What Happened on August 26, 2023

Historical Events

Longest alligator ever recorded in Mississippi at 14ft, 3in (4.3m), captured in Sunflower River, weighing 802.5 pounds (364 kilograms) [1]

Mnangagwa Re-Elected

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa "The Crocodile" elected to a second term amid claims of vote-rigging [1]

President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Bob Barker (1923-2023)

American TV game show host (The Price is Right, 1972-2007; Truth or Consequences, 1956-75), actor (Happy Gilmore), and animal rights activist, dies at 99 [1]

John Kezdy, American punk-rock guitarist and singer (The Effigies), and later prosecuting attorney, dies from injuries sustained in a bicycle crash at 64
Tony Roberts, American College Football HOF broadcaster (play-by-play announcer Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1980-2006), dies at 94
Yvon Pedneault, Canadian Hockey HOF journalist and broadcaster (Montreal Canadiens: Réseau des sports, Télévision de Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS), dies from cancer at 77

Died in 2023 2023 Highlights