September 26th, 2023

Born on September 26th, 2023

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 29 days, exactly on January 4th, 2024, people who were born on September 26th, 2023 will be 100 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

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

85

Jacqueline deWit

American actress (1912-1998)

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

60

Donald Cook

American actor (1901-1961)

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

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

20

Hanna Harrell

American figure skater

*September 26th, 2003, Russellville

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

73

Olivia Newton-John

English and Australian singer (1948–2022)

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

35

Lilly Singh

Canadian YouTube personality, vlogger and comedian

*September 26th, 1988, Scarborough

78

Bryan Ferry

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

*September 26th, 1945, Washington

40

Ricardo Quaresma

Portuguese association football player

*September 26th, 1983, Lisbon

34

Kieran Gibbs

English association football player

*September 26th, 1989, Lambeth

34

Emma Rigby

British actress

*September 26th, 1989, St Helens

50

Andrew Scarborough

Actor

*September 26th, 1973, Harrogate

51

Melanie Paxson

Actress

*September 26th, 1972, Champaign

40

Manny Montana

American actor

*September 26th, 1983, Long Beach

68

Richy Müller

German actor

*September 26th, 1955, Mannheim

32

Alma Jodorowsky

French actress and model

*September 26th, 1991, Paris

74

Jane Smiley

American novelist

*September 26th, 1949, Los Angeles

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

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

54

David Slade

British film and television director

*September 26th, 1969, United Kingdom

54

Anthony Kavanagh

Canadian actor

*September 26th, 1969, Greenfield Park

55

Jim Caviezel

American actor

*September 26th, 1968, Mount Vernon

42

Christina Milian

American singer and actress

*September 26th, 1981, Jersey City

43

Anand Gandhi

Indian film director

*September 26th, 1980, Mumbai

67

Linda Hamilton

American actress

*September 26th, 1956, Salisbury

44

Jacob Tierney

Canadian actor and director

*September 26th, 1979, Montreal

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

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

87

Richard Herd

American actor

*September 26th, 1932, Boston †May 26th, 2020, Los Angeles

51

Beto O'Rourke

American politician (born 1972)

*September 26th, 1972, El Paso

77

Gal Costa

Brazilian singer (1945–2022)

*September 26th, 1945, Salvador †November 9th, 2022, São Paulo

32

Kim Jin-woo

South Korean singer

*September 26th, 1991, Sinan County

80

Shimon Wincelberg

American television writer (1924-2004)

*September 26th, 1924, Kiel †September 29th, 2004, Los Angeles

34

Idrissa Gueye

Senegalese association football player

*September 26th, 1989, Dakar

55

Ben Shenkman

American actor

*September 26th, 1968, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on September 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on September 26th, 2023
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2023 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
September 2023