September 26th, 1783

Born on September 26th, 1783

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 87,000 days old!

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What happened on September 26th?

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 flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

September 26th, 1983

Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.

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 Army completed the Tallinn Offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

September 26th, 1928

The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the 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.

September 26th, 1087

William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.

January 1st, 1970

Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome to Venus, the mythical ancestor of his family.

September 26th, 2014

A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.

September 26th, 2010

The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.

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

Born on September 26th, 1783

74

Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke

British Whig politician and literary figure

*September 26th, 1783, Stanlake Park †March 13th, 1858

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Who's birthday is on September 26th?

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

*September 26th, 1965, Dortmund †June 5th, 2016, Berlin

32

Théodore Géricault

French painter (1791-1824)

*September 26th, 1791, Rouen †January 26th, 1824, Paris

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

*September 26th, 1948, Cambridge †August 8th, 2022, Santa Ynez Valley

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

*September 26th, 1898, Brooklyn †July 11th, 1937, Hollywood

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

86

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

*September 26th, 1889, Messkirch †May 26th, 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau

85

Jacqueline deWit

American actress (1912-1998)

*September 26th, 1912, Los Angeles †January 7th, 1998, Los Angeles

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

*September 26th, 1937, Sunset †April 12th, 2016, Los Angeles

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

70

Johnny Appleseed

American nurseryman and missionary (1774-1845)

*September 26th, 1774, Leominster †March 18th, 1845, Fort Wayne

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47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

70

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

*January 2nd, 1783, Blåkrog †July 22nd, 1853, Copenhagen

79

Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón

President of Venezuela

*January 17th, 1783, Caracas †May 6th, 1862, Guayaquil

54

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

59

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

69

Vasily Zhukovsky

Russian poet (1783-1852)

*February 9th, 1783, Mishenskoye (Belevsky district) †April 24th, 1852, Baden-Baden

67

Johann Heinrich von Thünen

German economist

*June 24th, 1783, Waddewarden †September 22nd, 1850, Warnkenhagen

59

Domingo Caycedo

President of Colombia (1783-1843)

*August 4th, 1783, Bogotá †July 1st, 1843, Bogotá

75

Eugen von Maucler

German politician (1783-1859)

*May 30th, 1783, Étupes †January 28th, 1859, Ludwigsburg

59

Johann Gottfried Scheibel

German theologian

*September 16th, 1783, Wrocław †March 21st, 1843, Nuremberg

40

Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu calsonsin wachin

Liberator, Father of the Fatherland, Generalisimo and Admiral of the Mexican army and politician, Regent of the Empire, and First Constitutional Emperor of Mexico (1783-1824)

*September 27th, 1783, Morelia †July 19th, 1824, Padilla Municipality

84

Joseph Ambrosius Geritz

German bishop (1783-1867)

*January 1st, 1783, Jeziorany †January 1st, 1867, Frombork

74

Charles-Louis Havas

French journalist

*July 5th, 1783, Rouen †May 21st, 1858, Bougival

50

Johann Christian Hundeshagen

German forestry scientist and university teacher (1783-1834)

*August 10th, 1783, Hanau †February 10th, 1834, Giessen

89

María Bibiana Benítez

Puerto Rican writer

*December 10th, 1783, Aguadilla †April 18th, 1873, San Juan

64

Vicente Rocafuerte

President of the Republic of Ecuador (1834 - 1839)

*May 1st, 1783, Manta †May 16th, 1847, Lima

80

Frederic Tudor

American businessman

*September 4th, 1783, Boston †February 6th, 1864, Boston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1783 is a normal year and no leap year.

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