September 26 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix , fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus . 715 - Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne . 1087 - William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. 1212 - The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty. 1345 - Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns . 1371 - Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa . 1493 - Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera . 1580 - Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth. 1687 - Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces. 1688 - 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 - George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State . 1799 - War of the 2nd Coalition: Franco-Swiss troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign. 1810 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates , and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. 1905 - Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers , introducing the special theory of relativity . 1907 - Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference , New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire. 1910 - Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled. 1914 - The United States Federal Trade Commission 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 began which would last until the total surrender of German forces. 1923 - The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr . 1933 - As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. 1934 - The ocean liner is launched. 1942 - Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated". 1950 - Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces. 1953 - Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends 1954 - The Japanese rail ferry Tōya 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. 1969 - Abbey Road , the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released. 1973 - Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time. 1980 - At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured. 1981 - Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. 1983 - Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike. 1983 - Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race. 1984 - The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong , to take place in 1997 . 1997 - A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234. 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 turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits. 2000 - The sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers. 2002 - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry,, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. 2005 - The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout . 2008 - Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel. 2009 - Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities. 2014 - A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.Births 932 - Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah , Arab caliph 1329 - Anne of Bavaria , German queen consort 1406 - Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros , English soldier and politician 1462 - Engelbert, Count of Nevers , younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves 1526 - Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 1637 - Sébastien Leclerc , French painter 1641 - Nehemiah Grew , English plant anatomist and physiologist 1651 - Francis Daniel Pastorius , founder of Germantown, Philadelphia 1660 - George William, Duke of Liegnitz 1698 - William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire 1711 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple , English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood , English admiral 1758 - Cosme Argerich , Argentinian physician 1767 - Wenzel Müller , Austrian composer and conductor 1774 - Johnny Appleseed , American gardener and environmentalist 1783 - Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke , English politician and literary figure 1791 - Théodore Géricault , French painter and lithographer 1792 - William Hobson , Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand 1820 - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar , Indian philosopher, painter, and academic 1840 - Louis-Olivier Taillon , Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec 1843 - Joseph Furphy , Australian author and poet 1848 - Henry Walters , American art collector and philanthropist 1849 - Ivan Pavlov , Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate 1865 - Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford 1869 - Komitas , Armenian-French priest and composer 1870 - Christian X of Denmark 1872 - Max Ehrmann , American poet and lawyer 1873 - Wacław Berent , Polish author and translator 1874 - Lewis Hine , American photographer and activist 1875 - Edmund Gwenn , English-American actor and singer 1876 - Edith Abbott , American economist, social worker, and author 1876 - Ghulam Bhik Nairang , Indian poet, lawyer, and politician 1877 - Ugo Cerletti , Italian neurologist and academic 1877 - Alfred Cortot , Swiss pianist and conductor 1877 - Bertha De Vriese , Belgian physician 1878 - Walter Steinbeck , German actor 1884 - Jack Bickell , Canadian businessman and philanthropist 1886 - Archibald Hill , English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate 1887 - Edwin Keppel Bennett , English author and poet 1887 - Antonio Moreno , Spanish-American actor and director 1887 - Barnes Wallis , English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb 1888 - J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author 1888 - T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate 1889 - Gordon Brewster , Irish cartoonist 1889 - Martin Heidegger , German philosopher and academic 1890 - Jack Tresadern , English