August 26: Heroes' Day/Herero Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States
Sigmund Jahn
- 1748 – The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1810 – Juan José Castelli ordered the execution of Santiago de Liniers, during the Argentine War of Independence.
- 1966 – The South African Defence Force launched an attack against SWAPO guerrilla fighters at Omugulugwombashe, starting the Namibian War of Independence.
- 1978 – Aboard the Soviet Soyuz 31 spacecraft, Sigmund Jähn (pictured) became the first German in space.
- 2008 – More than a week after a ceasefire was reached in the Russo-Georgian War, Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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