Today in History for 17th September 2026

Historical Events

1961 - Minnesota Vikings' first NFL game; beat Chicago Bears 37-13
1977 - Dave Kingman hits his first Yankee home run, and Reggie hits two more
1994 - 19th Toronto International Film Festival: "Priest," directed by Antonia Bird, wins the People's Choice Award
2004 - Tamil is declared the first classical language of India
2010 - Final episode of soap opera "As the World Turns" is broadcast, ending a 54-year run

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Famous Birthdays

1853 - Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1924)
1909 - Kenneth Darling, British Army Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, born in Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1998)
1923 - John Rigby Hale, British linguist and historian, born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1999)
1965 - Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer (Sonic the Hedgehog), born in Hirakata, Japan
1983 - Jennifer Peña, American Tejano/Latin pop singer, born in San Antonio, Texas

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Famous Deaths

1862 - William Edwin Starke, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 48
1984 - Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea, Rage), dies following several strokes at 70
1994 - Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82
2006 - Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69
2015 - Everett C. Parker, American activist, communications director and founder of the United Church of Christ, dies at 102

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