Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In August - 26
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1984 On this day in history julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67 
1984 Typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1,474 people on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history ryan White, the 13-year-old AIDS patient barred from attending school in Kokomo, Indiana, begins attending middle school via computer.
1985 On August - 26 pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76
1986 Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park on August - 26.
1987 John Goddard, cricketer (West Indian captain 1948-53), dies on August - 26.
1988 Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies on this day in history.
1989 Trumbull Conn, is first US team since 1983 to win Little League WS on August - 26.
1989 On this day in history henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies
1990 2 slain college students found in Gainesville Florida on August - 26.
1991 Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0 on August - 26.
1992 On this day in history bob the Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje), dies
1993 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1994 Tariq Yunus, actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers), dies at 54 on August - 26.
1995 David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62 on August - 26.
1996 Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician, dies at 77 on this day in history.
2005 On August - 26 jean Michel Jarre's "Space of Freedom" concert in Gdansk, Poland commemorating the 25th anniversary of the creation of Solidarnosc ("Solidarity" trade union)
2012 On August - 26 15 year-old New Zealand golfer, Lydia Ko, becomes the youngest LPGA Tour event winner and the first amateur winner since 1969
2013 25,000 applicants to the University of Liberia fail their university entrance examination on this day in history.
2014 On this day in history democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry informs the WHO of an outbreak of Ebola; later confirmed as a different strain to that affecting west Africa
2017 Hurricane Harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, National Hurricane Center warns of “multiday rainfall disaster†on August - 26.
2017 On August - 26 violent clashes after conviction of spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh kill 31 in Panchkula, 120 admitted to hospital
2017 On August - 26 women's Ruby World Cup: New Zealand Black Ferns defeat England 41-32 in the final in Belfast
2017 Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks on August - 26.
2018 On this day in history pope Francis asks for forgiveness in speech on child abuse in Dublin, during first official visit to Ireland since 1979
2018 On August - 26 emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe
2018 Danny Boyle pulls out of directing the next James Bond film due to 'creative differences' on this day in history.
2018 On August - 26 gamer at a Madden NFL 19 gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, loses then returns to shoot two dead and wound nine
2018 On August - 26 moroccan pop singer Saad Lamjarred arrested in Saint-Tropez, France on a rape allegation
2018 Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop resigns after losing Liberal Party leadership contest on August - 26.
2018 On this day in history boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul ends in a draw in Manchester, England
2018 On this day in history archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US Vatican Ambassador, claims Pope Francis knew of and ignored sex abuse allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
2019 On this day in history indonesian President Joko Widodo proposes moving the country's sinking and over-crowded capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo (Kalimantan)
2020 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes the first person in history to have a net worth exceeding US$200 billion, according to Forbes on August - 26.