footballer and manager 1891 - William McKell , Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia 1891 - Charles Münch , French violinist and conductor 1891 - Hans Reichenbach , German philosopher from the Vienna Circle 1892 - Robert Staughton Lynd , American sociologist and academic 1894 - Gladys Brockwell , American actress 1895 - Jürgen Stroop , German general 1897 - Pope Paul VI 1897 - Arthur Rhys-Davids , English lieutenant and pilot 1898 - George Gershwin , American pianist and composer 1900 - Suzanne Belperron , French jewelry designer 1901 - George Raft , American actor, singer, and dancer 1901 - Ted Weems , American bandleader and musician 1905 - Millito Navarro , Puerto Rican baseball player 1905 - Karl Rappan , Austrian footballer and coach 1907 - Anthony Blunt , English historian and spy 1907 - Shug Fisher , American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian 1907 - Bep van Klaveren , Dutch boxer 1909 - Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR 1909 - A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician 1911 - Al Helfer , American sportscaster 1913 - Frank Brimsek , American ice hockey player 1914 - Achille Compagnoni , Italian skier and mountaineer 1914 - Jack LaLanne , American fitness expert 1917 - Réal Caouette , Canadian journalist and politician 1917 - Tran Duc Thao , Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist 1918 - Eric Morley , English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World 1919 - Barbara Britton , American actress 1919 - Matilde Camus , Spanish poet and author 1922 - Takis Miliadis , Greek actor 1922 - Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia 1923 - Dev Anand , Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter 1923 - Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths , English cricketer, lawyer, and judge 1923 - James Hennessy , English businessman and diplomat 1924 - Jean Hoerni , Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman 1925 - Norm Dussault , American-Canadian ice hockey player 1925 - Marty Robbins , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver 1926 - Julie London , American singer and actress 1926 - Manfred Mayrhofer , Austrian philologist and academic 1927 - Robert Cade , American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade 1927 - Patrick O'Neal , American actor 1927 - Enzo Bearzot , Italian footballer and manager 1928 - Bob Van der Veken , Belgian actor 1928 - Wilford White , American football player 1930 - Philip Bosco , American actor 1930 - Joe Brown , English mountaineer and author 1931 - Kenneth Parnell , American sex offender 1932 - Manmohan Singh , Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India 1932 - Donna Douglas , American actress 1932 - Joyce Jameson , American actress 1932 - Vladimir Voinovich , Russian author and poet 1934 - Neil Coles , English golfer and architect 1935 - Bob Barber , English cricketer 1935 - Lou Myers , American actor 1935 - Joe Sherlock , Irish politician 1936 - Leroy Drumm , American sailor and songwriter 1936 - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa 1937 - Valentin Pavlov , Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union 1937 - Jerry Weintraub , American film producer and agent 1938 - Lucette Aldous , New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator 1938 - Lars-Jacob Krogh , Norwegian journalist 1939 - Ricky Tomlinson , English actor and screenwriter 1941 - Salvatore Accardo , Italian violinist and conductor 1941 - Martine Beswick , Jamaican-English model and actress 1941 - David Frizzell , American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist 1942 - Kent McCord , American actor 1942 - Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory 1943 - Ian Chappell , Australian cricketer and sportscaster 1943 - Tim Schenken , Australian race car driver 1944 - Jan Brewer , American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona 1944 - Keith O'Nions , English geologist and academic 1944 - Anne Robinson , English journalist and game show host 1945 - Louise Beaudoin , Canadian academic and politician 1945 – Gal Costa , Brazilian singer 1945 - Bryan Ferry , English singer-songwriter 1946 - Andrea Dworkin , American activist and author 1946 - John MacLachlan Gray , Canadian actor, playwright, and composer 1946 - Radha Krishna Mainali , Nepalese politician 1946 - Louise Simonson , American author 1946 - Claudette Werleigh , Haitian Prime Minister 1946 - Christine Todd Whitman , American politician, 50th Governor of New Jersey 1947 - Lynn Anderson , American singer and actress 1947 - Philippe Lavil , French singer and actor 1947 - Dick Roth , American swimmer 1948 - John Foxx , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player 1948 - Olivia Newton-John , English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress 1949 - Clodoaldo , Brazilian footballer and manager 1949 - Wendy Saddington , Australian singer and journalist 1949 - Jane Smiley , American novelist 1949 - Minette Walters , English journalist and author 1950 - Andy Haden , New Zealand rugby player 1951 - Tommy Taylor , English footballer and manager 1951 - Stuart Tosh , Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer 1953 - Dolores Keane , Irish singer and actress 1953 - Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic 1953 - Paul Stephenson , English police officer 1954 - Craig Chaquico , American guitarist 1954 - Kevin Kennedy , American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster 1954 - Cesar Rosas , Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1956 - Steve Butler , American race car driver and engineer 1956 - Linda Hamilton , American actress 1957 - Bob Staake , American author and illustrator 1957 - Klaus Augenthaler , German footballer and manager 1957 - Michael Dweck , American photographer and director 1958 - Rudi Cerne , German figure skater and journalist 1958 - Darby Crash , American