September 26
People born on this day are Libra.
- 1992
A Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes in Ejigbo, Lagos, killing 159.
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A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into a river near Vanavara, Russia, killing 24.
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A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
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An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
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Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
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The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
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The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
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Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
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The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurs near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.
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A mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teaching college occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
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A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.
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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.
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2006Myles Lewis-Skelly, English footballer
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2003Jane Remover, American musician
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2001João Pedro, Brazilian footballer
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2001Xinyu Wang, Chinese tennis player
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2000Frankie Amaya, American soccer player
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1995Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
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1994Jack Conger, American swimmer
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1993Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
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1992Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
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1991Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
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1991Dan Preston, English footballer
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1989Jonny Bairstow, English cricketer
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