September 26, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

Updated September 25, 2012, 2:28 pm

On Sept. 26, 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago as Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off.

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On Sept. 26, 1897, Paul VI, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, was born. Following his death on Aug. 6, 1978, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first secretary of state and John Jay the first chief justice.

1888 Poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Mo.

1898 Composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York.

1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established.

1950 United Nations troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans.

1957 The musical “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.

1969 The album “Abbey Road” by the Beatles was released.

1986 William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States, while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as an associate justice.

2000 Slobodan Milosevic conceded that his challenger, Vojislav Kostunica, had finished first in Yugoslavia’s presidential election. Milosevic declared a runoff, a move that prompted mass protests leading to his ouster.

2005 Army Pfc. Lynndie England was convicted by a military jury on six counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.

2005 International weapons inspectors announced the Irish Republican Army’s full disarmament.

2007 Myanmar began a violent crackdown on protests, beating and dragging away dozens of monks.

Current Birthdays

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Tennis player Serena Williams turns 31 years old today.

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R&B singer-actress Christina Milian turns 31 years old today.

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1930 Philip Bosco, Actor, turns 82

1942 Kent McCord, Actor (“Adam 12”), turns 70

1944 Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona, turns 68

1945 Bryan Ferry, Rock singer (Roxy Music), turns 67

1946 Mary Beth Hurt, Actress, turns 66

1946 Christie Todd Whitman, Former EPA administrator, former N.J. governor, turns 66

1947 Lynn Anderson, Singer, turns 65

1948 Olivia Newton-John, Actress, singer (“Grease”), turns 64

1954 Cesar Rosas, Rock musician (Los Lobos), turns 58

1956 Linda Hamilton, Actress, turns 56

1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, Actress (“Little House on the Prairie”), turns 50

1968 Ben Shenkman, Actor, turns 44

Historic Birthdays

Paul VI 9/26/1897 – 8/6/1978 Italian pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1963-78).Go to obituary »

86 Ivan Pavlov 9/26/1849 – 2/27/1936
Russian physiologist

56 Moses Mendelssohn 9/26/1729 – 1/4/1786
German-Jewish philosopher, critic and Bible translator

32 Jean-Louis Gericault 9/26/1791 – 1/26/1824
French painter and lithographer

66 Arthur B. Davies 9/26/1862 – 10/24/1928
American painter, printmaker and tapestry designer

76 T. S. Eliot 9/26/1888 – 1/4/1965
American-born poet, playwright, critic and editor

86 Martin Heidegger 9/26/1889 – 5/26/1976
German philosopher

77 Charles Munch 9/26/1891 – 11/6/1968
German-born conductor

82 Freda Kirchwey 9/26/1893 – 1/3/1976
American editor and publisher of “The Nation”

38 George Gershwin 9/26/1898 – 7/11/1937
American composer of operatic music and Broadway musicals

55 Albert Anastasia 9/26/1902 – 10/25/1957
American gangster

1789	Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first secretary of state and John Jay the first chief justice.
1888	Poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Mo.
1898	Composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1914	The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950	United Nations troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans.
1957	The musical “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.
1969	The album “Abbey Road” by the Beatles was released.
1986	William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States, while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as an associate justice.
2000	Slobodan Milosevic conceded that his challenger, Vojislav Kostunica, had finished first in Yugoslavia’s presidential election. Milosevic declared a runoff, a move that prompted mass protests leading to his ouster.
2005	Army Pfc. Lynndie England was convicted by a military jury on six counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
2005	International weapons inspectors announced the Irish Republican Army’s full disarmament.
2007	Myanmar began a violent crackdown on protests, beating and dragging away dozens of monks.

1930	Philip Bosco, Actor, turns 82
1942	Kent McCord, Actor (“Adam 12”), turns 70
1944	Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona, turns 68
1945	Bryan Ferry, Rock singer (Roxy Music), turns 67
1946	Mary Beth Hurt, Actress, turns 66
1946	Christie Todd Whitman, Former EPA administrator, former N.J. governor, turns 66
1947	Lynn Anderson, Singer, turns 65
1948	Olivia Newton-John, Actress, singer (“Grease”), turns 64
1954	Cesar Rosas, Rock musician (Los Lobos), turns 58
1956	Linda Hamilton, Actress, turns 56
1962	Melissa Sue Anderson, Actress (“Little House on the Prairie”), turns 50
1968	Ben Shenkman, Actor, turns 44

86	Ivan Pavlov 9/26/1849 – 2/27/1936 Russian physiologist
56	Moses Mendelssohn 9/26/1729 – 1/4/1786 German-Jewish philosopher, critic and Bible translator
32	Jean-Louis Gericault 9/26/1791 – 1/26/1824 French painter and lithographer
66	Arthur B. Davies 9/26/1862 – 10/24/1928 American painter, printmaker and tapestry designer
76	T. S. Eliot 9/26/1888 – 1/4/1965 American-born poet, playwright, critic and editor
86	Martin Heidegger 9/26/1889 – 5/26/1976 German philosopher
77	Charles Munch 9/26/1891 – 11/6/1968 German-born conductor
82	Freda Kirchwey 9/26/1893 – 1/3/1976 American editor and publisher of “The Nation”
38	George Gershwin 9/26/1898 – 7/11/1937 American composer of operatic music and Broadway musicals
55	Albert Anastasia 9/26/1902 – 10/25/1957 American gangster