September 26 in History

Historical Events on September 26

1687 The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

1777 American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.

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.

1905 Albert Einstein publishes his first paper on the special theory of relativity.

1917 World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood 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: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio Valley region after 10 days of fighting.

1973 Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

1984 The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.

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Famous Birthdays on September 26

1963 Joe Nemechek

1965 Petro Poroshenko

1981 Serena Williams

1981 Asuka (wrestler)

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Famous Deaths on September 26

1241 Fujiwara no Teika

1328 Ibn Taymiya

2008 Paul Newman

2010 Gloria Stuart

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