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Soyuz 7K-ST No.16L was destroyed on the launch pad by fire on September 26, 1983. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7K-ST_No.16L

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On 26th September, 1950 a blue sun and a blue moon were observed
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55075745/blue-sun/

On 26 September, 1580 the Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake#Circumnavigation_of_the_earth_.281577-1580.29

RMS Queen Mary was launched on 26 September 1934
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary

PoSAT-1 launched into orbit on September 26, 1993
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PoSAT-1

STS-86 was launched on 25 September 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-86



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People

Clifton Curtis 'C.C.' Williams (September 26, 1932 - October 5, 1967) was a NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Williams

Yves Rossy successfully flew across the English Channel on 26 September 2008
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t21057729/yves-rossy/

Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (26 September 1887 - 30 October 1979) was an English scientist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189824/sir-barnes-wallis-1887-1979/

Alan Andrew Watson (26 September 1938) is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds, UK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Andrew_Watson

Piet Hut (born September 26, 1952) is a Dutch American astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Hut

Harrison Brown (September 26, 1917 - December 8, 1986) was an American geochemist
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/81528/Harrison-Brown

Christopher Hansteen (26 September 1784 - 11 April 1873) was a Norwegian geophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hansteen



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Super Typhoon Vera struck Japan with winds of 160 mph on September 26, 1959.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Vera

The 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred on September 26, 1997. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Umbria_and_Marche_earthquake

On the morning of September 26, 1997, earthquakes damaged the Basilica of St. Francis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_San_Francesco_d%27Assisi#Earthquake_of_1997

On 26 September 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the Parthenon was ignited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon

The first Biosphere 2 closed mission lasted from September 26, 1991 to September 26, 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2#First_mission



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Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Nova_(TV_series)

The Star Trek TV series Enterprise premièred September 26, 2001 on the UPN television network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Enterprise



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NGC Discovered

NGC 786 is a face-on spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633505/ngc-786/

NGC 805 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633504/ngc-805/

NGC 931 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633501/ngc-931/

NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633499/ngc-940/

NGC 953 is an elliptical galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633495/ngc-953/

NGC 1085 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 26th September 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633487/ngc-1085/

NGC 2655 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 26th September 1802.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633485/ngc-2655/

NGC 7357 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 26th September 1883. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633482/ngc-7357/

NGC 7698 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 26th September 1883. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58633480/ngc-7698/



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On 26 September 2006, two extrasolar planets: WASP-1b and WASP-2b were reported.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperWASP#Structure

Comet Finlay was discovered by William Henry Finlay on September 26, 1886. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53336191/comet-15pfinlay/

Saturn's moon Hyperion was imaged during Cassini's closest flyby on Sept. 26, 2005. 
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia07740



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Meteorites

The Santa Barbara (L4) meteorite fell in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on the 26th September 1873.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189817/santa-barbara-meteorite/

The Glanggang (H5-6) meteorite fell in Jawa Barat, Indonesia, on the 26th September 1939.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189818/glanggang-meteorite/

The Selakopi (H5) meteorite fell in Jawa Barat, Indonesia, on the 26th September 1939.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189907/selakopi-meteorite/

The Lichtenberg (H6) meteorite fell in North West, South Africa, on the 26th September 1973.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189920/lichtenberg-meteorite/

The Kobe (CK4) meteorite fell in Kinki, Japan, on the 26th September 1999.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45189929/kobe-meteorite/



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