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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 26 FéVRIER

Empire of Japan

Année: 1876

Japan and Korea sign the Treaty of Kangwha, which grants Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights in Korea, opens three Korean ports to Japanese trade, and ends Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.

Beach Pneumatic Transit

Année: 1870

The Beach Pneumatic Transit in New York City, intended as a demonstration for a subway line, opens.

Napoleon

Année: 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the island of Elba.

Kinemacolor

Année: 1909

Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

HMHS Britannic

Année: 1914

HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Robert Watson-Watt

Année: 1935

Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.

Calvin Coolidge

Année: 1929

President Calvin Coolidge signs legislation establishing the 96,000 acres (390 km2) Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Woodrow Wilson

Année: 1919

President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.

Christiansborg Palace (1st)

Année: 1794

The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.

East India Company

Année: 1775

The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.

NAISSANCES DU 26 FéVRIER

Tony Randall

Année de naissance: 1920

Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (died 2004)

Lucjan Wolanowski

Année de naissance: 1920

Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (died 2006)

Mason Adams

Année de naissance: 1919

Mason Adams, American actor (died 2005)

Otis Bowen

Année de naissance: 1918

Otis Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (died 2013)

Betty Hutton

Année de naissance: 1921

Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (died 2007)

Margaret Leighton

Année de naissance: 1922

Margaret Leighton, English actress (died 1976)

Henry Molaison

Année de naissance: 1926

Henry Molaison, American medical patient (died 2008)

Everton Weekes

Année de naissance: 1925

Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee (died 2020)

Noboru Takeshita

Année de naissance: 1924

Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2000)

Bill Johnston (cricketer)

Année de naissance: 1922

Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer and businessman (died 2007)

DéCèS DU 26 FéVRIER

Karl Davydov

Année de décès: 1889

Karl Davydov, Russian cellist and composer (born 1838)

Kathinka Kraft

Année de décès: 1895

Kathinka Kraft, Norwegian memoirist (born 1826)

Richard Jordan Gatling

Année de décès: 1903

Richard Jordan Gatling, American engineer, invented the Gatling gun (born 1818)

Felix Draeseke

Année de décès: 1913

Felix Draeseke, German composer and academic (born 1835)

Anandi Gopal Joshi

Année de décès: 1887

Anandi Gopal Joshi, First Indian women physician (born 1865)

Alexandros Koumoundouros

Année de décès: 1883

Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek lawyer and politician, 56th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1817)

Sybil Ludington

Année de décès: 1839

Sybil Ludington, American figure of the American Revolutionary War (born 1761)

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

Année de décès: 1864

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian jurist and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada East (born 1807)

Afzal-ud-Daulah

Année de décès: 1869

Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V, 5th Nizam of Hyderabad State (born 1827)

Carl Menger

Année de décès: 1921

Carl Menger, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (born 1840)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 26 FéVRIER

Saint Porphyrius

Christian feast day: Porphyry of Gaza

February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saviours' Day

Saviours' Day (Nation of Islam)

Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

Christian feast day: Alexander of Alexandria

Paula Montal Fornés

Christian feast day: Paula Montal Fornés

Florence Li Tim-Oi

Christian feast day: Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada)

Saint Isabelle of France

Christian feast day: Isabelle of France

Emily Malbone Morgan

Christian feast day: Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Khojaly massacre

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre (Azerbaijan)

Public holidays in Kuwait

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

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