- 1346 26 Aug Edward III, claimant to the French crown, crushes the army of Philip VI of France at the Battle of Crecy.
- 1789 26 Aug The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man' is adopted by the revolutionary National Assembly in France.
- 1914 26 Aug The Russian army advancing into Eastern Europe is routed by the Germans at the Battle of Tannenberg.
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