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Following weeks of bombardment, the city of Tripoli falls to the Mamluks under Qalawun. The Mamluks massacre all men they find and enslave the women and children

The Fall of Tripoli was the capture and destruction of the Crusader state of the County of Tripoli (now parts of Lebanon and Syria) by the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. The battle occurred in 1289 and was an important event in the Crusades, as it marked the capture of one of the few remaining major Crusader possessions.

Treaty of Corbeil (1326)

The Treaty of Corbeil (26 April 1326) renewed the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland. It confirmed the obligation of each state to join the other in declaring war if either was attacked by England. The deputation (delegation) from Scotland (then under the rule of King Robert the Bruce) was led by Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray while France was ruled then by Charles IV.

Battle of Puerto Lope

The Battle of Puerto Lope or Disaster of Puerto Lope was a military engagement between the Granadan forces and the Castilian Crusaders who invaded Granada. The battle ended in victory for the Granadans and the destruction of the Crusader forces.

The Pazzi family attack on Lorenzo de' Medici in order to displace the ruling Medici family kills his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral

Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso de ˈmɛːditʃi]), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Italian: Lorenzo il Magnifico; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.

Battle of Las Salinas

The Battle of Las Salinas was a military conflict and decisive confrontation between the forces of Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro against those of rival conquistador Diego de Almagro, on April 26, 1538, during the Conquest of Peru. Both camps claimed to represent the authority of the Spanish Crown; Pizarro's forces controlled the province of Nueva Castilla, and those of Almagro, Nueva Toledo. After an hour of carnage, the battle yielded a victory for Pizarro's forces: with Almagro captured and his lieutenant, Rodrigo Orgóñez killed on the field of battle, the Pizarros routed the enemy and took possession of Cuzco.

Cusco, Peru

Battle of Suez (1541)

The Battle of Suez occurred in 1541 and was a failed attack by the Portuguese against the Ottomans. In 1541 the Portuguese fleet under the command of the Portuguese governor of India Estêvão da Gama and his brother Cristóvão da Gama penetrated into the Red Sea. The Portuguese fleet consisted of 80 ships and 2,300 soldiers. After sacking Suakin, the governor detached 16 light oarvessels and 250 picked men.

Egypt

Battle of Jenné

The Battle of Jenné was a military engagement between forces of the Mali Empire and the Moroccan Pashalik of Timbuktu.

Mali

A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz

The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, including many prominent mosques and schools in the city, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The total number of casualties caused by the earthquake is between 8,000 and 250,000; it was most likely approximately 80,000.

Battle of Giria

The Battle of Giria refers to two battles that took place in Giria, a census town in Bengal, that were significant in the history of Bengal. The first occurred in 1740, Alivardi Khan the Subahdar of Bihar, aimed to overthrow Sarfaraz Khan to control of the Bengal Subah. Alivardi defeated Sarfaraz Khan and killed him and established Afshar Dynasty in Bengal. The First Battle of Giria (April 26, 1740) was primarily a violent, successful coup that resulted in a dynasty change from the Nasiri dynasty to the Afshar dynasty.

India

Siege of Dubica

In the siege of Dubica, a Habsburg Austrian army led by Prince Liechtenstein besieged an Ottoman Turkish garrison in the fortress of Dubica in April 1788. The siege ended in failure.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Battle of Beaumont (1794)

The Battle of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis 26 April 1794 (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Coteau, or in France the Battle of Troisvilles) was an action forming part of a multi-pronged attempt to relieve the besieged fortress of Landrecies, during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary War. The British and Austrians under the Duke of York defeated a French advance northwards from Cambrai commanded by René Chapuis (Chapuy). Rudolf von Otto, York's Austrian subordinate, led the main attack, which smashed the French flank and Chapuis was captured as a result.

Nord (French department), France

Action of 26 April 1797

The Action of 26 April 1797 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which a Spanish convoy of two frigates was trapped and defeated off the Spanish town of Conil de la Frontera by British ships of the Cadiz blockade. The British vessels, the ship of the line HMS Irresistible and the Fifth-rate frigate HMS Emerald, were significantly more powerful than the Spanish frigates, which were on the last stage of a voyage carrying treasure from Havana, Cuba, to the Spanish fleet base of Cadiz.

Conil de la Frontera, Spain

1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1802 (in New York) and December 14, 1803 (in New Jersey). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, either before or after the first session of the 8th United States Congress convened on October 17, 1803.

United States

1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1808, and May 5, 1809. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 11th United States Congress convened on May 22, 1809. They coincided with James Madison being elected as president.

United States

1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1814, and August 10, 1815. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 14th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1815. They occurred during President James Madison's second term.

United States

1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1818, and August 12, 1819. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 16th United States Congress convened on December 6, 1819. They occurred during President James Monroe's first term.

