Gustav Stresemann resumes the Weimar Republic’s payment of reparations.
- 1944 –World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.
- 1983 –Australia II wins the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
- 2000 –The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Agean sea killing 80 passengers.
Who were born on September 26?
- 1927 –Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1932 –Dr. Manmohan Singh, Indian politician
- 1935 –Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)
- 1941 –Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
- 1947 –Philippe Lavil, French singer
- 1958 –Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician
- 1962 –Lawrence Leritz, Broadway dancer, choreographer, producer
- 1973 –Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
- 1976 –Michael Ballack, German footballer
- 1985 –Talulah Riley, English actress
Who died on September 26?
- 1468 –Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)
- 1716 –Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)
- 1820 –Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (b. 1734)
- 1868 –August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
- 1965 –James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (b. 1898)
- 1979 –Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910)
- 1984 –John Facenda, American sports announcer (b. 1913)
- 1987 –Ramang, Indonesian former footballer (b. 1928)
- 2004 –Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)
- 2006 –Iva Toguri D'Aquino, alleged Tokyo Rose (b. 1916)
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