What happened on February 26

39 documented historical events happened on February 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: According to Ptolemy, the reign of the Babylonian king Nabonassar (name in Akkadian pictured) began, marking a new era characterized by the systematic maintenance of chronologically precise historical records. On the same day, in another year: Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon made the first recorded European landing in Australia, although he believed that he was on New Guinea. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 26, including Anders Chydenius, Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma, Anton Reicha. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

89 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 26, including AD 420, Roger II of Sicily, Manfred, King of Sicily. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

10 observances are celebrated on February 26 around the world: Christian feast day: Alexander of Alexandria, Christian feast day: Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: Isabelle of France, Christian feast day: Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada), Christian feast day: Paula Montal Fornés, Christian feast day: Porphyry of Gaza. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.