August 26 in history
Events on August 26
Notable events that happened on August 26 in past years.
- 2026
A series of large flash floods and debris flows along the Nepal–Tibet border and the Trishuli River, believed to have been caused by glacier collapse, stuck and destroyed numerous settlements, including the Gyirong checkpoint, and killed over 1,400 people, with over 5,800 reported missing.
Wikipedia article: 2026 Nepal–Tibet floods - 2015
Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
Wikipedia article: Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward - 2009
Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, are apprehended.
Wikipedia article: Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard - 1997
Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
Wikipedia article: Beni Ali massacre - 1978
Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
Wikipedia article: August 1978 conclave - 1970
The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
Wikipedia article: Women's Strike for Equality - 1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
Wikipedia article: The Holocaust in Ukraine - 1920
The 19th amendment to United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, is certified.
Wikipedia article: Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - 1883
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
Wikipedia article: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa - 1814
Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.
Wikipedia article: Chilean War of Independence - 1791
John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
Wikipedia article: John Fitch (inventor) - 1767
Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
Wikipedia article: Jesuits - 1542
A year and a half after leaving Guayaquil on the Pacific coast, Francisco de Orellana finishes his overland journey across South America and reaches the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
Wikipedia article: Guayaquil - 1346
Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
- 683
The Battle of al-Harrah concludes, with Yazid I's army killing 11,000 people of the city of Medina.
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