United States

Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)

The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 1827 revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention in retaliation for the participation of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Navarino of October 1827. The Ottoman Empire had bloodily abolished its centuries-old regular army, the Janissary Corps, in 1826.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Battle of Márquez Bridge

The Battle of Márquez Bridge (located on the border between current-day Villa Udaondo and Paso del Rey, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina), fought on 26 April 1829, during the civil war between Unitarians and Federalists, resulting in a victory for the Federal Party forces of Juan Manuel de Rosas and the governor of Santa Fe Province, Estanislao López, over general Juan Lavalle, who had usurped the office of Governor of Buenos Aires Province.

Argentina

First Battle of Komárom (1849)

The First battle of Komárom was one of the most important battles of the Hungarian War of Independence, fought at 26 April 1849, between the Hungarian and the Austrian imperial main armies, which ended, in some opinions with a Hungarian victory, while others say that actually it was undecided. This battle was part of the Hungarian Spring Campaign. With this battle the Hungarian revolutionary army relieved the fortress of Komárom from a very long imperial siege, and forced the enemy to retreat in the westernmost land strip of Kingdom of Hungary.

Komárom, Hungary

Battle of Cape Girardeau

The Battle of Cape Girardeau was a military demonstration of the American Civil War, occurring on April 26, 1863 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The conflict was part of the pursuit of US Brigadier General John McNeil through Southeast Missouri by Confederate Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke. Though the conflict to this day is known as a battle, it was a relatively small engagement whose primary importance was as the turning point that brought General Marmaduke's second Missouri raid to an end.

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States

Stoneman's 1865 raid

Stoneman's raid in 1865, also called Stoneman's last raid, was a military campaign in the Upper South during the American Civil War, by Union cavalry troops led by General George Stoneman, in the region of eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia. The song "The night they drove old Dixie down" by The Band, mentions Stoneman's cavalry tearing up the tracks that Virgil Cain had worked for the railroad on.

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United States

Carolinas campaign

The Carolinas campaign (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the Campaign of the Carolinas, was the final campaign conducted by the Union army against the Confederate army in the western theater of the American Civil War. On January 1, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia.

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Death of John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. During the American Civil War he served as a Confederate spy; he opposed the then-recent abolition of slavery in the United States. Booth was a noted actor from the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland.

Battle of Sand Butte

The Battle of Sand Butte between the Modoc Indians and the United States Army was a part of the Modoc War in California. On April 26, 1873, a force of ~70 Army soldiers and ~12 Warm Springs Indians scouts went looking for a group of Modoc who had escaped a previous assault attempt by the Army.

California, United States

1879 Scottish Cup final (replay)

The 1879 Scottish Cup final was the sixth final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1878–79 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Hampden Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 19 April 1879 and was watched by a crowd of 6,000 spectators. The final was contested by the defending champions Vale of Leven and Rangers who had never won the cup.

This entry records the replay date, as explicitly given in the source infobox.

1902 Scottish Cup final

The 1902 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 April 1902 at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the deciding match of the 29th season of the Scottish Cup. The match had been scheduled to be played at Ibrox Park on 12 April, but the first Ibrox disaster occurred the week earlier during the annual Scotland v England game.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1903 Spanish general election

A general election was held in Spain on 26 April 1903 (for the Congress of Deputies), and on 10 May 1903 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 11th Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 403 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 180 of 360 seats in the Senate.

Spain

Association football

Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who mostly use their feet to kick an inflated ball around a pitch (playing field). The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball into the rectangular-framed goal which that team defends.

Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded.

1905 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1905 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1905 as part of that year's local elections.

1905 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1905 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1905 Wellington mayoral election

The 1905 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

Battle of Trekkopjes

The Battle of Trekkopjes on 26 April 1915 was a German assault on the South African held town of Trekkopjes during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I. The South African Major Skinner had been ordered to defend Trekkopjes, and came into contact with a German column advancing on that town. Skinner withdrew back into Trekkopjes and dug in his forces. The German attack was repulsed with the help of armoured cars, leaving the South Africans victorious. The Battle of Trekkopjes saw the last German offensive in German South-West Africa leaving them on the defensive for the remainder of the campaign.

Trekkopje, Namibia

Treaty of London (1915)

The Treaty of London (Italian: Trattato di Londra; Russian: Лондонский договор, romanized: Londonskiy dogovor) or the Pact of London (Patto di Londra, French: Pacte de Londres) was a secret agreement concluded on 26 April 1915 by the United Kingdom, France, and Russia on the one part, and Italy on the other, in order to entice the latter to enter the Great War on the side of the Triple Entente.

Landing at Cape Helles

The landing at Cape Helles (Turkish: Seddülbahir Çıkarması) was part of the Gallipoli campaign, the amphibious landings on the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces on 25 April 1915 during the First World War. Helles, at the foot of the peninsula, was the main landing area. With gunfire support from the Royal Navy, the 29th Division was to advance six mi (9.7 km) along the peninsula on the first day and seize the heights of Achi Baba.

