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Battle of al-Harra

The Battle of al-Harra (Arabic: يوم الحرة, romanized: Yawm al-Ḥarra, lit. 'Day of al-Harra') was fought between the Umayyad army of the caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683) led by Muslim ibn Uqba and the defenders of Medina from the Ansar and Muhajirun factions, who had rebelled against the caliph. The battle took place at the lava field of Harrat Waqim in the northeastern outskirts of Medina on 26 August 683 and lasted less than a day.

Medina, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Manzikert

The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, Iberia (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, eastern Turkey). The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture of the emperor Romanos IV Diogenes played an important role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and Armenia, and allowed for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia.

Battle of Kinugasa Castle

The Battle of Kinugasa Castle (衣笠城合戦, Kinugasa Jō Kassen) was a battle between the Taira (and its 2 branches, the Edo and Chichibushi clans) against the pro-Minamoto Miura clan that took place on August 26, 1180 (Jishō calendar) (September 17, 1180 Julian calendar) at Kinugasa Castle in Sagami Province, which is now Kinugasa Town, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Battle on the Marchfeld

The Battle on the Marchfeld (i.e. Morava Field; Czech: Bitva na Moravském poli; Hungarian: Morvamezei csata) at Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen took place on 26 August 1278 and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries. The opponents were a Bohemian (Czech) army led by the Přemyslid king Ottokar II of Bohemia and the German army under the German king Rudolph I of Habsburg in alliance with King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. Although both sides had in their units also infantry, the battle itself was primarily a great collision of heavy knights cavalry, though the Cuman horse archers in the Hungarian army played a vital role.

Dürnkrut, Austria, Austria · Jedenspeigen, Austria

Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)

In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Guhila king Ratnasimha, after an eight month long siege. The conflict has been described in several legendary accounts, including the historic epic poem Padmavat, which claims that Alauddin's motive was to obtain king Ratnasimha's beautiful wife Padmavati.

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Battle of Crécy

The Battle of Crécy (1346), also called Battle of Cressy, was an English victory during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. Coupled with the later battles of Poitiers (also fought during the Edwardian phase) and Agincourt, it was the first of the three major English successes during the conflict. The battle was fought on 26 August 1346 near Crécy, in northern France. An army of English, Welsh, and allied troops from the Holy Roman Empire led by Edward III of England, engaged and defeated a much larger army of French, Genoese and Majorcan troops led by Philip VI of France.

Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France · Picardy, France

Siege of Moscow (1382)

The siege of Moscow in 1382 was a battle between the Principality of Moscow and Tokhtamysh, khan of the Golden Horde. In August 1382, Tokhtamysh led a large army toward Moscow. At that time, Prince Dmitry Donskoy was not in the city as he was seeking assistance from other Russian territories. As a result, Moscow's defense was left in the hands of the people and a small garrison.

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Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs

The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French (mostly Armagnac) mercenaries, on the banks of the river Birs. The battle took place on 26 August 1444 and was part of the Old Zürich War.The site of the battle was near Münchenstein, Switzerland, just above 1 km outside the city walls of Basel, today within Basel's St-Alban district.

Switzerland

Battle of Kringen

Battle of Kringen (Norwegian: Slaget ved Kringen) involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War. The battle has since become a part of folklore in Norway, giving names to local places in the Ottadalen valley.

Norway

Battle of San Salvador (1642)

The Battle of San Salvador (1642), also known as the Second Battle of San Salvador, was a military assault launched by the Dutch on a small fortified Spanish settlement and its aboriginal allies in northern Formosa in 1642. After six days, the battle ended in defeat for the Spanish. The Spanish defeat secured complete island control for the Dutch.

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Taiwan

Battle of Olasch

The Battle of Olasch (also Ólas, Ulaş, Olaschin) took place after a Habsburg Imperial army led by Saxon Elector General, Augustus II the Strong, laid siege to Turkish held Temesvár. On 26 August 1696, after learning that Sultan Mustafa II's relief army was crossing the Danube at Pancsova, Augustus gave up the siege and headed to meet the Ottoman army.

Battle of Bagru

The Battle of Bagru was a military engagement fought between multiple Indian kingdoms in 1748 near the town of Bagru, Jaipur, India. The battle was fought during a succession crisis following the death of Jai Singh II, which left Jaipur without effective leadership. In the battle, Madho Singh defeated ishwari Singh in a 6-day engagement with help of Marathas and Kingdom of Bundi.

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India

The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Ministerium was the first Lutheran church body in North America. With the encouragement of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711–1787), the Ministerium was founded at a Church Conference of Lutheran clergy on August 26, 1748. The group was known as the "German Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of North America" until 1792, when it adopted the name "German Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States".

