September 26th, 1875

Born on September 26th, 1875

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 54,000 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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 26th?

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

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

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

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

66

Lewis Hine

American sociologist and photographer

*September 26th, 1874, Oshkosh †November 3rd, 1940, Hastings-on-Hudson

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

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

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

86

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

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

64

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

German general

*September 26th, 1878, Woldegk †April 25th, 1943, Berlin

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

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

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

85

Jacqueline deWit

American actress (1912-1998)

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

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

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

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

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

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

60

Donald Cook

American actor (1901-1961)

*September 26th, 1901, Portland †October 1st, 1961, New Haven

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

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

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

92

Barnes Wallis

English scientist, engineer and inventor (1887-1979)

*September 26th, 1887, Ripley †October 30th, 1979, Leatherhead

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101

Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, Oslo

80

Thomas Mann

German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)

*June 6th, 1875, Lübeck †August 12th, 1955, Zürich

90

Albert Schweitzer

French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher

*January 14th, 1875, Gunsbach †September 4th, 1965, Lambaréné

65

Walter Chrysler

American automotive industry executive

*April 2nd, 1875, Wamego †August 18th, 1940, Kings Point

60

Alice Dunbar Nelson

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

*July 19th, 1875, New Orleans †September 18th, 1935, Philadelphia

85

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

*July 26th, 1875, Kesswil †June 6th, 1961, Küsnacht

69

Malin Craig

American politician (1875-1945)

*August 5th, 1875, St. Joseph †July 25th, 1945, Washington, D.C.

63

Friedrich Opel

German entrepreneur

*April 30th, 1875, Rüsselsheim am Main †August 30th, 1938, Vienna

85

Charles Bernard

Belgian journalist (1875-1961)

*December 28th, 1875, Antwerp †October 24th, 1961, Brussels metropolitan area

87

Christie MacDonald

Canadian opera singer and stage actor

*February 28th, 1875, Pictou †July 25th, 1962, Fairfield

60

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

American suffragist

*October 2nd, 1875, West Virginia †December 22nd, 1935

56

Edgar Wallace

British crime writer, journalist and playwright

*April 1st, 1875, Greenwich †February 10th, 1932, Beverly Hills

58

Albert I of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934

*April 8th, 1875, Palace of the Count of Flanders †February 17th, 1934, Marche-les-Dames

75

Ferdinand Porsche

Austrian-German automotive engineer, inventor and Nazi who founded the Porsche car company

*September 3rd, 1875, Vratislavice nad Nisou †January 30th, 1951, Stuttgart

51

Rainer Maria Rilke

Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

*December 4th, 1875, Prague †December 29th, 1926, Montreux

74

Edgar Rice Burroughs

American writer (1875-1950)

*September 1st, 1875, Chicago †March 19th, 1950, Encino

91

Paul Löbe

German politician (1875-1967)

*December 14th, 1875, Legnica †August 3rd, 1967, Bonn

72

Aleister Crowley

English poet, mountaineer, and occultist

*October 12th, 1875, Royal Leamington Spa †December 1st, 1947, Hastings

85

Maurice de Broglie

French physicist (1875-1960)

*April 27th, 1875, Paris †July 14th, 1960, Neuilly-sur-Seine

62

Maurice Ravel

French composer (1875-1937)

*March 7th, 1875, Ciboure †December 28th, 1937, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1875 is a normal year and no leap year.

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