451 CE
Battle of Avarayr
Battle · Middle East
On this day
26 May
292 events in the atlas are dated to 26 May, from 451 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 292 events
- 451 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1315
Bruce campaign in Ireland
War · Europe · 1315 – 1318
1879
Treaty of Gandamak
Treaty · South Asia
1940
Dunkirk evacuation
Battle · Europe
2002
2002 Colombian presidential election
Election · South America
2020
George Floyd protests
War · North America
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 9 events- 1315Bruce campaign in IrelandWar · Europe · 1315 – 1318
- 12611261 papal electionElection · Europe
- 1249Battle of FossaltaBattle · Europe
- 1140Councils of SensPolitical
- 1390Treaty of KönigsbergEvent
- 1093Battle of the Stugna RiverBattle · Europe
- 752 CEConstruction of Tōdai-ji DaibutsuConstruction · East Asia
- 599 CE599 Suiko earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 881 CE881 CE Spain earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 21 events- 1780Battle of St. LouisBattle · North America
- 1648Battle of KorsuńBattle · Europe
- 16181618 Bombay earthquakeNatural disaster · South Asia
- 1642Battle of HonnecourtBattle · Europe
- 1615Battle of KashiiBattle · East Asia
- 1703Siege of ThornSiege · Europe
- 1599Siege of Cahir CastleSiege · Europe
- 1780Founding of San Juan de Los MorrosFounding · South America
- 1573Battle of HaarlemmermeerBattle · Europe
- 1644Battle of MontijoBattle · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 35 events- 1864Battle of North AnnaBattle · North America
- 1879Treaty of GandamakTreaty · South Asia
- 1831Battle of OstrołękaBattle · Europe
- 1880Battle of TacnaBattle · South America
- 18191819 Italy earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 1895Founding of AlchevskFounding · Europe
- 18521852 Ningxia earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1859Battle of VareseBattle · Europe
- 1814Founding of MaricáFounding · South America
- 1864Battle of DallasBattle · North America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 119 events- 1940Dunkirk evacuationBattle · Europe
- 1940Battle of DunkirkBattle · Europe
- 1972Anti-Ballistic Missile TreatyTreaty · Europe
- 1942Battle of Bir HakeimBattle · North Africa
- 1941Last battle of the battleship BismarckBattle
- 1942Battle of GazalaBattle · North Africa
- 1991Lauda Air Flight 004Accident · Southeast Asia
- 19831983 Sea of Japan earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1977First Shaba WarWar · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1942Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942Treaty
The 21st century
since 2001 · 107 events- 2020George Floyd protestsWar · North America
- 20022002 Colombian presidential electionElection · South America
- 20072007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursionAccident · North America
- 2018May 2018 inter-Korean summitPolitical · East Asia
- 20212021 Syrian presidential electionElection · Middle East
- 2012Miami cannibal attackNatural disaster · North America
- 2021May 2021 lunar eclipseEvent
- 20252025 Liverpool parade incidentAccident · Europe
- 2003Constitution of RwandaEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2014First Battle of Donetsk AirportBattle · Europe
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.