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen de 1789), set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human and civil rights document from the French Revolution; the French title can be translated in the modern era as "Declaration of Human and Civil Rights".

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.

Ferrol Expedition

The Ferrol Expedition (also known as the Battle of Brión) was an unsuccessful British attempt to capture Ferrol, Spain, on 25 and 26 August 1800. Ferrol was a major Spanish Navy base with a shipyard for shipbuilding and a dry dock for repairs.

The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution

Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although born Jacques de Liniers in France, he is more widely known by the Spanish form of his name.

Battle of Katzbach

The Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813, was an engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the forces of the First French Empire under Marshal MacDonald and a Russo-Prussian army of the Sixth Coalition under Prussian Marshal Graf (Count) von Blücher. It occurred during a heavy thunderstorm at the Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz in the Prussian province of Silesia.

Poland

Second Battle of St. Michaels

The Second Battle of St. Michaels was a raid conducted on Maryland's Eastern Shore by British soldiers during the War of 1812. The raid occurred on August 26, 1813, at points between Tilghman Island and the town of St. Michaels, Maryland. Local militia defended against the raiders. The Maryland Eastern Shore communities had access to the Chesapeake Bay, which was the main shipping route to important American cities such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Battle of Las Tres Acequias

The Battle of Les Tres Acequias, fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred near San Bernardo on 26 August 1814. The confrontation occurred between the two factions of Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins, resulting in a defeat for O'Higgins that would in turn lead on to the defeat of the nationalists by the royalist forces at the battle of Rancagua a month later.

1833 Bihar–Nepal earthquake

The 1833 Nepal–India earthquake occurred on August 26 at 22:58 local time (NPT). This earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.6–7.9 and struck with an epicenter somewhere in or near the Kathmandu Valley. The earthquake caused major destruction in numerous towns and villages in Nepal, Northern India, and Tibet. The earthquake was also felt in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Nepal · India

Battle of Grahovo

Battle of Grahovo was fought on 26 August 1836 between the Ottoman Empire and Montenegro, and was a prequel to the more famous Battle of Grahovac (1858). The battle ended in Ottoman victory, and was most notable for the death of nine members of the ruling House of Petrović-Njegoš, including Joko Petrović-Njegoš, brother of the prince-bishop Petar II and Stevan Petrović-Njegoš, brother of Grand Duke Mirko.

Montenegro

Battle of Galveston Harbor (1837)

The Battle of Galveston Harbor, or the Battle of Galveston Bay was a naval engagement between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in Galveston Harbor on August 26, 1837. After the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836, Mexico and the newly declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas was hoping to gain independence, while Mexico was hoping to reassert control over Texas.

Battle of Amoy

The Battle of Amoy was fought between British and Chinese forces in Amoy (Xiamen), Fujian province, China, on 26 August 1841 during the First Opium War. The British captured the forts in Amoy and Gulangyu Island.

Fujian, People's Republic of China

President Faustin Soulouque of the First Republic of Haiti has the Senate and Chamber of Deputies proclaim him the Emperor of Haiti, abolishing the Republic and inaugurating the Second Empire of Haiti

Faustin-Élie Soulouque (French pronunciation: [fostɛ̃ eli suluk]; 15 August 1782 – 3 August 1867) was a Haitian politician and military officer who served as President of Haiti from 1847 to 1849 and Emperor of Haiti from 1849 to 1859. Soulouque was a general in the Haitian Army when he was appointed President of Haiti.

Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes

The Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as the Battle of Cross Lanes, took place on August 26, 1861 in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War. On August 26, Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, commanding Confederate forces in the Kanawha Valley, crossed the Gauley River to attack Col. Erastus Tyler's 7th Ohio Regiment encamped at Kessler's Cross Lanes. The Union forces were surprised and routed. Floyd then withdrew to the river and took up a defensive position at Carnifex Ferry. During the month, Gen.

Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States

Battle of Sędziejowice

The Battle of Sędziejowice, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on 26 August 1863 near the village of Sędziejowice, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A party of 1,500 Polish insurgents, commanded by Edmund Taczanowski, clashed with soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army, commanded by rittmeister von Grabbe. The battle resulted in Polish victory.

Battle of Yacaré

The Battle of Yacaré was a battle fought in August 26, 1868, by Brazilian and Paraguayan forces during the Paraguayan War, part of the beginning of the Pikysyry campaign. It was a Brazilian victory. The allied army had only weeks before concluded operations around the Fortress of Humaitá and begun to advance north towards Asunción, the Paraguayan capital.