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Battle of Mount Street Bridge

The Battle of Mount Street Bridge was fought on 26 April 1916 between the British Army and Irish rebels during the Easter Rising. It took place in Dublin at the southern end of Mount Street Lower where it meets the Grand Canal.

Dublin, Ireland

Keighley by-election, 1918

The Keighley by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 26 April 1918.

United Kingdom

Battle of Hämeenlinna

The Battle of Hämeenlinna was a battle within the Finnish Civil War that took place in the city of Hämeenlinna, Finland on 26 April 1918.

Finland

Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in North America and parts of Europe, is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. The two opposing teams score by using their sticks to control and advance a vulcanized rubber hockey puck, and then shooting it into the net of the other team.

1923 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1923 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1923 as part of that year's local elections.

1923 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1923 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1923 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1923 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1923, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Incumbent mayor James Gunson was again declared re-elected unopposed, with no other candidates emerging.

New Zealand

1924 FA Cup final

The 1924 FA Cup final was the deciding match of the 1923–24 FA Cup competition, contested by Newcastle United and Aston Villa. It was the second final to be held at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, and took place three days after the opening of the British Empire Exhibition. It was an all-ticket match in response to the severe crowd congestion the previous year.

United Kingdom

1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 37th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Ireland

1925 German presidential election

A presidential election was held in Germany on 29 March 1925, with a runoff on 26 April. It was the first direct election to the office of president of Germany (Reichspräsident), the head of state of the Weimar Republic, and followed the death in office of Friedrich Ebert. The first round of the election included seven candidates and resulted in no clear frontrunner.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

1928 Australian Labor Party leadership election

A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 26 April 1928. It saw the election of Leader James Scullin as leader following the retirement of sitting leader Matthew Charlton.

Australia

1930 FA Cup final

The 1930 FA Cup final was a football match contested by Arsenal and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium on 26 April 1930. It was the final match of the 1929–30 FA Cup, the 55th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Arsenal won 2–0, with goals from Alex James and Jack Lambert.

1932 San Diego mayoral election

The 1932 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 26, 1932, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, John F. Forward Jr. and William E. Harper received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Forward was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Wilhelm Frick, the Reich interior minister, and the head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, hoped to create a unified police force for all of Germany, but Göring, on 26 April 1933, established a special Prussian police force, with Rudolf Diels at its head

Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡøːʁɪŋ] ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, aviator, military commander, and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945. He also served as Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe (Supreme Commander of the Air Force), a position he held until the final days of the regime.

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established

The Geheime Staatspolizei ([ɡəˈhaɪmə ˈʃtaːtspoliˌtsaɪ] , lit. 'Secret State Police', abbreviated Gestapo [ɡəˈstaːpo] ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. On 20 April 1934, oversight of the Gestapo passed to the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, who was also appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler in 1936.

1936 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 26 April and 3 May 1936, the last elections before World War II. The number of candidates set a record, with 4,807 running for election to the Chamber of Deputies. In the Seine Department alone, there were 1,402 candidates. The legislative election was the last before women were granted the right to vote in April 1944.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

France

Bombing of Guernica

On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica (Gernika in Basque) was aerially bombed during the Spanish Civil War. It was carried out at the behest of Francisco Franco's rebel Nationalist faction by its allies, the Nazi German Luftwaffe's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria, under the code name Operation Rügen.

Battle for Kvam

The Battle for Kvam took place 25 and 26 April 1940, in the Gudbrandsdal Valley in the village of Kvam in Nord-Fron Municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The battle was between British, Norwegian, and German troops. The Germans were moving rapidly north up the river valley to conquer central Norway.

Norway

1942 FAI Cup final

The 1942 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1941–42 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 26 April 1942 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Cork United and Dundalk. Dundalk won 3–1 to win their first FAI Cup.

Dublin, Ireland

Bombing of Grosseto in World War II

The bombing of Grosseto took place on 26 April 1943, day of Easter Monday, during World War II. Aimed at disabling the city's air base, it resulted instead in heavy damage to the city itself and at least 134 civilian casualties.

Action of 26 April 1944

The action of 26 April 1944 occurred as a part of Operation Tunnel, Allied destroyer sweeps of the coast of Brittany in preparation for Operation Overlord. On the night of 25–26 April, a sweep was conducted by the Dido-class cruiser HMS Black Prince and the Tribal-class destroyers HMS Ashanti, HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Haida and HMCS Huron.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Caernarvon Boroughs by-election, 1945

The Caernarvon Boroughs by-election, 1945 was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 April 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs.

United Kingdom

Battle of Baguio

The Battle of Baguio (Filipino: Labanan sa Baguio; Ilocano: Gubat ti Baguio) occurred between 21 February and 26 April 1945 and was part of the greater Luzon campaign during the Allied liberation of the Philippines at the end of World War II. During the battle, American and Philippine forces recaptured the city of Baguio on the island of Luzon from a Japanese occupation force.

