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
- 46 BC –Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.
- 715 –Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
- 1212 –Golden Bull of Sicily is certified as an hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
- 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.
- 1810 –A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1918 –World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
- 1950 –Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1954 –Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
- 1959 –Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
- 1960 –In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1970 –The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
- 1981 –Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
- 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
- 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.
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