1826

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
Years:	1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
Categories:	Births - Deaths Establishments - Publications
Media:	1826 (Events)

1826 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1826th year of the Common Era (CE), the 26th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1820s decade. As of the start of 1826, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• Siyyid Kázim is appointed leader of the Shaykhi sect after the death of Shaykh Ahmad.

Deaths

• Shaykh Ahmad, founder of the Shaykhi sect of Shi'ih Islam.