February 26 in History

Against good advice decides not to take London & marches his Army north instead

Cardinal Bellarmino formally admonishes Galileo not to hold or defend the Copernican doctrine.

Lilburne publishes "England's New Chains Discovered", attacking the new regime and warning that the people remain unfree after the King's execution

Lilburne publishes "England's New Chains Discovered", attacking the new regime and warning that the people remain unfree after the King's execution

Forces Denmark to accept harsh territorial concessions.

Cedes major Danish territories to Sweden after military defeat.

Speaks in support of Commons proposals to reform the procedure governing treason trials.

Charles XII leads Sweden's first Norwegian campaign, aiming to force Denmark-Norway toward separate peace.

Launches his first Norwegian campaign against Denmark-Norway.

Another propose bill is narrowly lost

Pitt authorises suspension of Bank of England gold payments during wartime financial pressure.

Pitt orders the Bank of England to suspend gold payments after a wartime run on reserves.

Escapes from Elba with his personal guard of 1,000

Begins the Etienne de Gerlache Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.

Brunel and Jacob Samuda take part in an early test journey that exposes weaknesses in pumps and traction pipes.

Naval landing parties inspect and demolish guns at outer positions after bombardment has reduced Ottoman resistance there.

Carden sends demolition parties ashore to destroy abandoned Ottoman guns and fort installations.

Submits a draft manifesto to the Russian bureau of Central Committee. Includes proposals for a Constituent Assembly & universal male suffrage

General Khabalov's soldiers, acting under the Tsar's orders, open fire on striking workers, 169 workers are killed & over 1,000 injured

The police launch wide scale arrests of over 100 leaders of revolutionary organisations, including the Bolsheviks

Petrograd is occupied by military units in combat gear & a curfew imposed

The Volynskii Regiment fires on the crowd killing 40

The Volynskii Regiment fires on the crowd killing 40. The Pavlovski Regiment mutinies in protest when the crowd in Petrograd is fired upon. The Pavlovski regiment disobeys orders to fire on civilians. Petrograd is occupied by military units in combat gear, a curfew is declared

The bridges of the River Neva are raised

The Volynskii Guard Regiment open fire & kill 40, order is restored

General Khabalov's soldiers, acting under the Tsar's orders, open fire on striking workers, 169 workers are killed & over 1,000 injured

The police launch wide scale arrests of over 100 leaders of revolutionary organisations, including the Bolsheviks

Submits a draft manifesto to the Russian bureau of Central Committee. Includes proposals for a Constituent Assembly & universal male suffrage

The Pavlovski Regiment mutinies in protest when the crowd in Petrograd is fired upon

General Khabalov's soldiers, acting under the Tsar's orders, open fire on striking workers, 169 workers are killed & over 1,000 injured

The police launch wide scale arrests of over 100 leaders of revolutionary organisations, including the Bolsheviks

Rodzianko warns Nicholas II that unrest in Petrograd is becoming critical and urges immediate political concessions.

Directs The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, a landmark of German Expressionist cinema.

Testifies as a witness at the high-treason trial of Adolf Hitler, Erich Ludendorff and Ernst Röhm.

The Hitlerputsch trial begins

Published with an editorial written by Hitler, "a new beginning". Hitler confirms the party constitution 1st proclaimed in 1921

Hitler confirms the party constitution 1st proclaimed in 1921

The Beobachter resumes publication

Published with an editorial written by Hitler, "a new beginning". Hitler confirms the party constitution 1st proclaimed in 1921

Contributes to debate on reform of births and deaths registration.

Kerensky continues political activity connected with revolution studies.

Demonstrates aircraft detection using a BBC transmitter signal.

Helps show that reflected radio signals can reveal aircraft.

Proposes and demonstrates aircraft detection using reflected radio signals.

The Catalan Generalidad is re-established under Companys

Declares loyalty to Hitler but refuses to enter the war

Glenn Seaborg and colleagues conclusively identify plutonium during laboratory work at Berkeley.

