Famous people born on September 26 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 26, you share it with Johnny Appleseed, George Gershwin, Serena Williams — and you were born under Libra, the sign of the charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
Birthday basics for September 26
Libra ♎
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
269th
Day of the year
September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years), with 96 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 26
Johnny Appleseed — American pioneer and folk hero who planted apple orchards across the frontier (born 1774).
George Gershwin — American composer who wrote Rhapsody in Blue (born 1898).
Serena Williams — American tennis champion with 23 Grand Slam singles titles (born 1981).
Also sharing the day:
T. S. Eliot (b. 1888) — American-born poet of The Waste Land who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Jack LaLanne (b. 1914) — American fitness pioneer known as the "Godfather of Fitness."
Olivia Newton-John (b. 1948) — singer and actress who starred as Sandy in Grease.
September 26 in history
1957 — The musical West Side Story premiered on Broadway.
1960 — John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon met in the first televised U.S. presidential debate.
1969 — The Beatles released their album Abbey Road.
1905 — Albert Einstein's paper introducing special relativity was published in the journal Annalen der Physik.
1962 — The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS and shot to number one in the ratings within weeks.
1983 — Australia II won the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak.
September 26 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 26?
Anyone born on September 26 is a Libra — charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
What is the birthstone for September 26?
The birthstone for a September 26 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 26?
Johnny Appleseed is among the best known — American pioneer and folk hero who planted apple orchards across the frontier (born 1774).
What happened on September 26?
In 1957, The musical West Side Story premiered on Broadway.
What day of the year is September 26?
September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years), with 96 days still to come.
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