Historical Events In September - 26
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1959 Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 on September - 26.
1960 On this day in history first of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)
1960 On September - 26 longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1960 On September - 26 william Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies
1961 On this day in history eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81
1962 On this day in history tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS
1962 On this day in history yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
1964 On this day in history calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79
1965 On September - 26 clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59
1966 "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay on this day in history.
1966 Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 on September - 26.
1968 Hawaii Five-O debuts as an hourly program on CBS on September - 26.
1969 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album on September - 26.
1971 Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68 on September - 26.
1972 On this day in history american Museum of Immigration dedicated
1972 On September - 26 charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82
1973 On this day in history concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m
1973 Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1975 The Chief of Naval Operations approved the popular name Tomahawk for the Navy's Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY
1978 Railroad clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service on September - 26.
1979 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million on September - 26.
1979 On this day in history arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68
1980 Andrew Crawford is born on September - 26.
1980 On this day in history cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"
1980 On September - 26 soyuz 38 returns to Earth
1982 Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies on September - 26.
1983 Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner) on this day in history.
1983 Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10 on September - 26.
1983 Tino Rossi, French singer, dies on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1984 On September - 26 pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa
1984 UK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999 on this day in history.
1984 On September - 26 walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87
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