February 26

February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 308 days remaining, 309 in leap years.

Table of contents

1 Events

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Holidays and observances

Events

1266 - Battle of Benevento: French forces, under Charles of Anjou, overcome a combined German-Sicilian force
1797 - The Bank of England issues the first one pound note
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba
1848 - The second French Republic is proclaimed.
1863 - President of the United States Abraham Lincoln signs the National Currency Act[?] into law.
1870 - In New York City, the first pneumatic-subway is opened.
1919 - An act of the United States Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (see Grand Canyon National Park).
1929 - The Grand Teton National Park is created.
1935 - The Luftwaffe is reformed
1952 - United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that his nation has an atomic bomb
1986 - After exiled President Ferdinand Marcos leaves the Philippines, Corazon Aquino[?] is inaugurated president.
1987 - Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes American President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
1990 - The Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections
1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser
1991 - Gulf War: On Baghdad Radio Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
1993 - World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center goes off, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
1995 - United Kingdom's oldest investment banking firm, Barings PLC collapses after a securities broker lost $1.4 billion by gambling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1986 - Robert Penn Warren is named poet laureate of the United States.

Births

1361 - Wenceslaus, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia (+ 1419)
1802 - Victor Hugo, poet (+ 1885)
1808 - Honor� Daumier[?], painter, illustrator, lithograph and sculptor (+ 1879)
1829 - Levi Strauss[?], clothing designer (+ 1902)
1846 - Buffalo Bill, pioneer and officer, hunter and carny (+ 1917)
1861 - King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (+ 1948)
1875 - Hans B�ckler[?], unionist and politician (+ 1951)
1887 - Grover Cleveland Alexander[?], Baseball Hall of Famer (+ 1950)
1908 - Tex Avery, cartoonist (+ 1980)
1908 - Jean-Pierre Wimille[?], race car driver (+ 1949)
1916 - Jackie Gleason, actor, writer, composer, comedian (+ 1987)
1918 - Theodore Sturgeon, science fiction writer (+ 1985)
1920 - Tony Randall[?], actor
1928 - Fats Domino, musician
- 1928 - Anatoli Filipchenko, cosmonaut
1932 - Johnny Cash, country music singer
1933 - Godfrey Cambridge[?], actor (+ 1976)
1954 - Michael Bolton[?], singer
1971 - Erykah Badu, singer
1973 - Jenny Thompson, U.S. Olympic swimmer
1973 - Marshall Faulk[?], American football star

Deaths

Holidays and observances

Purim
Bahá'í Faith - Day 1 of Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) - days in the Bahá'í calendar devoted to service and gift giving.

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