September 26th, 1905

Born on September 26th, 1905

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What happened on September 26th, 1905?

September 26th, 1905

Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.

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What else 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.

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

Born on September 26th, 1905

90

Karl Rappan

Footballer (1905-1996)

*September 26th, 1905, Vienna †January 2nd, 1996, Bern

102

Hermelinda Urvinayruk

Ecuadorian aviator

*September 26th, 1905, Ambato †September 20th, 2008, Toronto

100

Yvonne Levering

Belgian pianist and singer

*September 26th, 1905, Brussels metropolitan area †May 1st, 2006, Brussels metropolitan area

105

Emilio Navarro

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011)

*September 26th, 1905, Patillas †April 30th, 2011, Ponce

84

Max Bulla

Austrian cyclist

*September 26th, 1905, Vienna †March 1st, 1990, Pitten

111

Juliana Young Koo

Chinese American diplomat

*September 26th, 1905, Tianjin †May 24th, 2017, New York City

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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

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

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

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

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

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

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

85

Jacqueline deWit

American actress (1912-1998)

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

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

60

Donald Cook

American actor (1901-1961)

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

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

86

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

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

55

Albert Anastasia

Italian-American Costa Nostra mobster

*September 26th, 1902, Tropea †October 25th, 1957, Green-Wood Cemetery

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

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

61

Ted Weems

American musician, bandleader (1901-1963)

*September 26th, 1901, Pitcairn †May 6th, 1963, Tulsa

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

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

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

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

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

79

Géza von Radványi

Film director

*September 26th, 1907, Košice †November 27th, 1986, Budapest

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Born in 1905

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

76

Torin Thatcher

British actor

*January 15th, 1905, Mumbai †March 4th, 1981, Thousand Oaks

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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