CIIC:Selected anniversaries/September 26

1953: Painter Xu Beihong passed away.

1959: China pumped first barrel of oil from Daqing Field.

1980: China became a member of the IAF.

1984: China and Britain signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

1991: Devastating landslide hit Zhaotong,Yunnan Province.

2000: China issued rules on religious activities for aliens.