Philippines

1947 FA Cup final

The 1947 FA Cup final was the 66th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 26 April 1947 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Charlton Athletic and Burnley. Charlton were appearing in their second consecutive final after losing to Derby County the previous year, while Second Division Burnley were appearing in their first final since 1914.

1949 Sioux Falls mayoral election

The 1949 Sioux Falls mayoral election was held on April 26, 1949, following a primary election on April 19, 1949. Incumbent Mayor C. M. Whitfield ran for re-election to a second term. However, Whitfield was defeated in the primary election, placing third. Henry Saure, the President of the Sioux Falls Board of Education, who received 42 percent of the vote, and former State Representative John N.

South Dakota, United States

1949 Tangail South by-election

After the January 1948 by-election for the Tangail South constituency of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly was declared void, another by-election was held on 26 April 1949 for the same constituency. In this election, independent candidate Shamsul Huq defeated Khurram Khan Panni, nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), and was elected.

Pakistan

Battle of Hwacheon

The Battle of Hwacheon was fought between 22 and 26 April 1951 during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) and Chinese forces during the Chinese Spring Offensive. The US 1st Marine Division successfully defended their positions and then withdrew under fire to the No-Name Line.

South Korea

1951 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1951 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on April 26, 1951. The governing Liberals of Premier J. Walter Jones held on to their majority in the Legislature over the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Reginald Bell, who was elected leader of the party in 1950.

The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia

Jonas Edward Salk (; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine.

The conference was held at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, commencing on 26 April 1954

The Geneva Conference was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War and involved several nations. It took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 April to 21 July 1954. The part of the conference on the Korean question ended without adopting any declarations or proposals and so is generally considered less relevant.

1955 Cannes Film Festival

The 8th Cannes Film Festival took place from 26 April to 10 May 1955. French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol served as jury president for the main competition. The first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival, to Marty by Delbert Mann. Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Algiers putsch of 1961

The Algiers putsch (Arabic: انقلاب 1961 في الجزائر; French: Putsch d'Alger or Coup d'État d'Alger), also known as the putsch of the generals (Putsch des généraux), was a failed coup d'état intended to force French President Charles de Gaulle not to abandon French Algeria, the resident European community and pro-French Algerians.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1

The British space programme is the British government's work to develop British space capabilities. The objectives of the current civil programme are to "win sustainable economic growth, secure new scientific knowledge and provide benefits to all citizens." The first official British space programme began in 1952. In 1959, the first satellite programme was started, with the Ariel series of British satellites, built in the United States and the UK and launched using American rockets.

1964 Baden-Württemberg state election

The 1964 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 26 April 1964 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Kurt Georg Kiesinger was re-elected.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1964 Taiwanese local elections

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 26 April 1964, the fifth nation-wide elections in post-war Taiwan, electing all 21 mayors of cities and magistrates of counties with a four-year tenure. Fuchien Province, then under military administration, was not up for election. This is the first local election since the leading liberal figures were detained after Lei Chen and others of the Free China Journal attempted to form an opposition party.

Taiwan

Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania with Julius Nyerere as its first president

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

1966 Tashkent earthquake

The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5.2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1.9–5.0 mi). The earthquake caused massive destruction to Tashkent, destroying most of the buildings in the city, killing between 15 and 200 people and leaving between 200,000 and 300,000 homeless.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

1969 FA Cup final

The 1969 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969. This was the first FA Cup final since 1951 to take place in the month of April.

London, United Kingdom

WIPO Convention

The WIPO Convention (formally, the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization) is a multilateral treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It was signed at Stockholm, Sweden, on 14 July 1967 and entered into force on 26 April 1970. As of August 22, 2025, the convention had 194 contracting States.

This entry records the entry into force, as dated in the source infobox.

1975 Niuean general election

General elections were held in Niue on 26 April 1975.

Niue

1976 Gubir helicopter shootdown

On 26 April 1976, during a counter-insurgency operation conducted by the Malaysian government against guerrilla fighters from the Malayan Communist Party, a Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was shot down by insurgents in forest reserves near the village of Gubir in Sik, Kedah. The incident killed all 11 people on board the aircraft.

1981 French presidential election

Presidential elections were held in France on 26 April 1981, with a second round on 10 May. François Mitterrand defeated incumbent president, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to become the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic. It was the first presidential election in French history where an incumbent president actively seeking reelection was denied a second term.

France

1981 FAI Cup final

The 1981 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1980–81 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 26 April 1981 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Sligo Rovers. The competition was sponsored by Mitre. Dundalk won the match 2–0 to win the cup for the seventh time.

Dublin, Ireland

Malaysian general election, 1982

A general election was held between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982 for members of the 6th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 154 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 293 state constituencies in 11 (out of 13, except Sabah and Sarawak) states of Malaysia on the same day. The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 132 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 75.4%.

Malaysia

1982 Saskatchewan general election

The 1982 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Grant Devine, defeated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Allan Blakeney, which had governed the province since the 1971 election.

