Today in History - 26 August, 2025

Notable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries

26 August 2025

Events

• 1883
  Krakatoa volcano erupts in Indonesia, causing global climate effects.
• 1920
  19th Amendment gives women in the USA the right to vote.
• 1978
  Cardinal Albino Luciani becomes Pope John Paul I.

Birthdays

• 1743
  Antoine Lavoisier — French chemist, “Father of modern chemistry”.
• 1910
  Mother Teresa — Nobel Peace Prize laureate, missionary.

Death Anniversaries

• 1974
  Charles Lindbergh — American aviator.