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September 26th


- Christian Feast Days:
- Dominion Day (New Zealand)
- European Day of Languages (European Union)

September 26th


- 2009 - Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
- 2008 - Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
- 2002 - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000.
- 2000 - Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
- 2000 - The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Agean sea killing 80 passengers.
- 1997 - A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
- 1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- 1984 - The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
- 1983 - Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a likely worldwide nuclear war by correctly identifying a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.
- 1981 - Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
- 1973 - Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
- 1970 - The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).
- 1962 - The Yemen Arab Republic is proclaimed.
- 1960 - In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1960 - Fidel Castro announces Cuba's support for the U.S.S.R.
- 1954 - Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
- 1950 - United Nations troops recapture Seoul from the North Koreans.
- 1950 - Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1944 - World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.
- 1944 - World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.
- 1934 - Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
- 1923 - Gustav Stresemann resumes the Weimar Republic's payment of reparations.
- 1918 - World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
- 1914 - The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- 1908 - Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1907 - New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
- 1872 - The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
- 1820 - Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proved tomatoes weren't poisonous by eating several on the steps of the courthouse in Salem, New Jersey.
- 1810 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
- 1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
- 1789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
- 1783 - The first battle of Shays' Rebellion begins.
- 1777 - British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
- 1687 - The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who are besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
- 1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- 1580 - Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
- 1212 - Golden Bull of Sicily is certified as an hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the P?emyslid dynasty.
- 715 - Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
- -46 - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