CAAC Flight 3303

CAAC Flight 3303 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Guilin Qifengling Airport, China. It was serviced by a Hawker Siddeley Trident, registration B-266, that crashed into a mountain on 26 April 1982, killing all 112 people aboard.

1983 San Francisco mayoral recall election

The 1983 San Francisco mayoral recall election was held on April 26, 1983, to determine whether mayor Dianne Feinstein should be removed from office. The recall measure was overwhelmingly defeated, and Feinstein remained in office.

Chernobyl disaster

On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disaster, it is one of only two nuclear accidents rated at the maximum severity on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, which happened in Japan. The response involved more than 500,000 personnel and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles (about $85 billion in 2026). It remains the most destructive nuclear disaster and the most expensive disaster in history, with an estimated cost of US$700 billion.

Ukraine

1986 Copa del Rey final

The 1986 Copa del Rey final was the 84th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, on 26 April 1986, and was won by Zaragoza, who beat Barcelona 1–0.

Madrid, Spain

South Korean legislative election, 1988

Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 26 April 1988. The result was a victory for the Democratic Justice Party, which won 125 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 75.8%.

South Korea

1988 Manitoba general election

The 1988 Manitoba general election was held on April 26, 1988 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a minority government. The Progressive Conservative Party won 25 seats, against 20 for the Liberal Party and 12 for the New Democratic Party.

Daulatpur–Saturia tornado

The Daulatpur–Saturia, Bangladesh tornado was an extremely dangerous tornado that occurred in the Manikganj District, Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. It was the costliest and deadliest tornado in Bangladesh's history. There is great uncertainty about the death toll, but estimates indicate that it killed around 1,300 people, which would make it the deadliest tornado in history. The tornado affected the cities of Daulatpur and Saturia the most, moving east through Daulatpur and eventually northeast and into Saturia. Previously, the area that the tornado hit had been in a state of drought for six months, possibly generating tornadic conditions.

Bangladesh

1989 Wyoming's at-large congressional district special election

The 1989 Wyoming's at-large congressional district special election was held April 26, 1989. Incumbent Republican Dick Cheney had resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. State Representative Craig L. Thomas defeated John Vinich with 52.55% of the vote. This was also the first election that white nationalist William Daniel Johnson ran in.

Wyoming, United States

1991 Great Plains tornado outbreak

From April 26–27, 1991, a large and deadly tornado outbreak affected parts of the Great Plains region of the central United States. On April 26, commonly known as the Great Plains tornado outbreak, nearly five dozen tornadoes occurred primarily across the states of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The following day, April 27, featured six tornadoes across Iowa and Texas, but also Georgia and Missouri.

1992 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 26 April 1992, with a second round held on 24 May 1992 after no candidate won a majority in the first round. Incumbent president Kurt Waldheim did not seek reelection as he had not gained acceptance in the international community. The strongest party at that time, the Social Democratic Party, proposed the current minister of traffic and nationalized industries, Rudolf Streicher, for the office, while the Austrian People's Party put up career diplomat Thomas Klestil.

Austria

Triplemanía II-A

Triplemanía II-A was a major professional wrestling event Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) that took place at the Aguascalientes baseball stadium on April 26, 1994. The show was the first of three Triplemanía II shows held in 1994 with two subsequent shows held in May. 1994 was the first year AAA held multiple Triplemanía shows in a year, a tradition they would continue through 1997, after which Triplemanía became a single annual event.

African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election resulted in Nelson Mandela being elected as President of South Africa. Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress, the organisation was formed to advocate for the rights of black South Africans.

South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.

China Airlines Flight 140

China Airlines Flight 140 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. On 26 April 1994, the Airbus A300 serving the route was completing a routine flight and approach when, on approach to landing at Nagoya Airport, the takeoff/go-around setting (TO/GA) was inadvertently triggered.

1996 Western Samoan general election

General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 April 1996 to determine the composition of the 12th Parliament. The election occurred following constitutional amendments that extended the parliamentary term from three to five years and increased parliament's seat count from 47 to 49. Five parties contested the election, including the governing Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), led by Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana and the main opposition, the Samoan National Development Party (SNDP), led by Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi.

Samoa

1997 Kazakhstan Cup final

The 1997 Kazakhstan Cup final was the fifth final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kairat and Vostok-Adil at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 26 April 1997 and was the final match of the competition.

1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election

The 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 April 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government was a minority coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner, supported by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major losses, mostly to the national conservative German People's Union (DVU).

Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Unforgiven: In Your House

Unforgiven: In Your House was a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 21st In Your House event and inaugural Unforgiven event. It took place on April 26, 1998, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. This was the first WWF pay-per-view that used the new "scratch" logo for promotional work, which had first appeared on the ring apron at WrestleMania XIV.

North Carolina, United States

Outbreak of CIH computer virus

CIH, also known as the Chernobyl virus, is a computer virus that targets computers running the Windows 9x family of operating systems. There are several variants, with different trigger dates that cause the virus to activate on different days, ranging from once a month to once a year. The most widespread variant first activated on April 26, 1999, causing widespread damage to hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide and resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of losses.

