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26 Shahrivar 1478

Wednesday 26 Shahrivar 1478 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 16 September 2099, and 1 Rajab 1523 in the Islamic calendar.

This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.

This day in four calendars

1776 (250 years ago) American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a counterattack on advancing British light infantry.
1863 (163 years ago) Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
1914 (112 years ago) World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
1940 (86 years ago) World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
1963 (63 years ago) Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country.
1970 (56 years ago) King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
1975 (51 years ago) Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
1975 (51 years ago) Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.

1386 (640 years ago) Henry V of England,
1888 (138 years ago) Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
1891 (135 years ago) Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (died 1980)
1893 (133 years ago) Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986)
1923 (103 years ago) Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2015)
1924 (102 years ago) Lauren Bacall, American actress (died 2014)
1925 (101 years ago) B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2015)
1956 (70 years ago) David Copperfield, American magician and actor

1701 (325 years ago) James II of England,
1736 (290 years ago) Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (born 1686)
1824 (202 years ago) Louis XVIII of France,
1932 (94 years ago) Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
1977 (49 years ago) Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (born 1923)
1980 (46 years ago) Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (born 1896)
2016 (10 years ago) Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1920)
2025 (a year ago) Robert Redford, American actor, producer and director (born 1936)