Daily Calendar for Sunday, September 27, 2026
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Sunday, September 27, 2026
Born
- Samuel Adams (patriot) –
- Peter Joseph von Cornelius (painter) –
- Thomas Nast (cartoonist) –
- Catherine Marshall (writer) –
- William Conrad (actor) –
- Arthur Penn (director) –
- Wilford Brimley (actor) –
- Shaun Cassidy (singer) –
- Clara Hughes (cyclist) –
- Gwyneth Paltrow (actress) –
- Avril Lavigne (singer) –
Died
- Adelina Patti (opera singer; namesake of the song You’re the Flower of My Heart Sweet Adeline) –
- Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) –
- Donald O'Connor (song and dance man) –
- William Safire (political columnist, language maven) –
- Maggie Smith (actress) –
Events
- Breakthrough in deciphering the Rosetta Stone announced –
- SS Arctic and SS Vesta collided in the North Atlantic –
- The Tonight Show made its television debut with Steve Allen as host –
- The Warren Commission Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy issued –
- Two men, Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. They were the first pair ever to go over the falls and live. They were charged with unlawfully performing the stunt –
- Mark McGwire hit his 69th and 70th home runs –
- Dawn spacecraft launched, Cape Canaveral, Florida –
Weather
- Unripened corn in much of New England was killed by a severe black frost –
- Winds gusted to 115 mph on Long Island; 109 mph in Chatham, Massachusetts; and 100 mph in Milton, Massachusetts –
- Hurricane Gloria made landfall near Fire Island, New York, and then crossed the Connecticut coastline –
- A rare waterspout was seen in Long Island Sound, New York, off Smithtown Bay –
- Los Angeles, California, reached a record high temperature of 113 degrees F –