Erfurt school massacre

The Erfurt school massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 26 April 2002 at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium, a secondary school in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. 19-year-old expelled student Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people, including a police officer, before killing himself. One person was also wounded by a bullet fragment. According to students, he ignored them and aimed only for the teachers and administrators, although two students were unintentionally killed by shots fired through a locked door. It is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in modern German history.

Germany

2004 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh

The 2004 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh were held between 26 April and 10 May 2004 for the 14th Lok Sabha. The election results were declared on 13 May in which the national parties the BJP and the Congress performed quite badly while the state parties, SP and BSP did very well and fetched majority of the seats.

The 2004 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh were held between 26 April and 10 May 2004 for the 14th Lok Sabha.

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in April 2004 to elect members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the election, winning 185 of the 294 seats, defeating the incumbent Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Following the election, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

India

Battle of Mogadishu (March–April 2007)

The Battle of Mogadishu (March – April 2007) was a major military engagement between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and allied Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces on one side, and a coalition of Somali Islamist insurgents and clan militias fighting under Muqawama (Resistance) umbrella on the other. Launched to deliver a decisive blow against the insurgency opposing Ethiopia’s military occupation, the offensive failed to achieve its objectives, and insurgent strength subsequently increased.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election

The 2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election occurred on April 26, 2008. Incumbent PDP Governor Murtala Nyako won re-election in the supplementary election, defeating ACN candidate to emerge winner. Murtala Nyako emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Bala James Ngilari.

Ecuadorian general election, 2009

An early general election was held on 26 April 2009 in Ecuador following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum held on 28 September 2008. President Rafael Correa ran for his first term under the new constitution. The election was initially expected to be held in October 2010. Among the candidates for President were current President Rafael Correa, supported by his PAIS Alliance and the Socialist Party; Álvaro Noboa ran under the banner of the PRIAN and had the support of the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the Christian Democratic Union.

Ecuador

Backlash (2009)

The 2009 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 11th annual Backlash and took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The concept of the event was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 25.

Rhode Island, United States

Operation Black Thunderstorm

Operation Black Thunderstorm was a military operation that commenced on 26 April 2009, conducted by the Pakistan Army, with the aim of retaking Buner, Lower Dir, Swat and Shangla districts from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan after the militants took control of them since the start of the year.

2011 Ogun State House of Assembly election

The Ogun State House of Assembly election was held on April 26, 2011, to elect representatives to the state's House of Assembly. Of the 26 vacant seats, 18 were worn by the ACN, 5 by the PDP, and 3 by the PPN.

Nigeria

2011 Yobe State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Yobe State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Yobe State. Held on 26 April 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Ibrahim Gaidam won the election, defeating Usman Albishir of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Borno State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Borno State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Borno State. Held on 26 April 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Kashim Shettima won the election, defeating Mohammed Goni of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating CPC Abubakar Abubakar and 13 other candidates. Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Ibrahim Aliyu as his running mate. Abubakar Abubakar was CPC candidate, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki was ACN candidate.

2011 Oyo State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Oyo State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Oyo State. Held on 26 April 2011, the Action Congress of Nigeria nominee Abiola Ajimobi won the election, defeating Christopher Alao-Akala of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Rivers State. Held on 26 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Rotimi Amaechi won the election, defeating Celestine Omehia of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

2011 Benue State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Benue State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Benue State. Held on 26 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Gabriel Suswam won the election, defeating Steven Ugbah of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2011 Kano State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating ANPP Salihu Sagir Takai and 12 other candidates. Rabiu Kwankwaso emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 1,555 votes and defeating Habibu Idris Shuaibu who scored 89 votes, Mohammed Adamu Bello who scored 71 votes and Kabiru Kama Kasa who scored 0 vote.

2011 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Zamfara State. Held on 26 April 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari won the election, defeating Mahmud Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election was the fourth gubernatorial election of Gombe State, Nigeria. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo won the election, defeating Abubakar Aliyu of the Congress for Progressive Change.

2011 Abia State gubernatorial election

The Abia State gubernatorial election of 2011 was the fourth gubernatorial election of Abia State. The election was held on 26 April 2011, with Theodore Orji of the People's Democratic Party declared winner for a second term in office after defeating the All Progressives Grand Alliance nominee Reagan Ufomba.

2011 Delta State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Delta State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Delta State. Held on 26 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Emmanuel Uduaghan won the election, defeating Great Ogboru of the Democratic People's Party.

2011 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Ebonyi State. Held on 26 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Martin Elechi won the election, defeating Julius Ucha of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Plateau State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Jonah David Jang won the election, defeating Pauline Tallen of the Labour Party.

2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 26 April 2011. PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating CPC Aminu Bello Masari and 8 other candidates. Ibrahim Shema emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Abdullahi Faskari as his running mate. Aminu Bello Masari was CPC candidate, Usman Mohammad Bugaje was ACN candidate. Hasimu Lawal Jobe was ANPP candidate.

