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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 26 AOûT

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires

Année: 1810

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

War of the Sixth Coalition

Année: 1813

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).

John Fitch (inventor)

Année: 1791

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

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Année: 1789

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

Triglav

Année: 1778

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

Chilean War of Independence

Année: 1814

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.

Faustin Soulouque

Année: 1849

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.

World War I

Année: 1914

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign. Togoland is the first German colony to fall to Allied hands in World War I.

Battle of Mons

Année: 1914

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

1883 eruption of Krakatoa

Année: 1883

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

NAISSANCES DU 26 AOûT

Luis Salvadores

Année de naissance: 1932

Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (died 2014)

Tom Heinsohn

Année de naissance: 1934

Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2020)

Kálmán Markovits

Année de naissance: 1931

Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (died 2009)

Joe Solomon

Année de naissance: 1930

Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach (died 2023)

Anahit Tsitsikian

Année de naissance: 1926

Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (died 1999)

Karen Spärck Jones

Année de naissance: 1935

Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (died 2007)

Geraldine Ferraro

Année de naissance: 1935

Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (died 2011)

Jorge Paulo Lemann

Année de naissance: 1939

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier

Bill White (ice hockey)

Année de naissance: 1939

Bill White, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)

Jet Black

Année de naissance: 1938

Jet Black, English drummer (died 2022)

DéCèS DU 26 AOûT

Jeanie MacPherson

Année de décès: 1946

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (born 1887)

Franz Werfel

Année de décès: 1945

Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (born 1890)

Alfred Wagenknecht

Année de décès: 1956

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (born 1881)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Année de décès: 1958

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (born 1872)

Kay Francis

Année de décès: 1968

Kay Francis, American actress (born 1905)

Adam von Trott zu Solz

Année de décès: 1944

Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (born 1909)

Lon Chaney

Année de décès: 1930

Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883)

William James

Année de décès: 1910

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (born 1842)

Petro Petrenko

Année de décès: 1921

Petro Petrenko, Ukrainian anarchist military commander (born 1890)

Sándor Wekerle

Année de décès: 1921

Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1848)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 26 AOûT

Pope Zephyrinus

Christian feast day: Zephyrinus

Teresa Jornet Ibars

Christian feast day: Teresa Jornet Ibars

August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Herero Day

Herero Day (Namibia)

Women's Equality Day

Women's Equality Day (United States)

International Dog Day

International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).

Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia

Christian feast day: Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Black Madonna of Częstochowa

Christian feast day: Our Lady of Częstochowa

David Lewis (Jesuit priest)

Christian feast day: David Lewis

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá

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