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Deaths which occurred on September 26:
1820 Daniel Boone frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85
1904 Lafcadio Hearn multinational author, dies
1937 Bessie Smith singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash
1959 PM Solomon Bandaranaike of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) assassinated
1964 Calvin Thomas actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79
1972 Charles Correll actor (Calvin and the Colonel), dies at 82
1973 Anna Magnani actress, dies at 64

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In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.

In 1907, New Zealand went from being a colony to a dominion within the British Empire.

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In 1825, the first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England.

In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean liner occurred when the steamship Arctic sank with 300 people aboard.

In 1939, Warsaw,Poland,surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Deaths which occurred on September 28:
1833 Lemuel Haynes Revolutionary War veteran, dies at 88
1953 Edwin P Hubble astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at 63
1954 Bert Lytell actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69
1957 Albert Ascoli Italian developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine, dies
1961 Michael Shepley actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54
1964 Harpo Marx comedian (Marx Bros), dies at 75
1966 Eric Fleming actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41
1970 Nasser Egyptian Pres, dies of a heart attack at 52 replaced by Sadat
1973 Norma Crane actress (Rayola-Mr Peepers), dies at 42
1975 Sidney Fields comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 77
1978 Pope John Paul I 65-yr-old found dead, after only 33 days as Pope
1979 Jimmy McCulloch guitarist of Wings, dies at 26
1982 Larry Breeding (Who's Watching the Kids?), dies on 36th birthday
1982 Mabel Albertson actress, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 81
1989 Ferdinand Marcos deposed president of Phillipines, dies
1991 Miles Davis jazz musician, dies at 65 from pneumonia

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In 1066,William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.

In 1542,Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Dirgo.

In 1939,during World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a plan to partition Poland.

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1994 Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea

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On this day...
2016 -BC- Origin of Era of Abraham
331 -BC- Alexander the Great of Macedon defeats Persian army at Gaugamela
110 -BC- Origin of Sidonian Era
366 St Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1661 Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James
1791 1st session of the new French legislative assembly
1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty
1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
1837 Treaty with Winnebago Indians
1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet
1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued
1869 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)
1879 Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause
1885 Special delivery mail service begins in US
1886 US mint at Carson City, Nevada closes
1889 Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum
1890 Yosemite National Park established
1893 3rd worst hurricane in US history kills 1,800 (Mississippi)
1894 Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska
1896 Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)

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In 1507, Italian architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola was born.

In 1800, Spain ceded Louisiana to France in a secret treaty.

In 1936, Gen. Francisco Franco was proclaimed the head of an insurgent Spanish state.

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In 1941,during World War II,German armies began an all-out drive against Moscow.

In 1944, Nazi troops crushed the 2-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people were killed.

In 1958, the former French colony of Guinea in West Africa proclaimed its independence.

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In 1986, American Eugene Hasenfus was captured by Sandinista soldiers after the weapons plane he was flying in was shot down over southern Nicaragua.

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1947

The first presidental speech was aired on televison by President Harry S. Truman.

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Birthdates which occurred on October 08:
1869 J Frank Duryea inventor (1st auto built & operated in the US)
1872 John Cowper Powys British writer (Wood & Stone)
1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
1890 Eddie Rickenbacker aviator "Ace of Aces" (WW I)
1895 Juan Per¢n Argentine Pres (1946-55, 1973-74)
1895 King Zog I of Albania (1928-1939)
1897 Rouben Mamoulian movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause)
19-- Michael Dudikoff Redondo Beach Calif, actor (Star of the Family)
19-- Roger Wilson New Orleans LA, actor (Daniel-7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
1903 Lina Radke Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)
1909 Bill Hewitt NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)
1913 Walter Schumann NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)
1916 Spark Matsunaga (D-Ha-Sen)
1917 Danny Murtaugh baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1920 Frank Herbert sci-fi writer (Dune)
1920 Maxie Herber Germany, figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936)
1920 Ron Randell Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)
1924 Arkady Vorobyev Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1927 Gigi Durston Balt Md, singer (Sonny Kendis Show)
1927 Torbj”rn Falkanger Norway, took Olympic oath (1952)
1930 James Olsen actor (Andromeda Strain, The Spell)
1930 Toru Takemitsu Tokyo Japan, composer (Ki No Kyoko)
1934 J Carter Brown Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery)
1936 David Carradine Hollywood, actor (Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns)
1936 Rona Barrett NYC, gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show)
1938 Penny Pitou US, skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960)
1939 Paul Hogan Australia, actor (Crocodile Dundee)
1941 Jesse Jackson (D) clergyman/presidential candidate
1943 Chevy Chase NYC, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack)

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In 1446, the Korean alphabet,created under the aegis of King Sejong,was first published.