2011 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Akwa Ibom State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Godswill Akpabio won the election, defeating John James Akpan Udo-Edehe of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2011 Jigawa State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Jigawa State gubernatorial election was the fifth gubernatorial election of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Sule Lamido won the election, defeating Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2011 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election was the fourth gubernatorial election of Nasarawa State. Held on 26 April 2011, the Congress for Progressive Change nominee Umaru Tanko Al-Makura won the election, defeating Aliyu Doma of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Kwara State. Held on 26 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Abdulfatah Ahmed won the election, defeating Dele Belgore of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2011 Niger State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Niger State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Niger State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu won the election, defeating Ibrahim Bako Shettima of the Congress for Progressive Change.

2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Taraba State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Danbaba Suntai won the election, defeating Ahmed Yusuf of the Congress for Progressive Change.

2011 Enugu State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Enugu State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Enugu State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Sullivan Chime won the election, defeating Okey Ezea of the Labour Party.

2011 Lagos State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Lagos State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Lagos State. Held on 26 April 2011, the Action Congress of Nigeria nominee Babatunde Fashola won the election, defeating Shamsideen Adegboye of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Ogun State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Ogun State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Ogun State. Held on 26 April 2011, the Action Congress of Nigeria nominee Ibikunle Amosun won the election, defeating Tunji Olurin of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Imo State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Imo State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Imo State, Nigeria. Held on 26 April 2011, the All Progressives Grand Alliance nominee Rochas Okorocha won the election, defeating Ikedi Ohakim of the People's Democratic Party.

2011 Kogi State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Kogi State gubernatorial election was the fifth gubernatorial election of Kogi State, Nigeria. Held on December 3, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Idris Wada won the election, defeating Abubakar Audu of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2011 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary

The 2011 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary was the selection process by which the Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) chose its candidate for the 2012 presidential election. The DPP candidate for president was selected through a series of nationwide opinion polls held on 25–26 April 2011.

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L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival

The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival (LACS) is an annual film festival held in the spring in Los Angeles, California. LACS programs short films exclusively in the comedy genre, and is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. During the four-day event, between 60-90 comedy short films from around the world are screened at the festival's main venue in Downtown Los Angeles, with additional industry panels and parties taking place at various locations around the city.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

Arena México 57th Anniversary Show

The Arena México 57th Anniversary Show was a major professional wrestling event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on April 26, 2013, in CMLL's home arena Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 57th anniversary of the completion of Arena México in 1958. Upon its completion Arena Mexico became CMLL's main venue and has served as the host of almost all major shows since then.

Mexico City, Mexico

UFC 172

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Maryland, United States

2014 Greek Football Cup final

The 2014 Greek Cup final was the 70th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 26 April 2014 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and PAOK. It was Panathinaikos' twenty ninth Greek Cup final in their 106 years of existence and PAOK's seventeenth Greek Cup final of their 88-year history.

2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final

The 2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm. This was the second grand final featuring Thunder and Storm. The two teams previously met in the 2012 grand final which Thunder won by two points. After winning the regular season without losing a match, Storm, with a team featuring player/coach Tamsin Greenway and Rachel Dunn, started the final as favourites.

United Kingdom

Extreme Rules (2015)

The 2015 Extreme Rules was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the seventh annual Extreme Rules event and took place on April 26, 2015, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, marking the second Extreme Rules event to take place at this venue after the 2012 edition. The theme of the event was that it featured various hardcore-based matches.

Illinois, United States · Chicago, United States

2015 OFC Champions League final

The 2015 OFC Champions League final was the final of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, the 14th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the National Stadium in Suva on 26 April 2015.

Fiji

2015 Kazakh presidential election

Snap presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 26 April 2015 to elect the President of Kazakhstan. This was the fifth presidential election held and second without having any formal opposition candidates. With the highest-ever nationwide turnout of 95.2%, the result was a victory for long-term incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Nur Otan who received 97.8% of the vote, the largest since 1991, thus winning a fifth term in office while his closest challenger, Turgyn Syzdyqov, received only 1.6% of the votes.

Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history

Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council from 1991 to 2022. Nazarbayev's political career began in the Soviet era, where he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1962 while working as a steel factory worker.

2015 Northern Cypriot presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus in April 2015. In the first round on 19 April incumbent president and independent candidate Derviş Eroğlu and independent candidate Mustafa Akıncı progressed to the second round. The second round took place on 26 April and was won by Akıncı. The results of the election were considered to be a major upset of power by the mainstream Turkish Cypriot media.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

2016 Maryland Republican presidential primary

The 2016 Maryland Republican presidential primary took place on April 26, 2016. The state sent 38 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, of which Donald Trump won all. The Democratic Party held its primary the same day. Donald Trump won nearly every demographic group, some more than others.

