26 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 26, the day number in a year is 269 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 270. September 26 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
September 26 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1087 | William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned King of England. |
| 1087 | William II, the third son of William I, sat on the throne of England. He remained the emperor until 1100. |
| 1580 | British sailor Francis Drake traveled all over the world by sea and returned home to England. |
| 1687 | The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed during an armedconflict between the Venetians under Francesco Morosini and Ottomanforces. |
| 1733 | France, Spain and Sardinia signed anti-German agreements. |
| 1772 | Passed the bill in New Jersey, which would require a license to practice medicine. |
| 1786 | Eden Accord: A commercial treaty was signed between the states of Great Britain and France. |
| 1815 | Russia, Prussia and Austria signed the Holy Alliance. |
| 1820 | The famous Indian social reformer, educationist and freedom fighter Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born. He was one of the pillars of the Renaissance of Bengal. It was due to his high scholarly scholarship that he was given the title of Vidasagar. |
| 1872 | First temple built in New York City. |
| 1872 | The first Shriners Temple called Mecca) established in New York City. |
| 1874 | The first Grand International Rifle Match was held. |
| 1901 | The body of Abraham Lincoln, the first president of America, was buried in concrete several feet thick. |
| 1907 | New Zealand declared its independence. |
| 1907 | New Zealand and Newfoundland became states. |
| 1923 | Bollywood actor Devanand was born in Punjab, Pakistan). |
| 1932 | Mahatma Gandhi conceded to breaking his death fast after 6 days and 5 hrs. This is after the British Government had approved most of the compromise plan on the privileges of Indian Untouchables, “shudras”, in the legislative elections. |
| 1932 | Manmohan Singh, the 13th Prime Minister of the country, was born in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. |
| 1933 | As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, hesupposedly shouted out, 'Don't shoot, G-Men ('government men')!', whichbecame a nickname for FBI agents. |
| 1936 | Japanese Marines are now in control of the Shanghai district of China. This follows the deaths of 4 Japanese citizens in Shanghai. Japan in a statement has stated, 'We must protect our citizens'. |
| 1942 | The Holocaust-Nazi official August Frank issued a memorandumcontaining a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be'evacuated'. |
| 1950 | Donesia took membership of the United Nations. |
| 1953 | Sugar ration was abolished in Britain. |
| 1959 | Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliesttyphoon on record to make landfall on the country with US$600 million indamages and over 4,000 deaths. |
| 1959 | The most powerful storm in Japan's history, Ve 'Vera \', killed 4580 people and left 1.6 million people homeless. |
| 1960 | The monarchical rule of northern Yemen ended. On this day, the army commander Abdullah Sallal brought an end to the monarchical governance by a military revolt, after which democracy was established. |
| 1968 | The Beatles completed recording John Lennon's song 'HappinessIs a Warm Gun', regarded by band members as one of few true 'Beatles'songs on the album The Beatles. |
| 1973 | The Supersonic Concorde passenger airplane completed the Atlantic journey in a record time of just 3 hours 32 minutes. |
| 1980 | Afghanistan's Marxist regime and it's soviet defenders are improving security in Kabul. This is in response to a new wave of terrorist attacks led by Moslem anti-communist tribesman. The terrorist group also carried out a successful attack on a power station earlier this week by the rebels. |
| 1980 | The terrorist attack in the city of Octoburfest killed 13 people and injured 211. |
| 1983 | The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, wonthe America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defense ofthe trophy. |
| 1983 | Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a possible worldwide nuclear war by deliberately certifying what otherwise appearedto be an impending attack by the United States as a false alarm. |
| 1990 | The Italian novelist Alberto Moravia died. He was born in Rome, Italy, in the year 1907. |
| 2007 | A lack of chlorine for water sanitation in Iraq has led to an outbreak of cholera. This contagious disease has spread and has now reached Baghdad. |
| 2007 | 62 workers died as a construction bridge collapsed in Vietnam's southern crest of Cannatho. |
| 2008 | Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy became the first person tofly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel. |
| 2009 | The Spanish government officially reveals plans to liberalize the country's law concerning abortion. |
| 2010 | America's Department of Defense has confessed to buying almost 10,000 copies of a memoir by U.S. Army Reserve officer Anthony Shaffer, later destroying all of them in an attempt to destroy secret information. |
| 2010 | Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagueswere kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province ofeastern Afghanistan. |
| 2011 | 300 students protest the increase in student tuition fees, by gathering at an Auckland University building. |
| 2012 | Trade unions in Greece call a general strike in protest against continuing austerity measures. |
| 2013 | An agreement is made between the U.S. and Russia to draw up a UN Security Council resolution to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria. |
| 2014 | As the Ebola epidemic spreads, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested Ebola vaccine doses from GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo); the company offered the vaccine to WHO in March, but the offer was rejected as human trials of the vaccine had not yet been carried out. |
Famous Birthdays of September 26:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1991 | Alma Jodorowsky / Actress / France |
| 1927 | Robert Cade / Physician / United States of America |
| 1905 | Millito Navarro / Baseball Player / Puerto Rico |
| 1941 | Martine Beswick / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1969 | Paul Warhurst / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1979 | Naomichi Marufuji / Wrestler / Japan |
| 1907 | Anthony Blunt / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 1960 | Uwe Bein / Footballer / Germany |
| 1953 | Dolores Keane / Actress / Ireland |
| 1895 | Jürgen Stroop / General / Germany |
| 1958 | Rudi Cerne / Journalist / Germany |
| 1991 | Dan Preston / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1840 | Louis-Olivier Taillon / Politician / Canada |
| 1876 | Edith Abbott / Economist / United States of America |
| 1966 | Jillian Reynolds / Actress / Canada |
| 1984 | Nev Schulman / Photographer / United States of America |
| 1945 | Bryan Ferry / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1937 | Jerry Weintraub / Producer / United States of America |
| 1820 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar / Painter / India |
| 1931 | Vijay Manjrekar / Cricketer / India |
| 1923 | Dev Anand / Actor / India |
| 1958 | Richard B. Weldon / Politician / United States of America |
| 1946 | Louise Simonson / Author / United States of America |
| 1973 | Marty Casey / Writer / United States of America |
| 1981 | Christina Milian / Writer / United States of America |
| 1969 | Holger Stanislawski / Footballer / Germany |
| 1995 | Miloš Veljković / Footballer / Serbia |
| 1918 | Eric Morley / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1934 | Neil Coles / Architect / United Kingdom |
| 1979 | Jon Harley / Footballer / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 26 सितम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं
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