September 26th, 1781

Born on September 26th, 1781

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What happened on September 26th?

September 26th, 2016

The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.

September 26th, 1905

The article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" by Albert Einstein was published, introducing his special theory of relativity.

September 26th, 1919

The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeated the White Russian Volunteer Army at the Battle of Peregonovka.

September 26th, 2010

Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

September 26th, 2008

Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (pictured) flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

September 26th, 1983

The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.

September 26th, 1968

The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.

September 26th, 1959

Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.

September 26th, 1944

World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

September 26th, 1933

As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, he supposedly shouted "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which became a nickname for FBI agents.

September 26th, 1928

The Republic of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh (designer pictured) as the official system for romanization of Mandarin Chinese.

September 26th, 1917

World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.

September 26th, 1907

The British colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.

September 26th, 1580

English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind (replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.

September 26th, 1493

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, one of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 26th

Same year
Born in 1781

67

George Stephenson

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

*June 9th, 1781, 19th arrondissement of Paris †August 12th, 1848, Tapton House

60

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect, city planner and painter (1781–1841)

*March 13th, 1781, Neuruppin †October 9th, 1841, Berlin

67

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)

*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, Prague

44

Thomas Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

*July 6th, 1781, Jamaica †July 5th, 1826, London

86

David Brewster

British astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

*December 11th, 1781, Jedburgh †February 10th, 1868, Melrose

47

Mauro Giuliani

Italian guitarist, cellist, singer, and composer (1781-1829)

*July 27th, 1781, Bisceglie †May 8th, 1829, Naples

50

Ludwig Achim von Arnim

German poet and novelist

*January 26th, 1781, Palais Wrangel †May 21st, 1831, Wiepersdorf manor

42

Eugène de Beauharnais

French nobleman, statesman, and military commander (1781–1824)

*September 3rd, 1781, Paris †February 21st, 1824, Munich

77

Valentín Gómez Farías

President of Mexico (1781-1858)

*February 14th, 1781, Guadalajara †July 5th, 1858, Mexico City

82

Caroline Bardua

German painter (1781–1864)

*November 11th, 1781, Ballenstedt †June 2nd, 1864, Ballenstedt

45

Johann Baptist von Spix

German naturalist (1781-1826)

*January 9th, 1781, Höchstadt an der Aisch †March 13th, 1826, Munich

7

Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France

Prince of France (1781-1789)

*October 22nd, 1781, Versailles †June 4th, 1789, Château de Meudon

51

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

German philosopher

*May 6th, 1781, Eisenberg †September 27th, 1832, Munich

86

John D. Sloat

Military Governor of California (1781-1867)

*July 26th, 1781, Sloatsburg station †November 28th, 1867, New Brighton

76

Johann Georg Keil

German author (1781-1857)

*March 20th, 1781, Gotha †July 1st, 1857, Leipzig

69

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este

Austrian archduke (1781-1850)

*April 25th, 1781, Milan †November 5th, 1850, Altmünster

79

Friedrich Tiedemann

German zoologist

*August 23rd, 1781, Kassel †January 22nd, 1861, Munich

74

John M. Berrien

American politician from Georgia, United States (1781-1856)

*August 23rd, 1781, Rocky Hill †January 1st, 1856, Savannah

55

Juan Pedro Aguirre

Politician (1781-1837)

*October 19th, 1781, Buenos Aires †July 17th, 1837, Buenos Aires

81

Cornelius de Greiff

German entrepreneur

*June 8th, 1781, Krefeld †April 16th, 1863, Krefeld

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No: With 365 days 1781 is a normal year and no leap year.

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