February 26

Events

 * - (origin) of 's  Era.
 * - is proclaimed.
 * - : An army led by, of , defeats a combined  and  force led by  .  is killed in the battle and  invests  as king of  and.
 * -, burns down.
 * - The issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes.
 * - escapes from.
 * - The second is proclaimed.
 * -  signs the  into law.
 * - In, the first - opens.
 * - The Berlin Act, which resulted from the regulating European colonization and trade in Africa, was signed
 * - At the, becomes the first  to take eight wickets in a  innings.
 * - Fraternity, International was founded at.
 * - The records the first ever Jazzrecord for the  in New York.
 * - An act of the establishes most of the  as a  (see ).
 * - The is created.
 * - The is reformed.
 * 1935  - The Daventry Experiment,  carried out a demonstration near  which led directly to the development of  in the.
 * - In the, young ese military officers attempt to stage a against the.
 * -   announces that his nation has an.
 * - : Launch of, the first flight of the rocket
 * - incorporates as a.
 * -  signs  proclamation of the vernal equinox as.
 * - caused by a burst dam kills 125 in.
 * - US troops withdraw from . President had sent the troops as a peacekeeping force in August 1982.
 * - in the.
 * - : The rebukes    for not controlling his national security staff.
 * - The s are defeated in n elections.
 * - introduces, the first.
 * 1991  - : On  Radio i leader  announces the withdrawal of  troops from.
 * - : In, a truck bomb parked below the of the  goes off, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
 * - The 's oldest investment banking firm, collapses after a securities broker,, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the  using s.
 * - The destroy two giant  in,.
 * - The lifts a ban on travel to, ending travel restrictions to the nation that had lasted for 23 years.
 * 2004  -    is killed in a plane crash near,.
 * - the president of  orders the  changed to allow multi-candidate  before   by asking ian  to amend  of the.

Births

 * -, King of Bohemia (d. )
 * -, English dramatist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, English politician and philosopher (d. )
 * -, French theologian (d. )
 * -, English clergyman and writer (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * -, duchess of Piacenza (d. )
 * -, English jurist (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, French engineer and physicist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, German-born clothing designer (d. )
 * -, American pioneer, officer, and hunter (d. )
 * -, American surgeon, advocate of dietary reform (d. )
 * -, French psychologist (d. )
 * -, Russian psychiatrist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * 1861  -, Russian revolutionary, 's wife (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, American admiral (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1887  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English literary critic (d. )
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. )
 * -, alias Vercors, French writer and illustrator (d. )
 * -, Italian chemist, (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * 1908  -, French race car driver (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Japanese avant-garde artist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor, writer, composer, and comedian (d. )
 * -, American politician and physician
 * 1918  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1919  -, Dutch swimmer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1920  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Polish journalist, writer and traveller (d. )
 * -, American actress and singer (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress (d. )
 * -, American game show host
 * -, American musician
 * 1928  -, Soviet cosmonaut
 * 1928  -, French Canadian singer and actress
 * -, Russian pianist (d. )
 * -, Scottish footballer and manager (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American political columnist
 * -, Canadian musician and composer (d. )
 * -, Cypriot freedom fighter (d. )
 * -, British photographer (d. )
 * -, American actor and director
 * -, Australian motorsports champion (d. )
 * 1945  -, American singer and harmonicist  (d. )
 * 1945  -, Norwegian actress
 * 1945  -, American musician
 * -, Egyptian chemist,
 * -, English singer
 * -, British early music singer
 * -, American political operative (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American politician
 * 1957  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, French novelist
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Lebanese singer
 * -, American Actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American singer
 * 1971  -, Swedish composer and producer
 * 1971  -, French singer
 * -, American football player
 * 1973  -, Norwegian footballer
 * 1973  -, American swimmer
 * -, French driver
 * -, Greek diver
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, Welsh International Rugby Player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Senegalese footballer
 * 1978  -, British racing driver
 * 1978  -, Broadway performer and "Muppeteer"
 * -, English singer
 * 1979  -, Argentine racing driver
 * 1979  -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, Bengali writer
 * -, American NASCAR driver
 * 1981  -, American professional video gamer
 * -, South Korean model and actress
 * -, American model
 * 1983  -, Hip-Hop artist
 * -, Togolese footballer
 * 1984  -, Mexican singer
 * -, American actress, daughter of
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American adult actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American adult actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, former n ruler and
 * - King
 * -, English military leader (b. )
 * -, Aztec ruler
 * -, German composer
 * -, Spanish writer
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English bishop
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, Austrian general (b. )
 * -, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. )
 * -, Russian cellist (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian economist (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * -, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (b. )
 * -, Scottish Music Hall Entertainer, Knighted for WWI War Work (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter and writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1969  -, German psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * 1981  -, English writer and conservationist (b. )
 * -, Dutch economist, (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, British film director (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American economist, (b. )
 * - American Navy Submariner (b. )
 * -, Venezuelan writer (b. )
 * 2001  -, Australian cricket player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, Indian politician (b. )
 * 2004  -, Finnish general (b. )
 * 2004  -,  (b. )
 * -, American computer scientist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - February 26, Day 1 of (Intercalary Days) - days in the  devoted to service and gift giving.
 * - - commemoration of the birthdate of, believed to be  in human form, the saviour of the.
 * in.

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 251)