The singer Lauryn Hill received five Grammy awards on February 26, 1999. For her 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the hip-hop and rhythm and blues performer won five wins at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, the most for a woman at the time. The album was nominated for 10 awards in total.

Sanya Malhotra (born February 25, 1992) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. After making her cinematic debut as Babita Kumari in the biographical sports film Dangal (2016), she went on to feature in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho (2018), both of which were box office successes in India. She was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for her roles in the drama Photograph (2019) and the dark comedy crime picture Ludo (2020), as well as for her supporting performance in the biopic Shakuntala Devi (2020).

February 26, India carried out air strikes on an alleged JeM terrorist camp deep within Pakistan. In the operation, India claimed to have killed "a substantial number of JeM militants, trainers, senior leaders, and groups of jihadis." The next day, Pakistan replied with its own air attacks in Indian Kashmir, as well as the detention of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down while flying over Pakistani airspace.

Pakistan carried out its second attack throughout the day on February 27 within Indian-administered Kashmir. During this attack, a combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes ended in the downing of an Indian MiG-21 Bison by the Pakistan Air Force, after which its pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, was taken prisoner by the Pakistani military and surrendered to India on March 1. Pakistani military authorities stated on February 27 that Pakistan has carried out an airstrike against numerous sites in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a military official, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was able to lock onto Indian military sites.

Levi Strauss was a German-American businessman born on February 26th, 1829 in Bavaria, who immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 18 years old.

Strauss began his career as a dry goods salesman in San Francisco, California, where he sold apparel, bedding, bags, and handkerchiefs to immigrants, many of whom had come to California to participate in the gold rush. 

Needless to say, the intense physical labor demanded of miners and those building new railways at the time made it impossible for them to obtain clothing that would survive more than a few months without coming apart at the seams. One of Strauss' clients, a tailor called Jacob W. Davis, was contacted one day in 1870 by a woman in need of a pair of unusually tough working pants for her husband, a woodcutter.

Davis was inspired by her desire to build a pair of trousers out of the denim he'd purchased from Strauss' shop, which he then reinforced with copper rivets to reinforce the stitching. Davis was unable to keep up with the demand for his creation, nor did he have the finances to create a larger tailor business or get a patent, since word of the new piece of clothing and its endurance traveled quickly. 

Davis, who was falling more behind and worried that someone else might steal his concept, decided to seek Strauss' financial support in completing a patent application. Strauss consented, the patent was granted, the two men joined together, and Levi Strauss & Co was established.

The World Health Organization today removed India, which has been polio-free for almost a year, from the list of polio endemic nations. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad made the news during the polio summit 2012 in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The WHO endemic list included just three countries: Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. After getting removed from the list, India will have to maintain polio-free status for the following two years through sustained efforts and an emergency preparation and response plan.

Sir Donald George Bradman, AC, nicknamed "The Don" and born on August 27, 1908, was an Australian international cricketer widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's lifetime Test batting average of 99.94 is regarded as the highest performance by any athlete in any major sport. The tale goes that as a young guy, Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball. Bradman rose from bush cricket to the Australian Test squad in just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had established several top scoring records, some of which still stand, and had become Australia's athletic idol during the Great Depression. He died on February 25, 2001.

Tiger Woods made his PGA debut in the Nissan Los Angeles Open on February 27, 1992, at the age of 16, becoming the sport's youngest player in 35 years. He was almost literally coached by his father Earl from the time he was a baby, and he was meant to become well-known. He recorded his first 80 at age 8, and by the time he was 12 years old, he had broken the 70 mark. In 1991, Tiger won the title of U.S. Junior Amateur Champion and garnered a number of honours in the process.

Divya Bharti born on February 25, 1974  was an Indian actress who mostly appeared in Hindi and Telugu films. She was one of the most popular and highly paid Indian actresses of her day, known for her acting range and attractiveness. Bharti began her film career as a teen while undertaking pin-up modelling tasks. She made her debut in the Telugu-language romantic action film Bobbili Raja (1990), alongside Venkatesh, and then in the commercially disastrous Tamil-language film Nila Pennae (1990). She played minor parts in films such as Naa Ille Naa Swargam (1991) and Assembly Rowdy (1991). Rowdy Alludu, a romantic comedy, was Bharti's first commercial triumph (1991).

India awoke to the heartbreaking news that at least 14 people had died in a fire that ripped through a tavern in Mumbai's Lower Parel. The fire, which started just after midnight, was extinguished by 6:30 a.m. More than ten persons were also hurt. Fires have a poor reputation in Mumbai. In reality, it was a catastrophic fire in 1803 that resulted in the construction of Mumbai as we know it today.

At the North West Stadium in Potchefstroom on February 27, 2003, Glenn McGrath ambushed the Namibian batting, dismissing them for 45 in 14 overs and securing a victory by 256 runs on a favourable batting surface. In the opening round of the 2003 World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa, Namibia played off against Australia. The Australians amassed 301/6 in their 50 overs while batting first. In response, McGrath destroyed Namibia, who gave up after scoring only 45 runs in 14 overs.

The Godhra train burning happened on February 27, 2002, when 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were murdered in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express train near the Godhra railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat. The fire's origins are widely questioned. The episode is largely seen as the catalyst for the Gujarat riots that followed, resulting in extensive loss of life, property damage, and homelessness. Estimated casualties range from 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus, according to government data, to upwards of 2,000.

Lobsang Ngawang Thupten Gyatso Jigdral Chokley Namgyal (12 February 1876 – 17 December 1933) was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet, enthroned at a difficult period and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. He is also known as "the Great Thirteenth," for redeclaring Tibet's national independence, as well as for his reform and modernization measures. Due to his two periods of exile, from 1904 to 1909 to avoid the British invasion of 1904 and from 1910 to 1913 to avoid a Chinese invasion, he became well acquainted with the complexity of international politics and was the first Dalai Lama to recognise the importance of foreign relations.