September 26[edit]

1881: The first and deadliest recorded tornado in Japanese history killed 16 people in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture.

1958: Typhoon Ida made landfall in southeastern Honshu, Japan, killing more than 1,000 people.

1959: Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon to strike Japan on record, made landfall near Cape Shionomisaki, Honshu, killing more than 4,000 people.

1985: Hurricane Gloria paralleled the East Coast of the United States, causing $2 billion (2006 USD) in damage.

2009: Typhoon Ketsana struck Luzon, Philippines, killing hundreds of people.

2016: The SCATSAT-1 weather satellite, operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.