Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: September 26
September 26, 2024 is the 270th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Sapphire is your modern birthstone. Agate is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: September 26
- 1777 –British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
- 1908 –Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1918 –World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
- 1944 –World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.
- 1960 –In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1973 –Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
- 1997 –An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- 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.
- 2001 –Polish Wikipedia was started.
Who were born on September 26?
- 1887 –Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958)
- 1888 –J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)
- 1897 –Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
- 1923 –Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer
- 1930 –Joe Brown, English mountaineer
- 1936 –Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist
- 1937 –Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (d. 2003)
- 1965 –Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
- 1972 –Melanie Paxson, American actress
- 1982 –Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
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