August 26th, 1486

Born on August 26th, 1486

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

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

87

Mother Teresa

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

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

71

Robert Trump

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

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

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

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

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Born in 1486

56

Johann Eck

1486 1543 German theologian

*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt

15

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall

*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle

48

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)

*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble

79

Sigismund von Herberstein

Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian

*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, Vienna

84

Jacopo Sansovino

Italian artist, 1486-1570

*July 2nd, 1486, Florence †November 27th, 1570, Venice

66

Carlo III, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553

*October 10th, 1486, Chazey-sur-Ain †August 17th, 1553, Vercelli

47

Pieter Gillis

Flemish philosopher (1486-1533)

*July 28th, 1486, Antwerp †November 6th, 1533, Antwerp

52

Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

*December 9th, 1486, Schloss Waldeck †June 20th, 1539, Bad Arolsen

54

Francysk Skaryna

Publisher of the first Belarusian book, Czech typographer, translator, writer, humanist and entrepreneur

*March 6th, 1486, Polotsk †January 1st, 1541, Prague

43

George of the Palatinate

German nobleman; Bishop of Speyer (1486-1529)

*February 10th, 1486, Heidelberg †September 27th, 1529, Kislau Castle

70

Martin Agricola

German composer and music theorist

*January 6th, 1486, Świebodzin †June 10th, 1556, Magdeburg

26

Imperia Cognati

Italian courtesan

*August 3rd, 1486, Rome †August 15th, 1512, Chianciano Terme

60

Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*July 25th, 1486, Wismar †January 7th, 1547, Schwerin

71

Vincenzo degli Azani

Italian Renaissance painter (d. 1557)

*January 1st, 1486, Pavia †July 16th, 1557, Palermo

56

Marco Cardisco

Italian painter (1486-1542)

*January 1st, 1486, Tiriolo †January 1st, 1542, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1486 is a normal year and no leap year.

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