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This is a list of selected August 26 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Das Lakshana Dharma begins (Digambar Jains, 2017); refimprove section
1346Hundred Years' War: English forces established the military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights at the Battle of Crécy. refimprove section
1768HMS Endeavour departed Plymouth, England, marking the start of the first voyage of explorer James Cook. refimprove section
1789French Revolution: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, defining a set of individual and collective rights of the people, was approved by the National Constituent Assembly. unreferenced section
No direct reference to 26 August
1883 – A massive eruption destroyed the volcanic island of Krakatoa, ejecting so much ash that average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 °C (2.2 °F) over the next year. refimprove section
1970Betty Friedan and the National Organization for Women organized the Women's Strike for Equality in New York City, in which 20,000 women protested the continuing lack of gender equality. refimprove section
1977 – The National Assembly of Quebec declared French to be the official language of Quebec. unreferenced section
1978Pope John Paul I was elected as successor of Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul already appears on September 28 anyway
1978 – Aboard the Soviet Soyuz 31 spacecraft, Sigmund Jähn became the first German in space. refimprove section
1999 – In response to the Invasion of Dagestan nineteen days prior, Russia launched bombing raids to begin the Second Chechen War. refimprove

Eligible

Manuel Abad y Queipo (b. 1751) · Sue Bailey Thurman (b. 1903) · Ralph Vaughan Williams (d. 1958)

Notes

August 26: Raksha Bandhan (Hinduism, 2018); Heroes' Day/Herero Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States

Bomb explosion at Harvey's Resort Hotel
Bomb explosion at Harvey's Resort Hotel

Arnold Fothergill (b. 1854) · Katherine Johnson (b. 1918) · Frederick Reines (d. 1998)

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