Maryland, United States

2016 Rhode Island Republican presidential caucuses

The 2016 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary took place on April 26, 2016, in which Republican voters nominated delegates for the 2016 Republican nomination. The Rhode Island Democratic Party presidential primary took place on the same day. The caucus was originally scheduled to take place on April 23, but the date was changed due to potential conflict with Pesach.

Rhode Island, United States

2016 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Connecticut as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party's primaries in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as are Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Connecticut primary.

United States

2016 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary was held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Pennsylvania primary.

United States

2016 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Maryland Democratic presidential primary was held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Maryland as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Maryland primary.

United States

2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Delaware as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.

United States

2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Rhode Island as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Rhode Island primary.

United States

Hadramaut insurgency

The Hadramaut insurgency was an insurgency in Yemen launched by AQAP and ISIL-YP against forces loyal to president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

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Yemen

Launch of Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong

Shandong (17; Chinese: 山东舰; pinyin: Shāndōng Jiàn) is a Chinese aircraft carrier that was launched on 26 April 2017 for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China. She is the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier and second in PLAN service after the completion and commissioning of Liaoning, from which she is derived.

2018 Mesterfinalen

The 2018 Mesterfinalen was the second edition of Mesterfinalen and the 4th Norwegian super cup overall. Mesterfinalen is the annual game between the League champions and the Cup champions in Norway, or the second-placed team in Eliteserien if the same team are both reigning League and Cup champions. The final was played on 26 April between league champions and defending Mesterfinalen champions Rosenborg and the Cup champions Lillestrøm.

CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2019)

The CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2019) or the National Incredible Pairs Tournament (2019) was a tag team Lucha Libre tournament held by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament is based on the Lucha Libre Parejas Increíbles match concept, which pairs two wrestlers of opposite allegiance, one portraying a villain, referred to as a "rudo" in Lucha Libre wrestling terminology, and one portraying a fan favorites, or "técnico".

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Mexico

Battle of Thaw Le Hta

On 26 April 2021, the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Liberation Army (the armed wing of the Karen National Union) clashed near the Myanmar–Thailand border. The fighting ended with the capture and scorching of a Tatmadaw military base by the Karen National Liberation Army. The Tatmadaw responded with airstrikes in Kayin State.

Myanmar

2023 Dantewada bombing

On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police were killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by Naxals.

Dantewada district, India

2024 Indian general election in Kerala

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Kerala on 26 April 2024 to elect all 20 members from the state to the 18th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024. The United Democratic Front (UDF), led by Indian National Congress (INC), and Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist), contested separately in Kerala.

India

2024 Indian general election in Tripura

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Tripura in 2 phases on 19 April 2024 and 26 April 2024 to elect 2 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. Bye-poll for Ramnagar was held with Phase-I of this election.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

India

14th Beijing International Film Festival

The 14th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival (Chinese: 北京国际电影节), abbreviated BJIFF, was held April 18–26, 2024 in Beijing, China. The 14th BJIFF received more than 1,500 entries, with 15 films selected for the Tiantan Award and 15 films for the Future Forward Awards. The films come from 18 countries. More than 240 Chinese and international films screened in 27 theaters and venues.

This entry records the closing, as dated in the source infobox.

People's Republic of China

2024 Indian general election in Rajasthan

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Rajasthan in two phases on 19 April and 26 April 2024 to elect 25 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

India

2025 Vancouver car attack

On April 26, 2025, a vehicle-ramming attack took place shortly after the Lapu-Lapu Day festival, a public celebration of Filipino heritage in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The attack left 11 people dead and at least 32 more injured, making it the deadliest attack in Vancouver's history. It stands as the deadliest vehicle-ramming incident in Canadian history, alongside the 2018 Toronto van attack.

Canada

UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates

UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates (also known as UFC on ESPN 66) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took on April 26, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Missouri, United States

2025 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election

The 2025 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election was held on April 26, 2025. The internal party election was called as a result of former Premier Heather Stefanson, the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, announcing her resignation on January 15, 2024 following her loss in the 2023 Manitoba general election. Obby Khan won by points, despite narrowly losing the popular vote.

2025 Malaysia Cup final

The 2025 Malaysia Cup final is a football match that was played on 26 April 2025, to determine the champion of the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup. It is the final game of the 98th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia. The final is played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

2025 Copa del Rey final

The 2025 Copa del Rey final was a football match to decide the winners of the 2024–25 Copa del Rey, the 123rd edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 26 April 2025 at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville – in the first event at the venue following its expansion and conversion from an athletics facility ahead of its use at the 2030 FIFA World Cup – between arch rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.

2025 Ayer Kuning by-election

The 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election was a by-election for the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat of Ayer Kuning held on 26 April 2025. It was called following the death of incumbent, Ishsam Shahruddin on 22 February 2025. Ishsam served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 2022. Barisan Nasional's Mohamad Yusri Bakir defeated both Perikatan Nasional's Abdul Muhaimin Malek and the Socialist Party of Malaysia's Bawani Kaniapan by a majority of 5,006 votes.