September 26th, 1951

Born on September 26th, 1951

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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, 1951

72

Haris Džinović

Bosnia and Herzegovina singer

*September 26th, 1951, Sarajevo

69

Ronald DeFeo Jr.

American mass murderer (1951–2021)

*September 26th, 1951, Brooklyn †March 12th, 2021, Albany

72

Tommy Taylor

English footballer and manager, born 1951

*September 26th, 1951, Hornchurch

72

Michael Ambühl

Swiss university teacher

*September 26th, 1951, Bern

72

Dave Casper

American football player

*September 26th, 1951, Bemidji

72

Stuart Tosh

Scottish musician

*September 26th, 1951, Aberdeen

71

Madjiguène Cissé

Senegalese activist

*September 26th, 1951, Dakar †May 15th, 2023, Dakar

72

Jane Aaron

Welsh educator, literary researcher and writer

*September 26th, 1951, Aberystwyth

58

Nancy Dolman

Canadian comedic actress (1951-2010)

*September 26th, 1951, Toronto †August 21st, 2010, Pacific Palisades

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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

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

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

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

70

Hans-Heinrich Jordan

German politician (1948-2019)

*September 26th, 1948, Jübar †June 18th, 2019

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

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

67

Linda Hamilton

American actress

*September 26th, 1956, Salisbury

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

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

77

Mary Beth Hurt

American stage and film actress

*September 26th, 1946, Marshalltown

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

62

Joan Lind

American rower (1952-2015)

*September 26th, 1952, Long Beach †August 28th, 2015, Long Beach

79

Christiane Rohde

Danish actress, born in 1944

*September 26th, 1944, Copenhagen

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

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

58

Petro Poroshenko

President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

*September 26th, 1965, Bolhrad

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

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

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Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

72

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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