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Historical Events on September 26

31 significant historical events occurred on September 26. September 26 has seen a range of notable events over the years. On this date in 1940, Japan invaded French Indochina. In 1983, the infamous burial of Atari video games occurred in New Mexico. Tragedy struck on September 26, 1997, with the Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 aviation accident. This date has also featured Formula One racing events, including the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix and the 1999 European Grand Prix.

Total Events
31
Time Span
-3302024
Categories
5
Top Category
war
16 events

24 famous birthdays on September 26

Including Archibald V. Hill, Christian X of Denmark, Martin Heidegger

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
-3th C.21st C.

-3th Century

1 event
war

Decisive battle of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire

10th Century

1 event
war

Battle in poland (year 967)

11th Century

1 event
war

Battle fought on 20 September 1066 near York in England

14th Century

2 events
war

Battle that took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen on September 26, 1371

war

1385 battle between Ottoman and Zetan forces in modern-day Albania

15th Century

1 event
war

1423 battle during the Hundred Years' War

18th Century

2 events
politics

Economic treaty between Great Britain and France in 1786

war

1799 battle in Switzerland

19th Century

2 events
war

Military action against Dadi-yurt (1819)

politics

1833 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi peoples, ratified 1835

20th Century

12 events
war

1914 battle during the First World War

war

Engagement in the Battle of the Somme, 1916

war

1919 battle in the Russian Civil War

war

Second Battle of Mi County

war

Battle of Agua Carta

war

Japanese invasion of French Indochina — 1940 battle

sports

Atari video game burial — 1983 mass burial of unsold video game cartridges in New Mexico

war

1977-1991 interstate war

general

1993 Portuguese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1993

disaster

September 1997 earthquakes in Italy

general

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 — Aviation accident

general

1999 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999

21st Century

9 events
general

2004 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004

war

2006 battle in the Iraq War

politics

Agreement on Special Parallel Relations

politics

Glory by Honor VIII: The Final Countdown

general

2012 crime in Ukraine

politics

Peace negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC (2012-16)

politics

2021 German federal election — general election to the 20th German Bundestag

general

September 2022 incident in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

disaster

Drownings during ritual ceremonies

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