April 26

Tuesday 26, 2005:

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.

Friday 26, 2002:

19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser shoots and kills 17 people at his school in Erfurt, Germany.

Tuesday 26, 1994:

A China Airlines Airbus A-300-600R crashes at Nagoya Airport, Japan killing 264.

Friday 26, 1946:

Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.

Wednesday 26, 1933:

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established.