Paraguay

1871 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1871 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 August 1871. It was the first mayoral election of the Invercargill municipality. Former Superintendent of the Southland Province William Wood defeated John Walker Mitchell, becoming the first Mayor of Invercargill.

Little War (Cuba)

The Little War or Small War (Spanish: Guerra Chiquita) was the second of three conflicts between Cuban rebels and Spain. It started on 26 August 1879 and after some minor successes ended in rebel defeat in September 1880. It followed the Ten Years' War of 1868–78 and preceded the final war of 1895–98, which resulted in American intervention and Cuban independence.

A massive eruption (pictured) destroyed the island of Krakatoa, Indonesia, ejecting so much volcanic ash that average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 °C (2.2 °F) over the next year

Between 19 May and 21 October 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa (located in the Sunda Strait, then part of the Dutch East Indies—modern-day Indonesia) began erupting, lasting more than five months. On 27 August, the island had its most significant eruption, which destroyed over 70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago, the island collapsing into a caldera.

Battle of Fuzhou

The Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage (French: Combat naval de Fou-Tchéou, Chinese: 馬江海戰, 馬江之役 or 馬尾海戰, literally Battle of Mawei), was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War (December 1883 – April 1885). The battle was fought on 23 August 1884 off the Pagoda Anchorage in Mawei (馬尾) harbour, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast of the city of Fuzhou (Foochow).

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People's Republic of China

Occupation of the Ottoman Bank

The occupation of the Ottoman Bank (Turkish: Osmanlı Bankası Baskını, "Raid on the Ottoman Bank"; Armenian: Պանք Օթօմանի գրաւումը, Bank Otomani k'ravumĕ "Ottoman Bank takeover") by members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnak Party) took place in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire on 26 August 1896.

Battle of the Trouée de Charmes

The Battle of the Trouée de Charmes (French: Bataille de la trouée de Charmes) or Battle of the Mortagne was a battle between 24 and 26 August 1914 after the Battle of the Frontiers, at the beginning of World War I.

France

Battle of Le Cateau

The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on the Western Front during the First World War on 26 August 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French Fifth Army had retreated after their defeats at the Battle of Charleroi (21–23 August) and the Battle of Mons (23 August). The British II Corps fought a delaying action at Le Cateau to slow the German pursuit.

Sinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

The Battle of Río de Oro was a single-ship action fought in August 1914 during the First World War, when HMS Highflyer attacked the German SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off Río de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa.

Siege of Mora

The siege of Mora or siege of Moraberg, between Allied and besieged German troops, took place from August 1914 to February 1916 on and around the Mora mountain in northern Kamerun during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. After more than a year of siege German forces on the mountain surrendered, following the escape of many German troops to the neutral Spanish colony of Río Muni.

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Cameroon

Togoland campaign

The Togoland campaign (6–26 August 1914) was a French and British invasion of the German colony of Togoland in West Africa, which began the West African campaign of the First World War. German colonial forces withdrew from the capital Lomé and the coastal province to fight delaying actions on the route north to Kamina, where the Kamina Funkstation (wireless transmitter) linked the government in Berlin to Togoland, the Atlantic and South America.

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Togo · Ghana

Rearguard Affair of Le Grand Fayt

The Rearguard Affair of Le Grand Fayt was a rearguard action fought at Grand-Fayt by the British Expeditionary Force's 2nd Division, during the Great Retreat on the Western Front in 1914. The German 2nd Army commander General Karl von Bülow had ordered a rapid pursuit after the battles of 21–24 August against the French Fifth Army and the Expeditionary Force (EF).

France

Battle of Baku

The Battle of Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı döyüşü, Turkish: Bakü Muharebesi, Russian: Битва за Баку) took place in August and September 1918 between the Ottoman–Azerbaijani coalition forces led by Nuri Pasha and Bolshevik–ARF Baku Soviet forces, later succeeded by the British–Armenian–White Russian forces led by Lionel Dunsterville, and saw Soviet Russia briefly re-enter the war.

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Azerbaijan

Battle of Binagadi

The Battle of Binagadi (Azerbaijani: Binəqədi döyüşü; Turkish: Binegedi savaşı) took place between 26 and 31 August 1918 during World War I and saw Soviet Russia briefly re-enter the war. Ottoman–Azerbaijani coalition forces led by Nuri Pasha fought British–Armenian–White Russian forces led by Lionel Dunsterville. It was an important part of the Battle of Baku.

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Azerbaijan

Battle of Pookkottur

The Battle of Pookkottur was a battle that the Mappilas of Malabar fought against the British army during anti-colonial struggles in the Malabar province of Northern Kerala, India. The battle took place on 26 August 1921 at Pookkottur in Malappuram district. The Indian forces were led by Vadakkuveettil Mohammed, the Secretary of the Khilafat Committee in the Malabar region.

