2025 Vancouver car attack
A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.
What happened on April 26
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1478 to 2025.
Standout on April 26
2025
2025 Vancouver car attack
A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.
About April 26
April 26 is the 116th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 116 of 365 (117 in leap years)249 days left in the year (249 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 17 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 181 days
- Roman numerals
- XXVI.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 60th1966 Tashkent earthquake1966
- 60thRepublic of the Congo1966
- 40thChernobyl disaster1986
- 40thChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant1986
- 40thLior Refaelov1986
- 30thJordan Pefok1996
- 25thThiago Almada2001
- 10thHarry Wu2016
April 26 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Harry Wu
- 25 years ago2001
- Thiago Almada
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 26 — ages this year
- 2005Alex Sarrturns 21
- 2001Thiago Almadaturns 25
- 1997Amber Midthunderturns 29
- 1997Calvin Verdonkturns 29
- 1997Kirill Kaprizovturns 29
- 1996Jordan Pefokturns 30
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
The Shandong was launched for the People's Liberation Army Navy, China's first domestically built aircraft carrier.
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.
Anti-monuments in Mexico
Peaceful protesters install the first anti-monument in Mexico, Antimonumento +43, as a call for justice and remembrance to commemorate the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, later inspiring similar memorials elsewhere in the country and Latin America.
Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, erupted into mass protests and riots.
Cedar Revolution
Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
Erfurt school massacre
An expelled student murdered sixteen people and wounded seven others before committing suicide at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium Erfurt in Erfurt, Germany.
CIH (computer virus)
The CIH virus activated widely, damaging hundreds of thousands of computers and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
Nagoya Airfield
Just before landing at Nagoya Airport, Japan, the copilot of China Airlines Flight 140 inadvertently triggered the takeoff/go-around switch, causing the aircraft to crash and killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
South Africa
South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
China Airlines Flight 140
China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
Space Shuttle Columbia
The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
1991 Great Plains tornado outbreak
Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
Daulatpur–Saturia tornado
A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.
April 26 Editorial
An editorial was published in the People's Daily denouncing the growing unrest in Tiananmen Square in Beijing which would remain contentious through the remainder of the protests.
People's Daily
People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (pictured) near Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR, suffered a steam explosion, resulting in a fire, a nuclear meltdown, and the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people around Europe.
Michael R. Harrison
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.
WIPO Convention
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
Republic of the Congo
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.
Tanganyika (1961–1964)
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania with Julius Nyerere as its first president.
Libya
In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allow for female participation in elections.
NASA
NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Service ended on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue Line, one of the first major electrified train lines in the U.S. (steam train pictured).
World War II
World War II: U.S. Navy submarines began attacks on Japan's Take Ichi convoy as it sailed in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, eventually sinking four vessels and killing more than 4,000 troops.
Boris Kidrič
Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-resistance and political organization during World War II.
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War: The Bombing of Guernica by the Condor Legion of the Luftwaffe resulted in a devastating firestorm that caused widespread destruction and civilian deaths and inspired one of Pablo Picasso's most famous paintings.
Gestapo
The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.
World War I
First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.
United States Army
U.S. Army soldiers cornered and fatally shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, ending a twelve-day manhunt.
L'Aigle (meteorite)
Thousands of meteor fragments fell over L'Aigle, France, becoming a milestone in the understanding of meteorites.
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: Sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington allegedly rode forty miles (64 km) through the night to warn militiamen under her father Henry's command that British troops were planning to invade Danbury, Connecticut.
Pazzi conspiracy
In a conspiracy to replace the Medici family as rulers of the Republic of Florence, the Pazzi family attacked Lorenzo de' Medici (pictured) and killed his brother Giuliano at Florence Cathedral.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Jerry Apodaca
Jerry Apodaca, American politician, 24th Governor of New Mexico (born 1934)
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (born 1944)
Hans Holzer
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (born 1920)
Jack Valenti
Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (born 1921)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Aldobrandesca
Christian feast day: Aldobrandesca (or Alda)
Lucidius of Verona
Christian feast day: Lucidius of Verona
Richarius
Christian feast day: Riquier
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
Christian feast day: Rafael Arnáiz Barón
Public holidays in Belarus
Chernobyl disaster related observances: Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus)
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Anacletus
Christian feast day: Pope Anacletus and Marcellinus
Public holidays in Russia
Chernobyl disaster related observances: Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)
Spread across the centuries
- 15th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century43
- 21st century29
Earliest: Pazzi conspiracy (1478). Most recent: 2025 Vancouver car attack (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about April 26
What day of the year is April 26?
April 26 is the 116th day of the year, with 249 days left after it.
What star sign is April 26?
April 26 falls under Taurus (April 20 – May 20), a earth sign ruled by Venus. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 26?
We record 84 entries for April 26: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1478 to 2025.
Who was born on April 26?
Alex Sarr (2005) is among the notable births on April 26. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 26 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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