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26 February 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2026 - The government of Pakistan declares "open war" against the Taliban in Afghanistan, initiating the 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan War.Country in South Asia
History
2021 - A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara kidnapping in Zamfara State, Nigeria.2021 kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria
History
2019 - Indian Air Force fighter-jets target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan.Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
History
2013 - A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.Lighter-than-air aircraft
History
2012 - A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45.Fatal rail transport accident in Ontario, Canada
History
2012 - Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.American teenager killed in a shooting (1995–2012)
History
2008 - The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this was the first such event to take place in North Korea.American symphony orchestra
History
1995 - The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.Defunct British merchant bank
History
1993 - World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.Terrorist attack in the United States
History
1992 - First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (1988–1994)
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (born 1985)American actress (1985–2025)
Died
2017 - Joseph Wapner, American judge and TV personality (born 1919)American reality court show judge (1919–2017)
Died
2016 - Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1932)Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2016)
Died
2016 - Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (born 1933)Canadian athlete, businessman and politician from Alberta (1933–2016)
Died
2015 - Sheppard Frere, English historian and archaeologist (born 1916)British historian and archaeologist
Died
2015 - Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, educator, and academic (born 1917)American Catholic priest and 15th president of Notre Dame
Died
2015 - Earl Lloyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)American basketball player and coach (1928–2015)
Died
2015 - Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (born 1960)American politician, diplomat and attorney
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 2.6 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
7.35 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Aries
8.51 degrees
Constellation: Cetus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.