India

Great Offensive

The Great Offensive (Turkish: Büyük Taarruz) was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and the Kingdom of Greece, ending the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the Battle of Dumlupınar.

Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the Nationalists and the Republican Interprovincial Council is dissolved

The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil española) was fought in Spain from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic included socialists, anarchists, communists, and separatists, supported by the Soviet Union. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, traditionalists, syndicalists and fascists, supported by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

Jabłonków incident

Jabłonków incident (Polish: Incydent jabłonkowski, Czech: Jablunkovský incident) refers to the events of the night of 25–26 August 1939, along the Polish-Slovak border, when a group of German Abwehr agents attacked a rail station in Mosty. The main purpose of the attack was to capture the Jablunkov Pass, with its strategic railway tunnel, until the arrival of the German armed forces.

Czechia

1943 IFA Shield final

The 1943 IFA Shield final was the 51st final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Police A.C. on 26 August 1943 at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata. East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 1st IFA Shield title. Appa Rao, Fatik Sinha and A.C.

India

Battle of the Dnieper

The Battle of the Dnieper, known on the German side as the Defensive battles on the Dnieper (German: Abwehrschlachten am Dnepr), was a military campaign that took place in 1943 on the Eastern Front of World War II. Being one of the largest operations of the war, it involved almost four million troops at one point and stretched over a 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) front.

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Operation Rugby

The British 2nd Parachute Brigade was part of the Operation Rugby airborne landings in August 1944. The operation was carried out by an ad hoc airborne formation called the 1st Airborne Task Force. Operation Rugby was itself part of the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France by the American 7th Army. The airborne task force landed in the River Argens valley with the objective of preventing German reinforcements from reaching the landing beaches.

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France

Bombing of Bucharest in World War II

The Bucharest World War II bombings were primarily Allied bombings of railroad targets and those of the Oil Campaign of World War II, but included a bombing by Nazi Germany after the 1944 coup d'état. Bucharest stored and distributed much of Ploiești's refined oil products. The first operation was a sequence of 17 aerial bombardments, starting with the one of April 4, 1944.

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Maquis Ventoux

The Maquis Ventoux was one of the principal French Resistance groups active in the Provence region during the Second World War. It operated as part of the R2 resistance network, a codename used to designate resistance efforts in southeastern France. The group's strategic significance stemmed from its location in the Mont Ventoux massif within the Rhône Valley, a region that offered natural protection and proximity to key transport routes.

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1945 Svenska Cupen final

The 1945 Svenska Cupen final took place on 26 August 1945 at Råsunda in Solna. It was contested between Allsvenskan sides IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF. The final was a repeat of last years final which Malmö FF won 4–3 after extra time. IFK Norrköping played their third final in total and Malmö FF played their second final in total.

Battle of Yinji

The battle of Yinji (尹集战斗) was fought at the Yin Village (Yinji, 尹集) of Wuyang (舞阳) County in southern Henan, and it was a clash between the communists and the former nationalists turned Japanese puppet regime force who rejoined the nationalists after World War II. The battle was one of the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post World War II era, and resulted in communist victory.

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People's Republic of China

Huaiyin–Huai'an campaign

The Huaiyin–Huai'an campaign (两淮战役) was a campaign consisted of several battles fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post-World War II era, and resulted in communists taking the city of Huaiyin and the city of Huai'an. Sometimes this campaign is separated into two by the communists as Huaiyin campaign (淮阴战役) and Huai'an campaign (淮安战役) respectively.

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People's Republic of China

1952 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

Mississippi Democrats voted in a primary for their party's US Senate nomination.

Party primary election.

United States

CRHK was founded by George Ho Cho-chi on 26 August 1959, after he inherited HK$50,000 from his father, Sir Robert Ho Tung

Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, Chinese: 香港商業電台), also known as Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited, is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong, alongside Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK operates two Cantonese FM channels and one English AM channel, broadcasting news, music, and talk programming.

South African Border War

The South African Border War, also known as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South-West Africa), Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990. It was fought between the South African Defence Force (SADF) and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), an armed wing of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO). The South African Border War resulted in some of the largest battles on the African continent since World War II and was closely intertwined with the Angolan Civil War.

Angola · Zambia

Battle of Ongulumbashe

The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Operation Blouwildebees) was an armed confrontation between the South African Defence Force (SADF)/South African Police (SAP) and the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) at Ongulumbashe in northern South West Africa (today Namibia). Though SWAPO had already carried out several attacks in 1965 and early 1966, the battle marked the first time that elements of the South African security forces directly clashed with SWAPO insurgents and is considered to be the start of the South African Border War.

