What happened today in history (February 26): Johnny Cash and Victor Hugo were born, VD Savarkar and Carl Menger died, the Balakot air raid, the attack on the World Trade Center, Hitler announced the rearmament of Germany, Napoleon escaped of Exile, 89th Academy Awards and More.
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Today in History, February 26: As the month of love, February comes to an end and spring arrives with March, let’s take a look at the historical significance of this day.
Today is February 26, a seemingly normal and ordinary day. However, February 26 occupies a fundamental place in history.
Read on to find out what important events occurred that day (February 26) in sports, politics, and art, along with famous birthdays and deaths in world history.
Historical events on this day
- In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba and then regained control of Paris as Emperor of France.
- In 1909, Kinemacolor, the first successful color film process, was first shown to the general public at the Palace Theater in London.
- In 1935, Adolf Hitler ordered the rearmament of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, beginning with the reform of the Luftwaffe.
- In 1935, RADAR (radio detection and ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt.
- In 1993, a truck bomb planted by Islamic militants exploded in the parking lot of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six people and wounding more than a thousand.
- In 1995, Barings Bank, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious investment banking institutions, collapsed after a dishonest trader, Nick Leeson, lost billions of dollars in speculative trading.
- In 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida while returning from a grocery store, sparking nationwide protests and debates over racial discrimination and gun control. .
- In 2019, Indian Air Force jets entered Pakistan and attacked Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot in response to the Pulwama attack.
Sports events today
- In 1887, George Lohmann took the first 8-wicket haul in Test cricket, 8-35, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a match against Australia.
- 1967, Italian Mario Andretti won his first and only NASCAR Grand National event in the ninth Daytona 500, becoming the only driver born outside the US to win the Great American Race.
Art and culture events today
- In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded the first jazz record in history, “Livery Stable Blues.”
- In 2008, the New York Philharmonic performed in Pyongyang, North Korea, in the first such event to take place in the dictatorial country.
- In 2017, Emma Stone won Best Actress and Casey Affleck won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 89th Academy Awards. Moonlight won Best Picture.
Notable deaths on this day
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No sir |
Year of death |
Personality |
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1 |
1887 |
Anandi Gopal Joshi, Indian physician and the first Indian woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. |
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2 |
1903 |
Richard J. Gatling, American inventor famous for creating the first machine gun, the hand-cranked Gatling gun. |
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3 |
1966 |
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian politician, writer and revolutionary who played a key role in the Indian independence movement and became known as a leading member of the Hindu nationalist movement and Hindutva philosophy. |
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4 |
1921 |
Carl Menger, Austrian economist known for his work on the theory of marginal utility |
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5 |
1994 |
Bill Hicks, American comedian, social critic, and satirist known for his dark, biting humor and criticism of American society and culture. |
Famous birthdays on this day
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No sir |
Year of birth |
Personality |
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1 |
1802 |
Victor Hugo, French author, poet, and playwright, widely considered one of the greatest writers in French history and known for his novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. |
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2 |
1852 |
John Harvey Kellogg, American physician, nutritionist, and inventor best known for creating the breakfast cereal known as cornflakes. |
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3 |
1902 |
Levi Strauss, German-American businessman best known for founding the clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. and inventing blue jeans. |
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4 |
1932 |
Johnny Cash, American singer, songwriter, and actor, known for his deep, distinctive voice and his contributions to the country, rock and roll, and folk music genres with hit songs such as “Ring of Fire” and “I Walk the Line.” |
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5 |
1957 |
Shaktikanta Das, Indian bureaucrat who served as the 25th governor of the RBI |
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6 |
1974 |
Sebastian Loeb, French rally driver and multiple world champion in the World Rally Championship (WRC) |
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7 |
1980 |
Chris Pine, American actor known for his roles in films such as the Star Trek reboot franchise, Wonder Woman, and Into the Woods. |
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8 |
1983 |
Pepe, Portuguese footballer known for his aggressive playing style and defensive ability. |
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