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September 26th, 2046	Event	Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.
September 26th, 2002	Event	The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000.
September 26th, 2000	Event	Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
September 26th, 2000	Event	M/S Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Agean sea killing 80 passengers.
September 26th, 1997	Event	A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
September 26th, 1997	Event	An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
September 26th, 1984	Event	United Kingdom agrees to handover of Hong Kong
September 26th, 1983	Event	Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.
September 26th, 1983	Event	Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.
September 26th, 1981	Event	Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

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