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Famous Pioneer Born on 9/26
Born under Libra (♎ Libra), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Libra Pioneer
Water Lilies
Water Lilies is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée de l'Orangerie.
Claude Monet (Oil on canvas)
Historical Milestone of 9/26
On this day in history (9/26), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.
Frankie_Amaya Born
Franuel "Frankie" Amaya is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal, on loan from Liga MX club Toluca.
「Franuel "Frankie" Amaya is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midf...」
—— Frankie_Amaya
Princess_Salma_bint_Abdullah Born
Princess Salma bint Abdullah is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.
「Princess Salma bint Abdullah is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah ...」
—— Princess_Salma_bint_Abdullah
Wang_Xinyu Born
Wang Xinyu is a Chinese professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 30 on 23 February 2026, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 16 on 20 May 2024. Partnering with Hsieh Su-wei, she won the women's doubles title at the 2023 French Open. Wang also won a silver medal in mixed doubles, alongside Zhang Zhizhen at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
「Wang Xinyu is a Chinese professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles...」
—— Wang_Xinyu
Jane_Remover Born
Jane Remover is an American rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter. They made their debut with Teen Week in 2021, a progressive pop and digicore EP with themes of adolescence. The same year, they released their debut studio album, Frailty, a coming of age album following the similar themes of Teen Week, but encompassing a wide range of genres.
「Jane Remover is an American rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter. They made...」
—— Jane_Remover
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (pictured) flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.
Yves Rossy is a Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast. He is known as the inventor of a series of experimental individual jet packs, the latest using carbon-fibre wings for flight. Often referred to as "Jetman", Rossy has sometimes tested and presented new versions of his jetpacks in high-profile events staged around the world.
Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
On 26 September 2010, British aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. She was working in the country as regional director for Development Alternatives Incorporated, a contractor for US and other government agencies. The group were taken to the nearby Dewegal Valley area. United States and Afghan forces began a search of the area, placing roadblocks to prevent the group from being moved east into Pakistan.
Forty-three students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Mexico, were kidnapped and probably later killed.
Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School, commonly known as the Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School, is a men's normal school, located in the municipality of Tixtla, Guerrero, Mexico. The school is part of the rural teacher's education system that was created as part of an ambitious mass education plan implemented by the state in the 1920s. Moisés Sáenz was the head of the Secretariat of Public Education at the time of the school's creation. The project for rural teachers' normal schools had a strong component of social transformation, which has made it a hotbed for social movements. In that sense, Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School is where important figures such as Lucio Cabañas Barrientos and Genaro Vázquez Rojas were educated and later on led important guerrilla movements in the state of Guerrero during the 20th century.
The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.
Ecnomiohyla rabborum, commonly known as Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog, is a possibly extinct species of frog in the family Hylidae. They are relatively large frogs that inhabited the forest canopies of central Panama. Like other members of the genus Ecnomiohyla, they are capable of gliding by spreading their enormous and fully webbed hands and feet during descent. The males of the species are highly territorial and would guard water-filled tree holes used for breeding. They were also the ones responsible for guarding and caring for the young, including providing food. They were the only known species of frog where the tadpoles derived nutrition by feeding on the skin cells of their fathers. It is also widely considered Extinct, following the death of 'Toughie', the last Rabbs' Fringe-limbed treefrog.
A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.
On 26 September 2022, a mass shooting occurred at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Eighteen people were killed and twenty-three others were wounded before the gunman, identified as Artyom Kazantsev committed suicide.
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