August 26th, 1240

Born on August 26th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 748 days, exactly on June 7th, 2026, people who were born on August 26th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 26th?

August 26th, 2008

After a ceasefire was reached in the Russo-Georgian War, Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

August 26th, 1980

A bomb was planted at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, which the FBI later described as the most complex improvised explosive device ever created.

August 26th, 1978

Aboard the Soviet Soyuz 31 spacecraft, Sigmund Jähn (pictured) became the first German in space.

August 26th, 1970

Betty Friedan and the National Organization for Women organized the Women's Strike for Equality in New York City, in which 50,000 women protested the continuing lack of gender equality.

August 26th, 1968

The Beatles released "Hey Jude", which became the then-longest single to top the UK charts.

August 26th, 1966

The South African Defence Force launched an attack against SWAPO guerrilla fighters at Omugulugwombashe, starting the South African Border War.

August 26th, 1955

Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and international film awards.

August 26th, 1940

The 1940 New England hurricane formed over the Atlantic Ocean; it would go on to cause widespread damage despite never making landfall in the United States.

August 26th, 1928

At a cafe in Paisley, Scotland, a woman found the remains of a snail in her bottle of ginger beer, giving rise to the landmark civil action case Donoghue v Stevenson.

August 26th, 1914

First World War: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.

August 26th, 1789

French Revolution: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (pictured), defining a set of individual and collective rights of the people, was approved by the National Constituent Assembly.

August 26th, 1768

HMS Endeavour departed Plymouth, England, marking the start of the first voyage of explorer James Cook.

August 26th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: English forces established the military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights at the Battle of Crécy (depicted).

August 26th, 1071

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan captured Byzantine emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert.

August 26th, 0683

Second Fitna: The Battle of al-Harra was fought between Umayyad forces and the rebel defenders of Medina at a lava field northeast of the city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 26th?

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

37

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

87

Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

*August 26th, 1910, Skopje †September 5th, 1997, Kolkata

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

*August 26th, 1743, Paris †May 8th, 1794, place de la Concorde

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

25

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

26

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

50

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

*August 26th, 1952, Lawrenceburg †March 30th, 2003, Los Angeles

28

Amalie Eikeland

Norwegian association football player

*August 26th, 1995, Norway

55

Thomas Letsch

German association football manager

*August 26th, 1968, Esslingen am Neckar

82

Barbet Schroeder

French film director

*August 26th, 1941, Tehran

68

Robert Walpole

British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)

*August 26th, 1676, Houghton †March 18th, 1745, St James's

47

Amaia Montero

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1976, Irun

77

Bill White

Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (1939-2017)

*August 26th, 1939, Toronto †May 21st, 2017, Toronto

42

Nico Muhly

American contemporary classical composer

*August 26th, 1981, Randolph

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

89

Renate Möhrmann

German politician

*August 26th, 1934, Hamburg

48

Édouard Joseph Dantan

French painter (1848–1897)

*August 26th, 1848, Paris †July 7th, 1897, Villerville

81

James Franck

German physicist

*August 26th, 1882, Hamburg †May 21st, 1964, Göttingen

47

Zemfira

Russian rock musician and songwriter

*August 26th, 1976, Ufa

38

Danilo Wyss

Road bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1985, Pompaples

72

Roger Karoutchi

French politician

*August 26th, 1951, Casablanca

32

Arnaud Démare

French cyclist

*August 26th, 1991, Beauvais

38

Guillaume Apollinaire

French poet

*August 26th, 1880, Rome †November 9th, 1918, Paris

66

Christian Schmidt

German politician, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

*August 26th, 1957, Obernzenn

60

Daniel Lévi

French musician

*August 26th, 1961, Constantine †August 6th, 2022, 3rd arrondissement of Marseille

52

Thalía

Mexican singer and actress

*August 26th, 1971, Mexico City

101

Katherine Johnson

African-American mathematician

*August 26th, 1918, White Sulphur Springs †February 24th, 2020, Newport News

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

Calendar
August 1240