Today in History
26 September
258 births · 108 deaths · 48 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1865
Archibald Butt
American journalist and military officer (1865–1912)
Notable Births
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Ras Kass
b. 1972
American rapper (born 1973)
Uwe Bein
b. 1960
German footballer
Doug Supernaw
b. 1960
American country music singer (1960–2020)
Steve Butler
b. 1956
American racing driver
Mary Beth Hurt
b. 1946
American actress (born 1946)
Claudette Werleigh
b. 1946
Haitian politician (born 1946)
Millito Navarro
b. 1905
Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011)
Archibald Butt
b. 1865
American journalist and military officer (1865–1912)
Notable Deaths
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John Ashton (actor)
d. 2024
American actor (1948–2024)
Jacques Chirac
d. 2019
President of France from 1995 to 2007
Toughie (frog)
d. 2016
Last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (2005-2016)
Tamir Sapir
d. 2014
Georgian born-American businessman
Gloria Stuart
d. 2010
American actress and painter (1910–2010)
Xu Beihong
d. 1953
Chinese painter (1895–1953)
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
d. 1904
Canadian politician (1848–1904)
Ibn Taymiyya
d. 1328
Islamic scholar and jurist (1263–1328)
On This Day in History
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2024
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States since Katrina.
Hurricane Helene
2022
A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.
Izhevsk school shooting
2014
A mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teaching college occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
Iguala mass kidnapping
2010
The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurs near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.
2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
2009
Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
Typhoon Ketsana
2002
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
MV Le Joola
2000
Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
2000 Prague anti-globalization protests
2000
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
MS Express Samina