Saviours' Day

Saviours' Day (Nation of Islam)

Public holidays in Kuwait

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

Khojaly massacre

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre (Azerbaijan)

February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saint Porphyrius

Christian feast day:
Porphyry of Gaza

Paula Montal Fornés

Christian feast day:
Paula Montal Fornés

Florence Li Tim-Oi

Christian feast day:
Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada)

Saint Isabelle of France

Christian feast day:
Isabelle of France

Emily Malbone Morgan

Christian feast day:
Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

Christian feast day:
Alexander of Alexandria

Pakistan

The government of Pakistan declares "open war" against the Taliban in Afghanistan, initiating the 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan War.

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (born 1985)

2021 Zamfara school kidnapping

A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara kidnapping in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force fighter-jets target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan.

Joseph Wapner

Joseph Wapner, American judge and TV personality (born 1919)