About September 26

September 26, 2025 is the 269th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

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Libra is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 144 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On September 26

  • 715
    Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
  • 1580
    Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
  • 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.
  • 1777
    British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
  • 1783
    The first battle of Shays’ Rebellion begins.
  • 1872
    The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
  • 1907
    New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
  • 1918
    World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
  • 1942
    The Holocaust: August Frank, a higher official of the SS concentration camp administration department, issues a memorandum containing a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be “evacuated”.
  • 1944
    World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.
  • 1950
    Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
  • 1950
    United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
  • 1970
    The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
  • 1983
    Australia II wins the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
  • 1984
    The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
  • 1997
    A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
  • 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.
  • 2002
    The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of The Gambia killing more than 1,000.
  • 2009
    Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

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