A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45. Date: February 26, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people. Date: February 26, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indian Air Force fighter-jets target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan. Date: February 26, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara kidnapping in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Date: February 26, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Date: February 25, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. Date: February 25, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia. Date: February 25, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Date: February 25, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election. Date: February 25, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅…
Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. Date: February 25, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)