Operation Hong Kil Dong

Operation Hong Kil Dong (홍길동작전) was the largest South Korean operation of the Vietnam War. The 48-day-long operation was claimed by South Korea as a major success as they claimed to have thwarted People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)/Viet Cong (VC) infiltration into friendly areas.

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1969 Vnukovo Airport Il-18 crash

On August 26, 1969, an Il-18 of Aeroflot landed without its landing gear and burst into flames during landing at Vnukovo Airport. The flight was a scheduled domestic flight from Sochi to Moscow and Norilsk, carrying 94 passengers and 7 crew members. 16 of the 101 occupants died - 85 survived.

NASL Final 1972

The 1972 NASL Final was the championship match of the 1972 season, between the New York Cosmos and the St. Louis Stars. The match was played on August 26, 1972 at Hofstra Stadium, in Hempstead, New York. The New York Cosmos won the match, 2–1, and were crowned the 1972 NASL champions.

The Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It was sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital city of Bonn, or as the Second German Republic. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

Opening of 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. Olympiade) and officially branded as Munich 1972 (German: München 1972; Bavarian: Minga 1972), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi rule.

A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI

A conclave was held on 25 and 26 August 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed Paul VI, who had died on 6 August 1978. Of the 114 eligible cardinal electors, all but three attended. On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Albino Luciani, the patriarch of Venice. After accepting his election, he took the name John Paul I.

Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing

The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when three men planted a bomb containing 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel (now "Harveys") in Stateline, Nevada, United States. The mastermind behind the bomb, millionaire John Birges, was attempting to extort $3 million from the casino, claiming he had lost $750,000 gambling there. The FBI went to the spot they believed to be the ransom drop, but due to vague directions, Birges was waiting at a different location. No money was ever paid to Birges. The bomb was cleverly built and virtually tamper-proof.

Nevada, United States

1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

The 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 26 August 1984 to determine the winners of the 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 20th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland.

Operation Trap

Operation Trap (Russian: Операция Западня) was a code name of a large-scale Soviet offensive operation during the Soviet-Afghan War which targeted the mujahideen garrison of the Kokari-Sharshari fortified supply base. The active stage of the operation was launched on August 18, 1986 to clear out the rebel positions and the surrounding areas with the intent of breaking a mujahideen logistics chain in the northwest triangle of Herat Province in the Gulran District.

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1989 Israel Super Cup

The 1989 Israel Super Cup was the 18th Israel Super Cup (23rd, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. The match was played between Maccabi Haifa, champions of the 1988–89 Liga Leumit and Beitar Jerusalem, winners of the 1988–89 Israel State Cup.

Israel

SummerSlam (1991)

SummerSlam (1991) was the fourth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 26, 1991, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. SummerSlam 1991 is remembered for the on-screen wedding of Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, dubbed "A Match Made in Heaven" by announcer Gene Okerlund. Savage and Elizabeth had been married in real life since December 1984. WWF personalities shown at the reception afterward included Bobby Heenan, Gene Okerlund, J.J. Dillon, The Undertaker, and Jake Roberts. The last two were uninvited guests.

New York, United States · New York City, United States

Siege of Kijevo

The 1991 siege of Kijevo was one of the earliest clashes of the Croatian War of Independence. The 9th Corps of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) led by Colonel Ratko Mladić and the forces of so-called Serbian Autonomous Oblast (region) of Krajina (SAO Krajina) under Knin police chief Milan Martić besieged the Croat-inhabited village of Kijevo in late April and early May 1991.

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Croatia

Sakha Avia Flight 301

Sakha Avia Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kutana to Aldan via Uchur in Russia. On 26 August 1993 the Let L-410 Turbolet operating the flight crashed on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 people on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster involving the Let L-410 Turbolet.

Russia

1996 Estonian presidential election

The Estonian presidential election is an indirect election in which the President of Estonia is elected. The first round was held on August 26, 1996, the second and third round on August 27, 1996. As no one reached a sufficient majority in the closed ballot vote of the Riigikogu, the next stage was held on September 20 at the Constituent Assembly.

Estonia

Beni Ali massacre

The Beni Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. 64 (according to the New York Times and CNN) or 100 people (according to Amnesty International) were killed. Just three days later came the even larger Rais massacre.