singer-songwriter 1958 - Robert Kagan , Greek-American historian and author 1958 - Kenny Sansom , English footballer 1958 - Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American sailor and politician 1959 - Andrew Bolt , Australian journalist 1959 - Trevor Dodds , Namibian golfer 1959 - Rich Gedman , American baseball player and coach 1959 - Ilya Kormiltsev , Russian poet and translator 1960 - Uwe Bein , German footballer and manager 1960 - Jouke de Vries , Dutch academic and politician 1960 - Doug Supernaw , American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist 1961 - Cindy Herron , American singer-songwriter and actress 1961 - Marianne Mikko , Estonian journalist and politician 1961 - Will Self , English novelist and journalist 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson , American-Canadian actress 1962 - Peter Foster , Australian criminal 1962 - Mark Haddon , English author and poet 1962 - Steve Moneghetti , Australian runner 1962 - Al Pitrelli , American guitarist and songwriter 1962 - Tracey Thorn , English singer-songwriter and writer 1962 - Jacky Wu , Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host 1963 - Lysette Anthony , English actress and producer 1963 - Joe Nemechek , American race car driver 1964 - Nicki French , English singer and actress 1964 - Dave Martinez , American baseball player and coach 1964 - John Tempesta , American drummer 1965 - Petro Poroshenko , Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine 1966 - Dean Butterworth , English-American drummer 1966 - Christos Dantis , Greek singer-songwriter and producer 1966 - Shane Dye , New Zealand jockey 1966 - Craig Heyward , American football player 1966 - Jillian Barberie , Canadian actress and sportscaster 1967 - Bruno Akrapović , Bosnian footballer and manager 1967 - Shannon Hoon , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1967 - Craig Janney , American ice hockey player 1968 - Jim Caviezel , American actor 1969 - Andy Petterson , Australian footballer and coach 1969 - David Slade , English director and producer 1969 - Holger Stanislawski , German footballer and manager 1969 - Paul Warhurst , English footballer and manager 1970 - Daryl Beattie , Australian motorcycle rider 1970 - Sheri Moon Zombie , American actress and fashion designer 1970 - David Parland , Swedish guitarist 1972 - Ras Kass , American rapper and producer 1972 – Beto O'Rourke , American politician 1972 - Shawn Stockman , American singer 1973 - Marty Casey , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1973 - Julienne Davis , American actress, producer, and screenwriter 1973 - Chris Small , Scottish snooker player and coach 1973 - Olga Vasdeki , Greek triple jumper 1974 - Boris Cepeda , German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat 1974 - Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer 1974 - Martin Müürsepp , Estonian basketball player and coach 1975 - Emma Härdelin , Swedish singer and violinist 1975 - Jake Paltrow , American director and screenwriter 1975 - Chiara Schoras , German actress 1976 - Michael Ballack , German footballer 1976 - Sami Vänskä , Finnish bass player 1977 - Kerem Özyeğen , Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist 1977 - Aka Plu , Japanese comedian and actor 1978 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot , Kenyan runner 1979 - Jon Harley , English footballer 1979 - Simon Kirch , German sprinter 1979 - Naomichi Marufuji , Japanese wrestler 1979 - Fuifui Moimoi , Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player 1979 - Cameron Mooney , Australian footballer 1979 - Jaycie Phelps , American gymnast 1979 - Taavi Rõivas , Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia 1979 - Jacob Tierney , Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter 1980 - Patrick Friesacher , Austrian race car driver 1980 - Brooks Orpik , American ice hockey player 1980 - Daniel Sedin , Swedish ice hockey player 1980 - Henrik Sedin , Swedish ice hockey player 1981 - Yao Beina , Chinese singer 1981 - Christina Milian , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress 1981 - Ayumi Tsunematsu , Japanese voice actress 1981 - Kanako Urai , Japanese professional wrestler 1981 - Serena Williams , American tennis player 1982 - Rob Burrow , English rugby player 1982 - Simon Picone , Italian rugby player 1982 - John Scott , Canadian ice hockey player 1982 - Miguel Alfredo Portillo , Argentinian footballer 1982 - Jon Richardson , English comedian and radio host 1983 - D'Qwell Jackson , American football player 1983 - Archimede Morleo , Italian footballer 1983 - Ricardo Quaresma , Portuguese footballer 1984 - Nev Schulman , American photographer, television host, and producer 1986 – Sean Doolittle , American baseball player 1987 - Rosanna Munter , Swedish singer-songwriter 1987 - Vladimir Niculescu , Romanian professional football player 1987 - Cyril Gautier , French road bicycle racer 1988 - James Blake , English singer-songwriter and producer 1988 - Kiira Korpi , Finnish figure skater 1988 - Mark Simpson , English clarinet player and composer 1989 - Chinami Suzuki , Japanese model, television host, and actress 1989 - Jonny Bairstow , English and Yorkshire Wicketkeeper/Batsman 1991 - Dan Preston , English footballer 1991 - Alma Jodorowsky , French actress, fashion model and singer 1991 - Réka Demeter , Hungarian football defender 1992 - Yoo Ara , South Korean singer and actress 1993 - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist , American basketball player 1994 - Lucas Gafarot , Spanish footballer 1994 - Jack Conger , American swimmer 1995 - Miloš Veljković , Serbian footballer 2000 - Princess Salma bint Abdullah , Jordanian princessDeaths 800 - Berowulf , bishop of Würzburg 862 - Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi , Muslim military leader 1241 - Fujiwara no Teika , Japanese poet 1290 - Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland 1313 - Gottfried von