cover Abbey Road album.
Historically important and memorable events take place in different parts of the world from year to year on September 26th. In order to relive this historic momentum, presents a record of world events today, September 26, compiled from Thepeoplehistory.com and Wikipedia.org.
1345
Fighting between Dutch troops and Frisian troops erupts in Stavoren, Warns, Friesland. The battle was triggered by the Dutch troops who wanted to control the Frisian territory. However, due to bad strategy, the Dutch troops lost the battle and failed to control Frisia.
1371
Ottoman Empire troops managed to defeat the Serbian Imperial forces in the Battle of Maritsa near the Maritsa River, Chernomen or now Ormenio, Greece. The Serbian Imperial Forces who wished to take revenge for the defeat in the previous battle suffered a landslide defeat with the loss of thousands of its soldiers. The Serbian Imperial leader, Vukasin Mrnjavcevic, was also killed in the fighting.
Australian troops involved in fighting in Polygon Forest, Belgium, 1917. (Wikimedia.org)
1917
Fighting between German troops and Allied forces erupted in the Polygon Forest, Belgium. One of the battles of World War I went on for two days and was won by Allied forces.
1918
United States troops (US) began to attack the German troops in the Forest Argonne, France. The attack lasted for nearly two months and ended with a US victory. The attack was the biggest attack in US military history. In what is now remembered as the Meuse-Argonne Attack, the US mobilized at least 1.2 million of its troops.
1944
Allied attacks to Eindhoven and Nijmegen, the Netherlands which had been waged since the previous eight days ended in failure. The so-called "Market Garden Operation" failed to achieve its goal of seizing Eindhoven and Nijmegen from Germany.
1950
South Korean troops assisted by UN troops managed to seize the city of Seoul from the grip of North Korean troops (North Korea). The success was achieved after South Korean troops along with UN troops bombarded Seoul through air strikes.
1969
The Beatles' Abbey Road album was officially released. Abbey Road was the last album recorded before The Beatles broke up. Although Let It Be was released after Abbey Road, but the recording of Let It Be was done before Abbey Road.
1989
Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs was born in Lambeth, London, England. His name then became famous as a soccer player after he defended one of the big clubs in England, namely Arsenal, in 2007 ago. Gibbs defended Arsenal until 2017. In the summer of 2017, Gibbs officially moved to West Bromwich Albion.
Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo.
1983
Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Now, he is known as a famous football player who defends a big club in Turkey, namely Besiktas. Previously, ever defended a number of big clubs in Europe, including Barcelona, Porto, Chelsea, and Inter Milan.
1997
Airbus A300 aircraft belonging to Garuda Indonesia airline crashed in Buah Nabar, Sibolangit Subdistrict, Deli Serdang District, North Sumatra. The crash killed 234 passengers and crew. The plane crash was the worst plane crash in Indonesian history.