September 26th (1959) was a Saturday. It's the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 97 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 26th September, 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.
Famous Birthdays on September 26 in 1959
» Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach
September 26th Famous Deaths for 1959
» Leslie Morshead, Australian general (b. 1889)
» Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (b. 1878)
September 26th Holidays in History
» Christian calendar of saints e.g feast days:
» Saints Cosmas and Damian called Cosmas and Damian
» John of Meda
» Nilus the Younger
» Lancelot Andrewes (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Wilson Carlile (Anglican)
» September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Flag Day named Day of the National Flag (Ecuador)