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26 September 2032
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
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.Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
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2022 - A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.2022 school shooting in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia
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2014 - A mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teaching college occurs in Iguala, Mexico.2014 abduction of rural Mexican college students
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2010 - The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurs near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.Bombing in Manila, Philippines
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2009 - Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.Pacific typhoon in 2009
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2002 - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.Senegalese ferry which sank off the coast of The Gambia in 26 September 2002
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2000 - Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.Civil unrest during the IMF and World Bank summit in Czech Republic (2000)
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2000 - The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.Greek ferry which sank off the coast of Paros Island (2000)
History
1997 - A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.National airline of Indonesia
History
1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.Mw5.7 and Mw6.0 earthquakes in central Italy
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2019 - Jacques Chirac, French politician, President of France (born 1932)President of France from 1995 to 2007
Died
2016 - Toughie, last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (h. fl. 2005)Last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (died 2016)
Died
2015 - Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (born 1928)Brazilian zoologist
Died
2015 - Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (born 1924)American physician
Died
2015 - Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1927)Sri Lankan diplomat
Died
2014 - Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (born 1938)American football player (1938–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
58.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.4 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
3.95 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Cancer
5.29 degrees
Constellation: Orion
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.