Algeria

WWE SmackDown debut episode

The WWE SmackDown debut episode was a professional wrestling show that marked the debut of WWE's (then WWF) weekly WWF SmackDown! television show. The show took place on August 26, 1999. Although the episode marked the beginning of the series, an earlier pilot aired back on April 29. The show aired live on UPN, taking place at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, which was WWF's first event at the arena since the death of Owen Hart.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Missouri, United States

The Last Show at the Madhouse

The Last Show at the Madhouse was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 26, 1999. The event was held in Elks Lodge #878 in New York City, New York in the United States. Excerpts from the Last Show at the Madhouse aired on the television show ECW on TNN on The Nashville Network on September 3 and 10, 1999.

New York, United States · New York City, United States

Midtown Massacre

Midtown Massacre was a pair of professional wrestling live events produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 25 and August 26, 2000. The events were both held in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York in the United States. Excerpts from Midtown Massacre aired on the television show ECW on TNN on The Nashville Network on September 1, 8, and 15, 2000 as well as on episodes #384 and #385 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on September 3 and 10, 2000.

New York, United States · New York City, United States

Battle of Vedeno

The Battle of Vedeno was fought between Russian federal forces and Chechen rebels for control of the mountainous Vedensky District in southeastern Chechnya and its capital Vedeno.

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2002 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 2002 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 26 August 2002, following the 2002 general election result. The election resulted in the re-election of Labour Party MP Jonathan Hunt as Speaker. It was the first time an incumbent Speaker had been re-elected since 1982.

New Zealand

2002 Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district special election

A special election for Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on August 26, 2002, due to Representative Romeo Jalosjos Sr. being dropped from the rolls after being convicted with finality for rape of a minor, Jalosjos' sister won the special election convincingly.

Philippines

Colgan Air Flight 9446

Colgan Air Flight 9446 was a repositioning flight operated by Colgan Air for US Airways Express. On August 26, 2003, the Beechcraft 1900 crashed into water 300 feet (91 m) offshore from Yarmouth, Massachusetts, shortly after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis. Both pilots were killed.

Massachusetts, United States

2005 UEFA Super Cup

The 2005 UEFA Super Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and CSKA Moscow of Russia on 26 August 2005 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, the annual UEFA Super Cup contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in the Super Cup for the fifth time, having won the competition in 1977 and 2001. CSKA Moscow were appearing in the Super Cup for the first time, the first Russian team to appear in the competition. The teams had qualified for the competition by winning the two seasonal European competitions.

Monaco

UFC 62

UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. The main event featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship between Chuck Liddell and Renato Sobral.

Las Vegas Valley, United States · Nevada, United States

2006 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2006 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by the 2005–06 Serie A winners Inter Milan and the 2005–06 Coppa Italia runners-up Roma. While Juventus were originally the first-placed team in Serie A, the title was put sub judice due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, with Inter Milan instead declared champions by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 26 July 2006.

Italy

SummerSlam (2007)

SummerSlam (2007) was the twentieth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was presented by THQ's Stuntman Ignition. It took place on August 26, 2007, at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey and featured talent from each of WWE's three brands: Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW. Tickets for SummerSlam went on sale December 30 and sold out in forty minutes. The main feud, a staged rivalry between wrestlers, heading into the event from the Raw brand was between John Cena and Randy Orton.

East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

2007 Saitama gubernatorial election

The 2007 Saitama Gubernatorial elections were held on August 26, 2007. Incumbent Ueda Kiyoshi was re-elected for a second term, defeating Yoshikawa Haruko.

Permatang Pauh by-election, 2008

A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary seat of Permatang Pauh on 26 August 2008 with nomination day on 16 August 2008. The seat of Permatang Pauh in the Dewan Rakyat, fell vacant after the resignation of the incumbent, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, on 31 July 2008. Wan Azizah was the Leader of the Opposition as well as the President of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a component party of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. The by-election was contested by the PR candidate former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia

2008 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

The 2008 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on August 26, 2008. Incumbent Mayor Carlos Álvarez ran for re-election to a second term. Despite speculation that State House Speaker Marco Rubio would challenge Álvarez for re-election, Rubio ultimately declined to run, leaving Álvarez without a serious competitor. Retired teacher Helen Williams filed to run against Álvarez, but raised little money prior to the election.

Florida, United States

2008 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election

The 2008 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election was an election to choose a new leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland, triggered following the resignation of Nicol Stephen for personal reasons. Deputy leader Michael Moore (MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) took over as interim party leader, and the timetable for the election was agreed on 5 July 2008: Nominations closed on 24 July 2008, the return of the ballot papers was set for 26 August 2008 and the declaration of results occurred on the same date.

