26 February - Today in History - Let see what happened on this day in India and World
In India and world History February 26 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc
List of historical events of 26 February:
| Year | Event/Incidence/Incident |
|---|---|
| 1995 | After losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson, London finance house of Barings collapse. |
| 1997 | Change the world Babyface, Beck and LeAnn Rumis wins the 39th Grammy Awards. |
| 1998 | Sale of New York Islanders is completed by Stevena, M Gluekstern. |
| 1998 | Venezuela – Pacific Ocean saw a full Solar eclipse (4m09). |
| 2009 | During the Kosovo war, former Serbian President Milan Mulutinovic is acquitted of war crisis. |
| 2010 | 17 people were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan due to number of attacks by suicide bombers. |
| 2011 | Canadian politician Christy Clark, becomes the second woman to be Premier of British Columbia after winning a Liberal party of British Columbia ballot. |
| 2012 | The “News of the World” which shut down due to phone hacking controversy is announced to be replaced by “The sun on Sunday” by new cooperation. |
| 2013 | Iran officials along with representatives from US, China, Germany, France, Russia, UK discuss Iran’s nuclear program. |
| 2014 | After the mass Vandalism incident earlier this month that destroyed hundreds of library system existing copies, over 300 books related to Anne Frank are donated to Tokyo libraries by the embassy of Israel. Police was still investing about it. |
List of famous people who born on 26 February:
| Year | Name/Profession/Country |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Najwa Karam / Singer / Lebanon |
| 1881 | Janus Djurhuus / Poet / Faroe Islands |
| 1906 | Madeleine Carroll / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1958 | Paul Ackford / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1982 | Li Na / Tennis Player / China |
| 1879 | Frank Bridge / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 1969 | Hitoshi Sakimoto / Composer / Japan |
| 1920 | Tony Randall / Actor / United States of America |
| 1942 | Jozef Adamec / Footballer / Slovakia |
| 1973 | Marshall Faulk / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1966 | Marc Fortier / Ice Hockey Player / France |
| 1974 | Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski / Actress / Philippines |
| 1957 | Joe Mullen / Ice Hockey Player / United States of America |
| 1974 | Sébastien Loeb / Racing Car Driver / France |
| 1982 | Nate Ruess / Writer / United States of America |
| 1967 | Kazuyoshi Miura / Footballer / Japan |
| 1981 | Kertus Davis / Racing Car Driver / United States of America |
| 1931 | Robert Novak / Author / United States of America |
| 1913 | George Barker / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 1976 | Nalini Anantharaman / Mathematician / France |
| 1918 | Theodore Sturgeon / Author / United States of America |
| 1966 | Garry Conille / Politician / Haiti |
| 1887 | William Frawley / Actor / United States of America |
| 1951 | Wayne Goss / Politician / Australia |
| 1899 | Max Petitpierre / Politician / Switzerland |
| 1936 | José Policarpo / Cardinal / Portugal |
| 1866 | Herbert Henry Dow / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1829 | Levi Strauss / Fashion Designer / United States of America |
| 1852 | John Harvey Kellogg / Surgeon / United States of America |
| 1903 | Giulio Natta / Academic / Italy |
List of famous Indian people who born on 26 February:
| Year | Name/Profession/Country |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Manmohan Krishna / Actor / India |
| 1908 | Leela Majumdar / Author / India |
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