What Happened on September 26
Significant Events
- 1580 Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind
- 1687 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon
- 1687 The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- 1815 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy Alliance
- 1901 Great Britain annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
- 1918 Beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, more than 1 million American soldiers in the largest and most costly offensive of WWI
Did You Know?
Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivers a 4 hour and 29 minute long speech at the United Nations
On September 26, 1960
Famous Birthdays
Francis of Assisi
(1181 - 1226)
Charles Vyner Brooke
(1874 - 1963)
T. S. Eliot
(1888 - 1965)
Albert Anastasia
(1902 - 1957)
Olivia Newton-John
69 Years Old
Serena Williams
36 Years Old
Would You Believe?
Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by judging supposed missile attack from the US an error
On September 26, 1983
Famous Weddings
- 1861 Political cartoonist Thomas Nast (21) weds Sarah Edwards (20) in USA
- 1919 German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (43) weds Auguste Zinsser in Cologne, Germany
- 1931 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg marries Freiin Nina von Lerchenfeld
- 1933 Director Victor Fleming (44) weds Lucile Rosson
- 1986 Fashion designer Calvin Klein (43) weds assistant Kelly Rector in a civil ceremony in Italy
Famous Divorces
- 2016 Actress Naomi Watts and actor Liv Schreiber announce their separation after 11 years together
Daniel Boone
Levi Strauss
Anna Magnani
Byron Nelson
Paul Newman
Gloria StuartSeptember in History
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
Airship Bomb Crew Meet their Match in Policeman
They dropped their bombs and planned to escape, but the German airship crew hadn’t reckoned on the tenacity of a lone British policeman on his bike.
September 24, 1916
Major Effect of a Miniature Portrait
He fought many a battle but the warrior Clive of India, born on this day, was brought to his knees by a small picture of a beautiful woman.
September 29, 1725
Pirates Put BBC Broadcasting to the Sword
Deprived of their music over the airwaves, British pop fans of the early 60s were happy to turn to "seawaves" and tune in to pirate radio stations.
September 30, 1967