United Kingdom

Russia recognised the independence of Abkhazia on 26 August 2008

Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, which is internationally recognised by most countries as part of Georgia. It sits on the eastern coast of the Black Sea in West Asia. It covers 8,665 square kilometres (3,346 sq mi) and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi.

2011 Abkhazian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Abkhazia on 26 August 2011. This was the fifth such election since the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1994. The election was held to elect the successor of president Sergei Bagapsh who died in office on 29 May 2011.

2011 Ras Ajdir clashes

The 2011 Ras Ajdir clashes were a series of skirmishes between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces for an important Libya–Tunisia border post in Libya's extreme northwest. The post had been a key loyalist supply line to the capital, Tripoli, but ceased to be so after the rebels recaptured the town of Zawiya and the highway running through it.

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

Libya

2011 UEFA Super Cup

The 2011 UEFA Super Cup was the 36th UEFA Super Cup, between the reigning champions of the two club competitions organised by the European football governing body UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It took place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 26 August 2011. It was contested by the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona of Spain and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League winners Porto of Portugal.

Monaco

2012 Chatham Cup

The 2012 ASB Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 85th knockout football competition. The 2012 competition has a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Competition is run in three regions (northern, central, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw is open. In all, 124 teams entered the competition.

2014 Tallahassee mayoral election

The 2014 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 26, 2014, in the city of Tallahassee, Florida. Incumbent Mayor John Marks refused to run a fourth term which resulted in a new seat being open for the candidates. A nonpartisan primary was held between three candidates with Andrew Gillum winning the race by 76 percent. A run-off election was supposed to be held on November 4 between Gillum and the write-in candidate Evin Matthews.

Florida, United States

2014 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

The 2014 Orange County, Florida mayoral election was held on August 26, 2014, to select the Mayor of Orange County, Florida. Incumbent Mayor Teresa Jacobs ran for re-election to a second term. Though she was originally set to face former Orlando Police Department Police Chief Val Demings, Demings dropped out of the race, and Jacobs was elected unopposed.

Florida, United States

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election

The 2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election was held on 26 August 2014. Both the mayor and all eight members of the city council were elected. The election date was announced on 3 July 2014.

Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion

The Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion began on 16 July 2014, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to cut off the Russian backed separatists’ supply lines from Russia. Fighting broke out around the towns of Marynivka, Dmytrivka, Stepanivka, Shakhtarsk, as well as the strategic hill of Savur-Mohyla. It later spread to the cities of Snizhne and Torez.

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Ukraine

The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published

From the late 1980s until 2013, group-based child sexual exploitation affected an estimated 1,400 girls, generally from care home backgrounds, in the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Between 1997 and 2013, girls were abused by grooming gangs predominantly consisting of men of Pakistani heritage. Researcher Angie Heal, who was hired by local officials and warned them about child exploitation occurring between 2002 and 2007, has since described it as the "biggest child protection scandal in UK history".

2014 Gaza War

The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة العصف المأكول, romanized: Maʿrakat al-ʿAṣf al-Maʾkūl), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory governed by Hamas since 2007 and which was occupied by Israel since 1967 until its disengagement in 2005.

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

Israel

2017 Northern Territory local elections

The 2017 Northern Territory local elections were held on 26 August 2017 to elect the councils of 16 of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in the Northern Territory, Australia. Several councils also held mayoral elections. The elections were initially scheduled to be held in March 2016, but it was announced on 27 March 2015 that they would be delayed to avoid clashing with the 2016 NT general election. 320 candidates contested the elections to fill a total of 157 council and mayoral positions.

Australia

2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections took place in 11 out of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 August 2017, with a second round held in three provinces on August 29. Elections in three other provinces were not held until 21 December 2017. The elections occurred after several governors had been dismissed.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Triplemanía XXV

Triplemanía XXV was a professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The event took place on August 26, 2017, and was held in the Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the sixth consecutive Triplemanía to be held at the arena.

Mexico City, Mexico

Results of the 2017 Northern Territory local elections

This is a list of local government area (LGA) results for the 2017 Northern Territory local elections.

2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting

On August 26, 2018, a mass shooting occurred during a Madden NFL 19 qualifying tournament at the GLHF (Good Luck Have Fun) Game Bar in the Jacksonville Landing marketplace in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The attack was carried out by 24-year-old professional gamer David Katz of Baltimore, Maryland, after he was eliminated from the competition.

Florida, United States

2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

The 2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played on 26 August 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 55th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion and runner-up teams of Leinster and Munster.

2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election

On August 26, 2018, Kagawa Prefecture in Japan held its gubernatorial election. Keizo Hamada was re-elected.

