Birthday September 26, 1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher, critic, Bible translator
Birthday September 26, 1774 John Chapman, AKA Johnny Appleseed
Birthday September 26, 1888 T.S. Eliot is born
Birthday September 26, 1888 T.S. Eliot, in St Louis, Anglican (Waste Land) (Nobel 1948)
Birthday September 26, 1889 Martin Heidegger, German Existentialist (Being & Time)
Birthday September 26, 1897 Paul VI, 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)
Birthday September 26, 1898 George Gershwin, Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)
Birthday September 26, 1914 Jack LaLanne, Exercise mogul
Birthday September 26, 1919 Barbara Britton
Birthday September 26, 1926 Julie London, in Cal, singer
Birthday September 26, 1927 Patrick O'Neal, Actor
Birthday September 26, 1941 Julio Iglesias, singer
Birthday September 26, 1942 Kent McCord, Actor
Birthday September 26, 1946 Mary Beth Hurt
Birthday September 26, 1947 Lynn Anderson, Singer
Birthday September 26, 1948 Olivia Newton-John, in Cambridge England - Lets Get Physical
Birthday September 26, 1948 Vladimir Remek, 1st Czechoslovakian space traveler (in Soyuz 28)
Birthday September 26, 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, in Cal
History September 26, 1542 Cabrillo discovers California
History September 26, 1580 Drake circumnavigates the globe
History September 26, 1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
History September 26, 1776 Congress elects agents to negotiate treaty with France
History September 26, 1777 British troops occupied Philadelphia in the American Revolution
History September 26, 1789 Jefferson appointed 1st Sec of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; Samuel Osgood 1st Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph 1st Attorney Genl
History September 26, 1820 Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri at the age of 85
History September 26, 1820 The famous frontiersman Daniel Boone dies in Missouri
History September 26, 1824 Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives
History September 26, 1864 Rebels begin attack against Fort Davidson, Missouri
History September 26, 1896 John Philip Sousa led band's 1st performance in Plainfield NJ
History September 26, 1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
History September 26, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive opens
History September 26, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during WWI
History September 26, 1926 Shortest double header Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to the Browns Yanks already clinched pennant
History September 26, 1928 First day of work at the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
History September 26, 1944 Allies slaughtered by Germans in Arnhem
History September 26, 1945 First American soldier killed in Vietnam
History September 26, 1950 UN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul
History September 26, 1952 Yanks clinch pennant #19
History September 26, 1957 Bernstein's West Side Story opens
History September 26, 1957 West Side Story premieres on Broadway
History September 26, 1957 Musical West Side Story opened on Broadway
History September 26, 1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place in Chicago
History September 26, 1960 Kennedy and Nixon square off in a televised presidential debate
History September 26, 1961 Roger Maris hits # 60 off Jack Fisher
History September 26, 1962 TV comedy The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS
History September 26, 1962 Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
History September 26, 1966 Japan launches its 1st satellite in to space
History September 26, 1966 The Staten Island is 1st icebreaker to enter SF bay
History September 26, 1969 Nixon responds to critics
History September 26, 1969 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album
History September 26, 1969 The Brady Bunch premieres
History September 26, 1971 Four 20-game winners
History September 26, 1973 Anna Magnani dies at age 64
History September 26, 1977 Sir Freddie Laker began cut-rate `Skytrain' service London to NY
History September 26, 1980 Soyuz 38 returns to Earth
History September 26, 1983 Australia II won the America's Cup yacht race
History September 26, 1983 Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10
History September 26, 1989 Anti-censorship law approved by Soviet legislature
History September 26, 1996 Shannon Lucid returns to Earth
History September 26, 2002 Ferry sinks off Gambian coast
History September 26, 2007 Mistrial declared in Phil Spector murder case
History September 26, 2008 Screen legend Paul Newman dies
September 26, 1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher, critic, Bible translator
September 26, 1774 John Chapman, AKA Johnny Appleseed
September 26, 1888 T.S. Eliot is born
September 26, 1888 T.S. Eliot, in St Louis, Anglican (Waste Land) (Nobel 1948)
September 26, 1889 Martin Heidegger, German Existentialist (Being & Time)
September 26, 1897 Paul VI, 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)
September 26, 1898 George Gershwin, Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)
September 26, 1914 Jack LaLanne, Exercise mogul
September 26, 1919 Barbara Britton
September 26, 1926 Julie London, in Cal, singer
September 26, 1927 Patrick O'Neal, Actor
September 26, 1941 Julio Iglesias, singer
September 26, 1942 Kent McCord, Actor
September 26, 1946 Mary Beth Hurt
September 26, 1947 Lynn Anderson, Singer
September 26, 1948 Olivia Newton-John, in Cambridge England - Lets Get Physical
September 26, 1948 Vladimir Remek, 1st Czechoslovakian space traveler (in Soyuz 28)
September 26, 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, in Cal
September 26, 1542 Cabrillo discovers California
September 26, 1580 Drake circumnavigates the globe
September 26, 1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
September 26, 1776 Congress elects agents to negotiate treaty with France
September 26, 1777 British troops occupied Philadelphia in the American Revolution
September 26, 1789 Jefferson appointed 1st Sec of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; Samuel Osgood 1st Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph 1st Attorney Genl
September 26, 1820 Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri at the age of 85
September 26, 1820 The famous frontiersman Daniel Boone dies in Missouri
September 26, 1824 Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives
September 26, 1864 Rebels begin attack against Fort Davidson, Missouri
September 26, 1896 John Philip Sousa led band's 1st performance in Plainfield NJ
September 26, 1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
September 26, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive opens
September 26, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during WWI
September 26, 1926 Shortest double header Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to the Browns Yanks already clinched pennant
September 26, 1928 First day of work at the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
September 26, 1944 Allies slaughtered by Germans in Arnhem
September 26, 1945 First American soldier killed in Vietnam
September 26, 1950 UN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul
September 26, 1952 Yanks clinch pennant #19
September 26, 1957 Bernstein's West Side Story opens
September 26, 1957 West Side Story premieres on Broadway
September 26, 1957 Musical West Side Story opened on Broadway
September 26, 1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place in Chicago
September 26, 1960 Kennedy and Nixon square off in a televised presidential debate
September 26, 1961 Roger Maris hits # 60 off Jack Fisher
September 26, 1962 TV comedy The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS
September 26, 1962 Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
September 26, 1966 Japan launches its 1st satellite in to space
September 26, 1966 The Staten Island is 1st icebreaker to enter SF bay
September 26, 1969 Nixon responds to critics
September 26, 1969 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album
September 26, 1969 The Brady Bunch premieres
September 26, 1971 Four 20-game winners
September 26, 1973 Anna Magnani dies at age 64
September 26, 1977 Sir Freddie Laker began cut-rate `Skytrain' service London to NY
September 26, 1980 Soyuz 38 returns to Earth
September 26, 1983 Australia II won the America's Cup yacht race
September 26, 1983 Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10
September 26, 1989 Anti-censorship law approved by Soviet legislature
September 26, 1996 Shannon Lucid returns to Earth
September 26, 2002 Ferry sinks off Gambian coast
September 26, 2007 Mistrial declared in Phil Spector murder case
September 26, 2008 Screen legend Paul Newman dies