In 1958,Pope Pius XII died. (He was succeeded by Pope John XXIII.)

In 1967, the British Road Safety Act, provided for use of the "breathalyser" (or breathalyzer) to detect intoxicated motorists,went into effect.

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Deaths which occurred on October 10:
1886 David L Yule 1st Jewish US senator, dies
1959 Prince Friedrich of Liechtenstein, dies
1964 Eddie Cantor comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72
1964 Russ Case orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52
1976 Connee Boswell singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68
1978 Ralph H Metcalfe (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 68
1983 Ralph Richardson actor, dies at 80
1985 Orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70
1985 Yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70
1990 Dick Jorgensen NFL referee, dies at 56

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1985- The hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily. American and Italian troops surrounded the plane, and the terrorists were taken into Italian custody.

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Birthdates which occurred on October 11:
1782 Steen Steensen Blicher Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)
1821 Sir George Williams England, founder YMCA
1844 Henry John Heinz founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)
1872 Harlan Fiske Stone NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46)
1884 Eleanor Roosevelt 1st lady/crusader
1885 Fran‡ois Mauriac France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)
1896 Roman Jakobson linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)
1897 Gen Nathan F Twining USAF (Neither Liberty nor Safety)
1897 George Preston Marshall NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)
19-- Bill Randolph Detroit Mich, actor (Comedy Zone, Trauma Center)
19-- Brad Maule actor (Dr Tony Jones-General Hospital)
19-- Gail Brown actress (Another World)
19-- Mark Goodman vee-jay (MTV)
1900 Cal Hubbard NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)
1902 Leon Belasco Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen)
1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)
1910 Joseph Alsop political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President)
1914 Edward J Day US Postmaster General (1961)
1918 Jerome Robbins choreographer/composer (Tony-West Side Story)
1919 Art Blakey Pitts Pa, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band)
1925 Elmore Leonard American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk)
1925 Nancy Guild LA Calif, actress (Where Was I?)
1930 Harry Glass German DR, 1st E German Olympic medalist (bronze-1956)
1932 Dottie West Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)
1936 Charles Gordon Fullerton Roch, USAF/ast (STS T-1, T-3, T-5, 3, 51F)
1937 Ron Leibman NYC, actor (Norma Rae, Where's Poppa?, Beauty & Beast)
1943 Gene Watson country singer (Heartaches, Love & Stuff)
1944 Rodney Marsh athlete
1946 Felton Perry actor (Magnum Force, Sudden Death)
1946 Sawao Kato Japan, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76)
1948 Daryl Hall rocker/songwriter (Hall & Oates-Sara Smile)
1950 Catlin Adams LA Calif, actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs)
1953 David Morse Beverly Mass, actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves)
1962 Joan Cusack Evanston Ill, comedienne (SNL)
1962 Leslie Landon LA Calif, actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie)
1969 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
1971 Luke Perry Mansfield Ohio, actor (Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210)
1975 Kellie Martin actress (Life Goes On)

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In 1942, the World War II Battle of Cape Esperance began in the Solomon Islands,resulting in an American victory over the Japanese.

In 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the first session of the Roman Catholic Church's Second Ecumenical Council,also known as Vatican II.

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In 1915,English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the Germans in occupied Belgium during World War I.

In 1935,opera star Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena,Italy.

In 1968, the Summer Games of the 19th Olympiad officially opened in Mexico City.

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In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.

In 1586, Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England,accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.

In 1806,the forces of French Emperor Napolean I defeated the Prussians in the twin battles of Jean and Auerstadt.