About 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 this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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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 125 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1792 –
    Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
  • 1810 –
    A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
  • 1908 –
    Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • 1914 –
    The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
  • 1917 –
    World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
  • 1934 –
    Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
  • 1944 –
    World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.
  • 1950 –
    United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
  • 1954 –
    Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
  • 1970 –
    The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
  • 1971 –
    The Freetown Christiania was founded.
  • 1981 –
    Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
  • 1984 –
    The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
  • 2008 –
    Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
  • 2009 –
    Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

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