February 26
People born on this day are Pisces.
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U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
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The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak.
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Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
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Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces and the 366th CIS Regiment massacre Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.
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World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.
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The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.
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The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this was the first such event to take place in North Korea.
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Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.
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A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.
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Indian Air Force fighter-jets target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan.
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The government of Pakistan declares "open war" against the Taliban in Afghanistan, initiating the 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan War.
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2004Bibisara Assaubayeva, Kazakhstani chess grandmaster
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2003Jamal Musiala, German footballer
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2002Gerard Martín, Spanish footballer
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2000Yeat, American rapper
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1997Jessie Bates, American football player
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1994Jacob Trouba, American ice hockey player
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1993Morgan Gautrat, American soccer player
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1992Mikael Granlund, Finnish hockey player
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1991Lee Chae-rin, South Korean singer
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1991Kevin Plawecki, American baseball player
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1990Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
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1989Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
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