Did you know
Cindy Herron sang lead vocals on the group's first single "Hold On", which garnered mainstream success and sold over a million copies.
Famous Birthdays on September 26
1961 — Cindy Herron
American singer-songwriter and actress
September 26 has 261 recorded notable births across history, from 932 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on September 26
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- 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, thus preventing nuclear war. Source
- 1905 Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity. Source
- 1919 Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeats the White Russian Volunteer Army at the Battle of Peregonovka. Source
- 1799 War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign. Source
Did you know
Wendy Saddington wrote for teen pop newspaper Go-Set from September 1969 to September 1970 as an agony aunt in her weekly "Takes Care of Business" column, and as a feature writer.
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Ian Chappell captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation.
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Henrik Lars Sedin is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former centre who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018.
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After a few years as a newspaper reporter, he served two years as the First Secretary of the American embassy in Mexico.
More major people born on September 26
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1949
Wendy Saddington
Australian singer and journalist (died 2013)
Wendy June Saddington, also known as Gandharvika Dasi, was an Australian blues, soul and jazz singer, and was in the bands Chain, Copperwine and the Wendy Saddington Band.
1943
Ian Chappell
Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Ian Michael Chappell is an Australian commentator and former cricketer. Known as "Chappelli", he is considered as one of the greatest captains the game has seen.
1980
Henrik Sedin
Swedish ice hockey player
Henrik Lars Sedin is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former centre who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018.
1865
Archibald Butt
United States Army Officer (died 1912)
Archibald Willingham DeGraffenreid Clarendon Butt was an American Army officer and aide to presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
1980
Daniel Sedin
Swedish ice hockey player
Daniel Hans Sedin is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former winger who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018.
1876
Edith Abbott
American economist, social worker, and author (died 1957)
Edith Abbott was an American economist, statistician, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska.
1913
Frank Brimsek
American ice hockey player (died 1998)
Francis Charles "Mr. Zero" Brimsek was an American professional ice hockey player. He was a goaltender for ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks.
1892
Robert Staughton Lynd
American sociologist and academic (died 1970)
Robert Staughton Lynd was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City.
1973
Marty Casey
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Martin Xavier "Marty" Casey is an American rock musician who is the lead singer, primary songwriter and second guitarist of Lovehammers.
1948
Vladimír Remek
Czech politician, diplomat, cosmonaut and military pilot
Vladimír Remek is a Czech politician and diplomat, as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot. He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space.
1956
Steve Butler
American race car driver and engineer
Steve Butler is an American former auto racing driver. He won six national driving championships in USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown open-wheel racing.
1930
Joe Brown
English mountaineer and author (died 2020)
Joseph Brown was an English mountaineer who was regarded as an outstanding pioneer of rock climbing during the 1950s and early 1960s.
1750
Cuthbert Collingwood
1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (died 1810)
Vice-Admiral of the Red Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
1792
William Hobson
Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (died 1842)
Captain William Hobson was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the first governor of New Zealand from 1841 to 1842.
1937
Valentin Pavlov
Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2003)
Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov was a Soviet official who became a Russian banker following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1959
Ilya Kormiltsev
Russian poet and translator (died 2007)
Ilya Valeryevich Kormiltsev was a Russian poet, translator, and publisher.
1979
Naomichi Marufuji
Japanese wrestler
Naomichi Marufuji is a Japanese professional wrestler, wrestling executive, and restaurateur. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, and is the vice-president of CyberFight, the parent company of Noah.
1895
Jürgen Stroop
German general (died 1952)
Jürgen Stroop was a German SS commander and perpetrator of the Holocaust during the Nazi era, who served as SS and Police Leader in occupied Poland and Greece from 1942–1943 and 1943–1944.
1901
George Raft
American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1980)
George Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and the 1940s.