Summary of the Day ✨ 26 August (26/08)
Violent incidents unfolded across multiple locations, with a Jacksonville, Florida shooting killing three people exactly five years after a previous deadly attack, and a Kabul airport suicide bombing during the 2021 airlift claiming 13 US military lives and 169 Afghan civilians. Separately, journalists were murdered while reporting in Virginia, a gaming tournament shooting left multiple casualties, and an investigative report on child exploitation was published.
Historical Events 📜
- 2023: Exactly 5 years after the 2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting, there is another shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, leaving 3 people dead.
- 2021: During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel and at least 169 Afghan civilians.
- 2018: Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL ’19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
- 2015: Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
- 2014: The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
- 2011: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing’s all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
- 2009: Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido are apprehended.
- 2003: 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.
- 1999: Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
- 1998: 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.
- 1997: Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
- 1993: Sakha Avia Flight 301 crashes on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 aboard.
- 1980: After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey’s Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.
- 1978: Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
- 1977: The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
Famous Births 👶
- 2002: Lil Tecca, American rapper
- 2001: Patrick Williams, American basketball player
- 2000: Kyren Williams, American football player
- 1999: Naz Reid, American basketball player
- 1999: Kotoshoho Yoshinari, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1998: Charlie Gillespie, Canadian actor and singer
- 1998: Jeon Soyeon, Korean rapper and record producer
- 1997: Cordae, American rapper
- 1995: Anthony Duclair, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1995: Ranger Suárez, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1994: Alex Collins, American football player (died 2023)
- 1994: Austin Gunn, American professional wrestler
- 1993: Keke Palmer, American actress and singer
- 1991: Jessie Diggins, American cross-country skier
- 1991: Dylan O’Brien, American actor
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1948)
- 2024: Sid Eudy, American actor and professional wrestler (born 1960)
- 2023: Bob Barker, American television game show host (born 1923)
- 2020: Joe Ruby, American animator (born 1933)
- 2018: Neil Simon, American playwright and author (born 1927)
- 2017: Tobe Hooper, American film director (born 1943)
- 2015: Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (born 1905)
- 2015: Donald Eric Capps, American theologian, author, and academic (born 1939)
- 2015: P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (born 1931)
- 2015: Stefanos Manikas, Greek politician (born 1952)
- 2015: Francisco San Diego, Filipino bishop (born 1935)
- 2014: Christian Bourquin, French lawyer and politician (born 1954)
- 2014: Peter Bacon Hales, American historian, photographer, and author (born 1950)
- 2014: Caroline Kellett, English journalist (born 1960)
- 2014: Chūsei Sone, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Alexander of Bergamo (Roman Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá - Christian feast day:
Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages - Christian feast day:
Blessed John Paul I - Christian feast day:
Blessed Lavrentia Herasymiv - Christian feast day:
Mariam Baouardy (Melkite Greek Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Melchizedek - Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Częstochowa - Christian feast day:
Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus - Christian feast day:
Teresa Jornet Ibars - Christian feast day:
August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Herero Day (Namibia)
- Heroes’ Day (Namibia)
- International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).
- Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)