Glenn Seaborg leads work that conclusively identifies plutonium, later important to wartime nuclear research.

Arthur Wahl participates in the conclusive identification of plutonium with Glenn Seaborg and colleagues.

Arthur Wahl participates in the wartime scientific work that conclusively identifies plutonium.

Conclusive discovery of plutonium by Glenn Seaborg and Arthur Wahl

al-Fayez participates in parliamentary reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.

His death inspires the Selma to Montgomery march.

The Rolling Stones release The Last Time, an early Jagger-Richards hit.

Apollo-Saturn 201 tests spacecraft systems without a crew.

Zhou Enlai calls for order and discipline as factional violence disrupts government and production

Diouf begins leading the government under President Senghor

Abdou Diouf becomes Prime Minister when the office is restored

Military & political leaders agree to end military rule & establish democracy

Bill Wyman releases his solo album, "Stone Alone"

Bill Wyman releases his solo album, "Stone Alone"

Senghor wins his final presidential election

Egypt and Israel exchange Ambassadors for the 1st time

Forms a Cabinet, the 1st in Spain since 1939 without generals

Wins an election following the assassination of her husband Benigno Aquino

Appointed President of the Philippines, 1st woman President of the Philippines

Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991

Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991

Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991

Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack. A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center

Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack

Saddam orders Iraqi forces to withdraw from Kuwait as coalition troops advance.

The retreat marks collapse of Iraq's occupation.

His division threatens routes used by Iraqi forces leaving Kuwait.

Schwarzkopf's western manoeuvre cuts Iraqi communications and threatens retreating formations.

Holder's regiment finds and engages major elements of the Tawakalna Division.

Leads mechanized forces rapidly through southern Iraq.

Leads a rapid mechanized advance through southern Iraq.

Franks commits armoured divisions against Republican Guard formations in southern Iraq.

Orders Iraqi forces to leave Kuwait during the coalition advance.

Represents Ireland at the signing of the Treaty of Nice.

Dini places Italy's signature on the Nice Treaty, backing institutional adjustments for an enlarged Union.

Papandreou signs the Nice Treaty, backing institutional changes designed for enlargement.

Chirac joined European leaders in signing the Treaty of Nice, designed to prepare the institutions for enlargement.

Fischer signs the Nice Treaty, backing institutional changes intended to prepare the Union for enlargement.

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

Proposes amending the constitution to permit a presidential election with multiple candidates.

Requests a constitutional amendment replacing single-candidate referendums with multi-candidate presidential elections.

Calls for a constitutional change allowing more than one candidate to contest the presidency.

The Iraqi cabinet passes a draft law on oil revenues that calls on the Government to distribute oil revenues to regions based on their populations and allows regions to negotiate contracts with foreign companies to explore and develop oil fields

The Security Council imposes an arms embargo, travel bans and asset freezes.

Manchester United defeat Southampton 3-2 at Wembley to win the EFL Cup.

Starmer announces Labour support for a new permanent customs union with the European Union.

Brazil confirms the first COVID-19 case in Latin America.

Named to lead the White House coronavirus task force.

Organizes regional defense as Russian forces threaten Mykolaiv.

Is dismissed from a Donbas command role.

Says Western troop deployment should not be ruled out.

Intuitive Machines launches the IM-2 lunar mission.

Canal board approves plans for the Rio Indio lake project.

Birth of Christopher Marlowe, born to a shoemaker in Canterbury

Birth of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor

Birth of Johny Cash, Kingsland, Arkansas

Death of Roger II the Great

Death of Manfred, defeated by Charles of Anjou & killed in battle at Benevento

Death of Henry Cabot Lodge

Defeats Manfred

Defeated by Charles of Anjou, Manfred is killed in battle

McMaster leads Eagle Troop in a rapid armoured engagement against Republican Guard forces.