Hagenau , Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet 1327 - Cecco d'Ascoli , Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet 1328 - Ibn Taymiya , Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran 1345 - William II, Count of Hainaut 1371 - Jovan Uglješa , Serbian despot 1413 - Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria 1417 - Francesco Zabarella , Italian cardinal 1468 - Juan de Torquemada , Spanish cardinal and theologian 1536 - Didier de Saint-Jaille , 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller 1588 - Amias Paulet , Governor of Jersey 1600 - Claude Le Jeune , French composer 1620 - Taichang Emperor of China 1623 - Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent , English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 1626 - Wakisaka Yasuharu , Japanese daimyō 1716 - Antoine Parent , French mathematician and theorist 1764 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro , Spanish monk and scholar 1800 - William Billings , American composer and educator 1802 - Jurij Vega , Slovene mathematician and physicist 1820 - Daniel Boone , American hunter and explorer 1868 - August Ferdinand Möbius , German mathematician and astronomer 1877 - Hermann Grassmann , German mathematician and physicist 1902 - Levi Strauss , German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co . 1904 - Lafcadio Hearn , Greek-Japanese author and academic 1904 - John Fitzwilliam Stairs , Canadian businessman and politician 1922 - Charles Wade , Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales 1935 - Andy Adams , American author 1935 - Iván Persa , Slovene-Hungarian priest and author 1937 - Bessie Smith , American singer and actress 1943 - Henri Fertet , French Resistance fighter 1945 - Béla Bartók , Hungarian pianist and composer 1946 - William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator 1947 - Hugh Lofting , English-American author and poet 1951 - Hans Cloos , German geologist and academic 1952 - George Santayana , Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet 1953 - Xu Beihong , Chinese painter and educator 1954 - Ellen Roosevelt , American tennis player 1957 - Arthur Powell Davies , American minister and author 1959 - S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1959 - Leslie Morshead , Australian general 1959 - Teodor Ussisoo , Estonian furniture designer and educator 1965 - James Fitzmaurice , Irish soldier and pilot 1968 - Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin , Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician 1968 - Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec 1968 - Władysław Kędra , Polish pianist 1972 - Charles Correll , American actor and screenwriter 1973 - Samuel Flagg Bemis , American historian and author 1973 - Ralph Earnhardt , American race car driver 1973 - Anna Magnani , Italian actress and singer 1976 - Leopold Ružička , Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1977 - Uday Shankar , Indian dancer and choreographer 1978 - Manne Siegbahn , Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1979 - Arthur Hunnicutt , American actor 1982 - Alec Hurwood , Australian cricketer 1984 - Paquirri , Spanish bullfighter 1984 - John Facenda , American sportscaster 1987 - Ramang , Indonesian footballer and manager 1987 - Herbert Tichy , Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer 1988 - Branko Zebec , Yugoslav football player and coach 1989 - Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay , Indian singer-songwriter and producer 1990 - Hiram Abas , Turkish intelligence officer 1990 - Alberto Moravia , Italian author and critic 1991 - Billy Vaughn , American singer and bandleader 1995 - Kalju Pitksaar , Estonian chess player 1996 - Nicu Ceaușescu , Romanian politician 1998 - Betty Carter , American singer 1999 - Oseola McCarty , American philanthropist 2000 - Richard Mulligan , American actor 2000 - Baden Powell de Aquino , Brazilian guitarist and composer 2003 - Shawn Lane , American guitarist, songwriter, and producer 2003 - Robert Palmer , English singer-songwriter 2004 - Marianna Komlos , Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler 2005 - Helen Cresswell , English author and screenwriter 2006 - Byron Nelson , American golfer and coach 2006 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino , American wartime propaganda broadcaster 2007 - Bill Wirtz , American businessman 2008 - Marc Moulin , Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist 2008 - Paul Newman , American actor, director, producer, and businessman 2010 - Terry Newton , English rugby player 2010 - Gloria Stuart , American actress 2011 - Bob Cassilly , American sculptor, founded the City Museum 2012 - M'el Dowd , American actress and singer 2012 - Sylvia Fedoruk , Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan 2012 - Eugene Genovese , American historian and author 2012 - Sam Steiger , American journalist and politician 2013 - Azizan Abdul Razak , Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah 2013 - Seánie Duggan , Irish hurler 2013 - Mario Montez , Puerto Rican-American actor 2013 - Sos Sargsyan , Armenian actor and director 2014 - Jim Boeke , American football player and coach 2014 - Sam Hall , American screenwriter 2014 - Gerald Neugebauer , American astronomer and physicist 2014 - Tamir Sapir , Georgian-American businessman 2015 - Eudóxia Maria Froehlich , Brazilian zoologist 2015 - Sidney Phillips , American soldier, physician, and author 2015 - Ana Seneviratne , Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat 2019 - Jacques René Chirac , French politician & President of France Holidays and observances Christian feast days: * Canadian Martyrs * Cosmas and Damian * John of Meda * Nilus the Younger * Wilson Carlile * September 26 Day of the National Flag Dominion Day European Day of Languages National Good Neighbor Day Revolution Day
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