Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead. Date: August 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first flight of the Boeing Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X communications satellite. Date: August 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade. Date: August 26, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board. Date: August 26, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, are apprehended. Date: August 26, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA. Date: August 26, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published. Date: August 26, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia. Date: August 26, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. Date: August 26, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel and at least 169 Afghan civilians. Date: August 26, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)