August 26

Events

 * - invades.
 * - : The defeat the  at.
 * - and  defeat  of  in the  near  in.
 * - won.
 * - : The military supremacy of the English over the  combination of  and armoured s is established at the.
 * - A conjure against in Florence, led by, is discovered.
 * - commissioned to carve the.
 * - defeated  in the battle of Mohàcs.
 * - The first denomination in North America, the  is founded in.
 * - expedition under  sets sail from England.
 * - The first ascent of, the highest mountain of.
 * - approved by  at.
 * - The first was signed in.
 * - The ship  is captured off.
 * - First news dispatch by.
 * - : The begins.
 * - Eruption of Mount.
 * - : defeat ns in, a decisive engagement which resulted in the almost complete destruction of the n 2nd Army.
 * 1914  - : The  briefly checks the  advance at.
 * 1914  - : The   of  is invaded by  and  forces, who take it after 5 days.
 * - to  gives women the right to vote.
 * - started the last attack on  in the.
 * - (August 13 with the Old Style calendar) Catastrophe of Smyrna, known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks, occurs. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor in systematic ethnic cleansing. One of the first of the 20th Century.
 * - May Donoghue drinks a bottle of ginger beer at a cafe in  and finds the remains of a snail in the bottle. She launches a civil action against the drink manufacturer which  becomes one of the famous cases in English ; that of.
 * - The first game is telecast, a double-header between the  and the  at, in.
 * - is the first   to join the Allies under the administration of, 's first black colonial.
 * - in, western : At 2.30 am the   starts driving  out of houses, splits in groups of 120, packs them in freight cars and deports 2000  to  death camp. 500 of sick and children murdered on the spot.
 * - : enters.
 * - The announces the successful test of an  - a "super long distance intercontinental multistage ballistic rocket ... a few days ago," according to the Soviet news agency,.
 * - The opens in.
 * 1968  - ' "" is released (in a shortened version) as a  in the  under the  label, to spend nine weeks as number one, a record for any  single.
 * - 's decriminalizes  by saying: "the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation"
 * - The third annual rock festival, which would feature the last  performance from, opens in.
 * - open in,.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - is adopted by the
 * - : is elevated to the.
 * 1978  -  becomes first   on board of the  spacecraft.
 * - plants a bomb at  in.
 * - Flooding destroys most of the of,.
 * -  proclaims,  as 9-1-1  Day.
 * - arrives at.
 * - The lifts all restrictions on payments relating to the game of, thus bringing the game's amateur age to an end.
 * - in ; 60-100 people killed.
 * - breaks the  world record with a time of 43.18 seconds.
 * -   converts his first of a record 84 consecutive successful save opportunities.
 * 2002  -  begins in.
 * - releases its final reports on.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American rector of Yale College (d. )
 * -, German scientist (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, French inventor (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Prince of Persia (d. )
 * -, Uruguayan political figure (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, widely believed to be the first victim of (d. )
 * -, French physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, the third son of and  (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, Scottish novelist, (d. )
 * -, French poet and art critic (d. )
 * -, German-born physicist, (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, Baseball player (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American art collector (d. )
 * -, Mexican painter (d. )
 * -, German engineer and inventor (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * 1901  -, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. )
 * -, English-born writer (d. )
 * -, American polio researcher (d. )
 * -, Prussian-born Iranist (d. )
 * -, film producer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1909  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize (d. )
 * -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American journalist
 * -, German conductor and pianist
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American economist (d. )
 * 1925  -, French politician and writer (d. )
 * -, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
 * 1928  -, Canadian novelist and essayist
 * -, American basketball player and commentator
 * -, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
 * -, American actress
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, Swiss film director
 * 1941  -, Japanese actress
 * 1941  -, English singer and drummer  (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1942  -, British politician
 * 1944  -, English actor
 * 1944  -, American musician
 * -, first
 * -, American singer
 * 1946  -, American composer
 * 1946  -, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China
 * 1946  -, Quebec singer and actress
 * -, Co-founder and president of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1952  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1952  -,  crossword editor
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, World Pool Player
 * -, Nigerian-Swedish singer
 * 1957  -, Canadian  athlete
 * -, American saxophonist and bandleader
 * 1960  -, Canadian-born singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American cyclist and attorney
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, wrestler (d. )
 * 1965  -, American actor
 * -, Dutch field hockey player
 * 1966  -, Scottish singer
 * -, porn star
 * -, Russian athlete
 * -, Mexican singer
 * -, Spanish singer
 * 1976  -, Russian singer
 * -, Japanese
 * 1977  -, American basketball player
 * -, American football player
 * 1979  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1979  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian
 * 1981  -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Spanish racing driver
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1988  -
 * 1988  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - King
 * - Killed in the :
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. circa )
 * -, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. )
 * -, Dutch scientist (b. )
 * -, British soldier and politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, American vaudeville performer (b. )
 * -, American psychologist (b. )
 * - American comedian (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German diplomat (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * -, American actress and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, German-born American activist (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American aviator (b. )
 * -, German soprano (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * 1978  -, Argentine footballer (b. )
 * -, Finnish author (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * 1980  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (b. )
 * 1981  -, American folksinger (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Portuguese singer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Japanese astronomer (b. )
 * -, American suspected murderer (b. )
 * 1992  -, Belgian comics artist (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Iranian scientist (b. 1939)
 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Canadian guitarist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American interior designer (b. )
 * -, German politician (b. )
 * 2006  -, Barbadian  cricketer (b. )
 * -, Luxembourger politician (b. )
 * -, Luxembourger politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

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