2026

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2026 (MMXXVI) is a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar, and is the current year.

January

• January 1
  • Bulgaria starts using the euro.
  • At least 47 people die and over 115 are injured in a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
  • Zohran Mamdani takes office as mayor of New York City.
  • Cyprus assumes rotating presidency of the Council of Europe
  • Betty Boop, Pluto and works by Agatha Christie enter the public domain in the United States
• January 2 - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes in Guerrero, Mexico.
• January 3 - The United States launches several airstrikes at Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is captured.
• January 6 - The 2025 Jubilee ends.
• January 10 - 2025–2026 Iranian protests: Nationwide protests against Iran's clerical regime increase. Hundreds are reported killed and thousands detained amid a severe government crackdown.
• January 14 - Denmark and multiple other European countries send troops to Greenland in response to US President Donald Trump's threats to annex the island.
• January 18 - Two trains got derailed in Adamuz, Spain, killing 46 people and 291 injured.
• January 22 - The United States officially leaves the World Health Organization.

February

• February 6–22 – The 2026 Winter Olympics are held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
• February 8 – Super Bowl LX: The Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots (29-13).
• February 20 - The final piece of the central tower of Jesus Christ is installed in Sagrada Família, marking the tallest church building in the world, at 172.5 meters.
• February 22 – 2026 Jalisco operation: A military operation occurs in Jalisco, Mexico. 62 people are killed, including Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader El Mencho.
• February 28 – 2026 Iran war: Israel and the United States launch attacks on Iran. Supreme leader Ali Khamenei is killed. Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military bases in the Persian Gulf.

March

• March 2 – Hezbollah launches strikes against Israel in retaliation for Ali Khamenei's assassination.
• March 5–17 – The 2026 World Baseball Classic is held in Japan and the United States.
• March 6–15 – The 2026 Winter Paralympics are also held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
• March 16 - The Pakistan Air Force launched an airstrike at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 400 people and 250 injured.
• March 17 - 2026 Iran war: Ali Larijani was assassinated by an Israeli airstrike.
• March 24 - OpenAI announced the shutdown of Sora app on April 26.

April

• April 1
  • NASA launches the Artemis II, the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit, since Apollo 17 in 1972.
  • A hantavirus outbreak broke out on a cruise ship MV Hondius, with 13 total cases (12 confirmed, 1 suspected) and 3 deaths.
• April 6 - Artemis II: The crew of Artemis II broke the record for the furthest distance that humans have been from Earth, reaching about 252,756 miles or 406,771 km.
• April 7 - 2026 Iran war: The United States and Iran agree on a two-week ceasefire.
• April 8 - Israel launches an airstrike on Lebanon, targeting only the Hezbollah infrastructure. It killed more than 300 people and over 1,200 were injured.
• April 10 - Artemis II: The crew of Artemis II successfully return safely to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California.
• April 21 - 2026 Iran war: US President Donald Trump announces the extension of the ceasefire until an Iranian proposal is made and talks are concluded in Pakistan's request.

May

• May 1 - The United Arab Emirates officially leaves the OPEC.
• May 4 - An explosion occured on a fireworks factory in Hunan, China, killing 37 people and injuring 51.
• May 12-16 - The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is held in Vienna, Austria. A Bulgarian contestant Dara wins the contest, marking the first win for Bulgaria in the Eurovision.
• May 15 - Gaza war: An Israeli strike assassinates Izz al-Din al-Qassam, the leader of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
• May 16 - The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
• May 22 - The 2026 heatwaves in Europe starts, resulting in record-breaking temperatures in a number of European countries, causing hundreds of deaths over the next several weeks.

June

• June 8 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strike at southern Philippines, the strongest in the country since 1976.
• June 10 - The inauguration and blessing of the Sagrada Família is held by Pope Leo XIV, celebrating 100 years after Antoni Gaudí's death.
• June 11-July 19 - The 2026 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• June 12 - Elon Musk became the first ever trillionaire in the world. At the same day, MrBeast reached 500 million subscribers on YouTube, making it the first ever YouTuber to hit the half-billion mark.
• June 14 - A mid-air helicopter collision happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It killed six people, including an American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, and Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale.
• June 15 - 2026 Iran war: The United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel said it will not leave the territory it has taken over in southern Lebanon.
• June 24 - A magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake occured at northwestern and central Venezuela.

July

• July 1 - 2026 Écône consecrations: Four new bishops were consecrated from the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), causing Pope Leo XIV to declare a schism between the SSPX and the Catholic Church.
• July 4 – The United States celebrates its 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial).
• July 7-8 - The 2026 NATO summit is held in Ankara, Turkey.
• July 19 - 2026 FIFA World Cup: Spain won the World Cup after defeating Argentina at 1-0.
• July 20 - Andy Burnham is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King Charles III, following the resignation of Keir Starmer.
• July 23-August 2 - The 2026 Commonwealth Games are being held in Glasgow, Scotland.
• July 28 - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strike at Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi).
• July 30 - 2026 Morocco-Spain border incident: 80,000 people illegally crossed from Morocco to Spain and at least 111 people were killed.

August

• August 10 - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occured at Chocó department, Colombia.
• August 12 - A total solar eclipse occurred, crossing through the Arctic, Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain, and northeastern part of Portugal.

Predicted & Scheduled Events

• September 4-13 - The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany.
• September 19 - October 4 - The 2026 Asian Games is scheduled to take place in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• November 3 - The 2026 United States midterm elections will be held.
• November 14 - The inaugural of the Eurovision Asia Song Contest is scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
• November 19 - GTA VI will be released, published by Rockstar Games.

2026 Media

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  La Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire kills 41 people and injures 116 others on January 1

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  Map of the US airstrikes on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores on January 3

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  Protests take place in Uganda on January 16 due to allegations of fraud over the general election, won by incumbent President Yoweri Museveni

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  Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and government officials inspecting the Adamuz rail disaster site that occurred on January 18

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  Flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on February 6

• An alleged cartel gunman lighting a fire at a gas station following the Jalisco operation on February 22

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  Flooding on the banks of the Paraibuna River in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on February 26

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  Tribute to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei in the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan following his assassination on February 28

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  Mojtaba Khamenei is elected as the Supreme Leader of Iran on March 8, following his predecessor and father Ali Khamenei's assassination

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  Earthset photo taken on April 6 during Artemis II's lunar flyby

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