September 26th


- 2000 - Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan
- 1989 - Emma Rigby, English actress
- 1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
- 1988 - Marina Kuroki, Japanese actress
- 1988 - Mark Simpson, English clarinetist and composer
- 1987 - Rosie Munter, Swedish singer (Play)
- 1986 - Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress
- 1985 - Lenna Kuurmaa, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja)
- 1985 - Talulah Riley, English actress
- 1984 - Thore Schölermann, German actor
- 1983 - Samantha Hammel, American record producer and actress
- 1983 - D'Qwell Jackson, American football player
- 1983 - Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer
- 1983 - Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
- 1982 - Rob Burrow, English rugby player
- 1982 - Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
- 1982 - Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer
- 1982 - Jon Richardson, British comedian
- 1981 - Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress
- 1981 - Christina Milian, American actress and singer
- 1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
- 1981 - Aras Baskauskas, Winner of Survivor: Panama
- 1980 - Jane Darling, Czech porn model/actress
- 1980 - Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
- 1980 - Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
- 1980 - Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1980 - Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1979 - Jon Harley, English footballer
- 1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer
- 1979 - Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
- 1979 - Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor
- 1979 - Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1978 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner
- 1977 - Kaylynn, American porn star
- 1977 - André Hunger, German artist and designer
- 1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer
- 1976 - Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant
- 1975 - Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel)
- 1975 - Jake Paltrow, American film director, brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
- 1974 - Boris Cepeda,German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
- 1974 - Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
- 1974 - Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player
- 1973 - Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
- 1973 - Chris Small, Scottish snooker player
- 1973 - Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
- 1972 - Ras Kass, American rapper
- 1972 - Melanie Paxson, American actress
- 1972 - Shawn Stockman, American singer (Boyz II Men)
- 1970 - Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress
- 1969 - David Ferguson, British murderer
- 1969 - Anthony Kavanagh, French-Canadian comedian, actor and singer
- 1969 - Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
- 1969 - Paul Warhurst, English footballer
- 1968 - James Caviezel, American actor
- 1968 - Ben Shenkman, American actor
- 1967 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (d. 1995)
- 1967 - Kara Saun, American designer
- 1966 - Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and television hostess
- 1966 - Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer
- 1966 - Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
- 1965 - Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
- 1964 - Nicki French, English singer
- 1964 - Dave Martinez, American baseball player
- 1964 - John Tempesta, American drummer (White Zombie, Helmet, Testament)
- 1963 - Lysette Anthony, English actress
- 1963 - Joe Nemecheck, NASCAR Nationwide Champion (1992)
- 1962 - Mark Haddon, English Author
- 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress
- 1962 - Peter Foster, Australian con-man
- 1962 - Al Pitrelli, American guitarist (Megadeth)
- 1961 - Charlotte Fich, Danish actress
- 1961 - Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
- 1961 - Will Self, English author
- 1959 - Rich Gedman, American baseball player
- 1958 - Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician
- 1958 - Robert Kagan, American historian
- 1958 - Darby Crash, American Singer (The Germs) (d. 1980)
- 1956 - Steve Butler, American racing driver
- 1956 - Linda Hamilton, American actress
- 1955 - Carlene Carter, American singer
- 1954 - Kevin Kennedy, American baseball manager and television host
- 1953 - Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer
- 1953 - Joe Benigno, American radio personality
- 1952 - Predrag Mileti?, Serbian actor
- 1951 - Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician
- 1949 - Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player
- 1949 - Jane Smiley, American novelist
- 1949 - Marie Tifo, Canadian actress
- 1949 - Minette Walters, English novelist
- 1948 - Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australian singer and actress
- 1947 - Lynn Anderson, American country music singer
- 1947 - Philippe Lavil, French singer
- 1946 - Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (d. 2005)
- 1946 - Togo Igawa, Japanese actor
- 1946 - Christine Todd Whitman, American politician
- 1946 - Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
- 1946 - Louise Simonson, American comic book writer and editor
- 1945 - Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician
- 1945 - Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
- 1945 - Bryan Ferry, English singer (Roxy Music)
- 1944 - Anne Robinson, English television host
- 1943 - Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and broadcaster
- 1943 - Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
- 1942 - Kent McCord, American actor
- 1941 - Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
- 1939 - Ricky Tomlinson, English actor
- 1938 - Lars Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
- 1937 - Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (d. 2003)
- 1937 - Jerry Weintraub, American film producer
- 1936 - Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist
- 1935 - Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician (d. 2007)
- 1933 - Donna Douglas, American actress
- 1932 - Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
- 1932 - Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident
- 1932 - Richard Herd, American actor
- 1930 - Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966)
- 1930 - Joe Brown, English mountain climber, made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955
- 1928 - Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
- 1927 - Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (d. 1990)
- 1927 - Robert Cade, American physician and beverage inventor (d. 2007)
- 1927 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1926 - Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European Philologist
- 1925 - Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player
- 1925 - Marty Robbins, American singer (d. 1982)
- 1923 - Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer
- 1922 - Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)
- 1922 - Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne
- 1919 - Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
- 1919 - Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and researcher
- 1917 - Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (d. 1976)
- 1914 - Jack LaLanne, American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert
- 1914 - Achille Compagnoni, Italian mountaineer, one of the first to reach the summit of K2 (d. 2009)
- 1913 - Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
- 1911 - Al Helfer, American radio sportscaster (d. 1975)
- 1909 - Bill France, Sr., American car racing executive (d. 1992)
- 1907 - Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (d. 1983)
- 1907 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
- 1905 - Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1898 - George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937)
- 1897 - Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
- 1897 - Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
- 1895 - George Raft, American actor (d. 1980)
- 1895 - Jürgen Stroop, German Nazi SS officer (d. 1952)
- 1893 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
- 1891 - Charles Münch, French conductor and violinist (d. 1968)
- 1889 - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976)
- 1888 - J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)
- 1888 - T. S. Eliot, American-born British writer and poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
- 1887 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958)
- 1887 - Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (d. 1967)
- 1887 - Sir Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor (d. 1979)
- 1886 - Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1977)
- 1884 - J. P. Bickell, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (d. 1951)
- 1881 - Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 1966)
- 1877 - Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963)
- 1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962)
- 1876 - Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang, a poet and a prominent Indian/Pakistani Muslim leader (d. 1952)
- 1876 - Edith Abbott, American social worker, educator, and author (d. 1957)
- 1875 - Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (d. 1959)
- 1874 - Lewis Hine, American photographer and social activist (d. 1940)
- 1873 - Wac?aw Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. 1940)
- 1873 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949)
- 1870 - King Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
- 1869 - Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935)
- 1867 - Winsor McCay, animation pioneer (d. 1934)
- 1865 - Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English pilot and ornithologist (d. 1937)
- 1840 - Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)
- 1820 - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bengali scholar (d. 1891)
- 1791 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
- 1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1845)
- 1767 - Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
- 1758 - Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires (d. 1820)
- 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)
- 1711 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)
- 1406 - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
- 1329 - Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)