Page 5: Historical Events In September - 26

1935  On September - 26 andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76   

1936  On September - 26 harriet Monroe, US poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75   

1937  On this day in history bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43   

1938  On this day in history hitler issues ultimatum to Czech government, demanding Sudenten Land   

1939  On September - 26 german seaplane shoots KLM-aircraft (1 killed)   

1940  On this day in history airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed   

1940  Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history nazi's slaughter about 34,000 Jews of Kiev   

1943  Operation Jaywick - an Australian SOA (Special Operations Australia) unit, operating from the fishing vessel Krait, mines Japanese ships in Singapore harbour The operation sinks 37,000 tons of enemy shipping on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history british & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem)   

1944  On September - 26 ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64   

1945  On this day in history all old Dutch banknotes declared invalid   

1945  Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 on September - 26.   

1946  On this day in history 1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993   

1947  On September - 26 happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series   

1947  Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on September - 26.   

1948  On September - 26 boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914   

1950  On September - 26 because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England   

1950  UN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul on this day in history.   

1950  Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament on September - 26.   

1951  On September - 26 prof Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris   

1952  Yanks clinch 4th straight & 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 on this day in history.   

1952  George Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game   

1954  Typhoon strikes Kakodate Bay Japan, killing over 1,600 on September - 26.   

1954  On this day in history japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die   

1955  NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 on this day in history.   

1956  Linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born on this day in history.   

1956  Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1957  Dag Hammarskjld re-elected secretary-general of the UN on September - 26.   

1957  On September - 26 musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway   

1957  "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 734 perfs on September - 26.   

1958  On September - 26 columbia (US) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup 0   

1958  On this day in history carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64   

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)   

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on this day in history.   

1406  On this day in history birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on September - 26.   

1711  Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) was born on September - 26.   

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on this day in history.   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on September - 26.   

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.   

1023  On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1342  On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.   

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on September - 26.   

1468  On September - 26 death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)   

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.   

1620  Death of Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582) on this day in history.