Births on September 26

Simon Kirch

Born on September 26, 1979

Simon Kirch, German sprinter

Simon Kirch (born 26 September 1979 in Neuwied) is a German track and field athlete specialised in the 400 metres. A two time national champion, Kirch participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the German 4 × 400m relay team which failed to reach the final.

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Events on 1979

1 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
11 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
16 Mar

People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
15 Jul

Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
16 Dec

OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.

Births on September 26

Simon Kirch

Born on September 26, 1979

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Events on 1979

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

People's Liberation Army

Malaise speech

OPEC