September 26th, 1968

Born on September 26th, 1968

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What happened on September 26th, 1968?

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.

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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, 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, 1968

55

Jim Caviezel

American actor

*September 26th, 1968, Mount Vernon

55

Ben Shenkman

American actor

*September 26th, 1968, New York City

55

Yuriy Dudnyk

Ukrainian footballer (born 1968)

*September 26th, 1968, Luhansk

43

Anthony Shadid

Foreign correspondent for The New York Times

*September 26th, 1968, Oklahoma City †February 16th, 2012, Syria

55

Anja Wilhelm

German gymnast

*September 26th, 1968, Wolfsburg

55

María Díaz

Singer from the Dominican Republic

*September 26th, 1968, Santiago de los Caballeros

22

Rob Moroso

American racing driver

*September 26th, 1968, Madison †September 30th, 1990

55

Tricia O'Kelley

American actress

*September 26th, 1968, Melrose

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

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

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

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

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

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

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

58

Petro Poroshenko

President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

*September 26th, 1965, Bolhrad

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

57

Jillian Barberie

Canadian-born American television hostess, sportscaster, radio personality and actress

*September 26th, 1966, Burlington

57

Natja Brunckhorst

German actress and screenwriter

*September 26th, 1966, Berlin

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

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

54

Anthony Kavanagh

Canadian actor

*September 26th, 1969, Greenfield Park

60

Lysette Anthony

British actress

*September 26th, 1963, Marylebone

54

David Slade

British film and television director

*September 26th, 1969, United Kingdom

67

Linda Hamilton

American actress

*September 26th, 1956, Salisbury

42

David Parland

Swedish musician (1970-2013)

*September 26th, 1970, Sweden †March 19th, 2013

51

Beto O'Rourke

American politician (born 1972)

*September 26th, 1972, El Paso

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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