History Events on August 26

Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.

#Ladislaus_IV_of_Hungary

France suffered a devastating military humiliation at the Battle of Crécy, while England's military reputation was established in an evening's hard fighting.

#Battle_of_Crécy

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.

#World_War_I

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.

#1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa

Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.

#Yazid_I

At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Be??ec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.

#Chortkiv

John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

#John_Fitch_(inventor)

Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.

#James_Cook

The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.

#Triglav

The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.

#South_African_Border_War

World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.

#Battle_of_Mons

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.

#Boeing_787_Dreamliner

Alauddin Khalji captures Chittorgarh.

#Alauddin_Khalji

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.

#Harvey's_Resort_Hotel_bombing

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.

#Battle_of_St._Jakob_an_der_Birs

Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

#Chad

World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.

#World_War_II

Francisco de Orellana navigated the Amazon River, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

#Francisco_de_Orellana

Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.

#Murders_of_Alison_Parker_and_Adam_Ward

Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.

#Chilean_War_of_Independence

War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).

#War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition

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

#Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

#Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.

Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

The first flight of the Air Force Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X satellite.

Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.

Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.

The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec

A new feminist movement leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.

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

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

The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.