Japan

2021 Kabul airport attack

A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC), during the evacuation from Afghanistan. At least 182 people were killed, including 169 Afghan civilians and 13 members of the United States military, the first American military casualties in the war in Afghanistan since February 2020.

Afghanistan

ONE 160

ONE 160: Ok vs. Lee 2 was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on August 26, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

2023 Gabonese general election

General elections were held in Gabon on 26 August 2023. Incumbent president Ali Bongo ran for re-election, representing the Gabonese Democratic Party, which had ruled the country continuously since its independence from France in 1960, including 41 years under Bongo's father, Omar. Bongo was declared the winner on 30 August. However, a coup d'état began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled.

Gabon

2023 Jacksonville shooting

On August 26, 2023, three black people were fatally shot by a gunman in a shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities identified 21-year-old male Ryan Christopher Palmeter as the gunman. Palmeter shot and killed himself after he barricaded himself in an office. The incident has been described as a terrorist attack and racially motivated, and is currently under investigation as a hate crime.

Florida, United States

RevPro 11th Anniversary Show

The RevPro 11th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling. It took place on August 26, 2023, at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. The event featured wrestlers from various promotions including All Elite Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. It also featured the RevPro debut of Mickie James.

London, United Kingdom

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 225 and UFC on ESPN+ 83) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 26, 2023, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Singapore

2023 Warrandyte state by-election

The 2023 Warrandyte state by-election was held on 26 August 2023 to elect the next member for Warrandyte in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Liberal MP Ryan Smith.

Battle of Osweyne

The Battle of Osweyne also known as Osweyne debacle was a major military engagement fought on 26 August 2023 between the Somali National Army (SNA) and the insurgent group Al-Shabaab in Galgaduud region, central Somalia. The battle occurred during the second phase of a government-led counterinsurgency campaign, which aimed to expel Al-Shabaab from rural strongholds.

2023 unrest in Kirkuk

The 2023 unrest in Kirkuk was an incident involving Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen residents of the city of Kirkuk, Iraq. It began on 26 August 2023, after a building that used to be the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (which was used at the time by the Iraqi Armed Forces as a Joint Operations Command) was about to be transferred back to the former.

Iraq

Progress Chapter 170: Wrestling Never Sleeps

The Progress Chapter 170: Wrestling Never Sleeps was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on August 26, 2024, in London, England at Electric Ballroom. Eight matches were contested at the event. The main event saw Luke Jacobs defeat Kid Lykos to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.

England, United Kingdom · London, United Kingdom

August 2024 Balochistan attacks

On 26 August 2024, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched a series of attacks in the Province of Balochistan in Pakistan. The attacks were carried out against civilian lorry drivers as well as military installations and police officers, killing at least 74 people, mostly unarmed civilians, and wounding many more.

Pakistan

2025 Alabama local elections

Alabama held elections in most of its various municipalities throughout 2025. The vast majority of municipalities throughout the state held their general elections on August 26, 2025, after an act of the Alabama Legislature in 2021 moved local election dates from the presidential year to the year after.

Alabama, United States

2025 Madison, Alabama municipal election

The 2025 Madison, Alabama municipal election was held on August 26, 2025, to select the next mayor and city council members of Madison, Alabama. Runoff elections were held on September 23, 2025.

2025 Mobile mayoral election

The 2025 Mobile mayoral election was held on August 26, 2025. The runoff election occurred on September 23 which determined which of the candidates Barbara Drummond or Spiro Cheriogotis will become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. Municipal elections in Mobile are officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Sandy Stimpson declined to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.

2025 Mobile City Council election

The 2025 Mobile City Council election took place on August 26, 2025, to elect all seven members of the Mobile City Council, the lawmaking body of Mobile, Alabama. Runoff elections would have been held if no candidate received 50% of the vote.

2025 Hoover mayoral election

The 2025 Hoover mayoral election was held on August 26, 2025, to elect the mayor of Hoover, Alabama. Incumbent mayor Frank Brocato lost re-election to a third consecutive term, finishing in second behind police chief Nick Derzis.

2025 Hoover City Council election

The 2025 Hoover City Council election was held on August 26, 2025, to elect all seven members of the Hoover, Alabama, City Council. Runoff elections were held on September 23.

2025 Birmingham, Alabama City Council election

The 2025 Birmingham, Alabama City Council election was held on August 26, 2025, to elect all nine members of the Birmingham, Alabama City Council. Runoff elections were held on October 7, 2025.

2025 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election

The 2025 Birmingham mayoral election was held on August 26, 2025. Municipal elections in Alabama are officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Democratic mayor Randall Woodfin was re-elected to a third term in office.

2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election

The 2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election was held on August 26.