August 26th, 1526

Born on August 26th, 1526

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 26th?

August 26th, 1826

Quincy Market in Boston opens as a replacement for an overcrowded market in Faneuil Hall, later becoming a major tourist attraction.

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, 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

World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II Corps delayed the pursuing Germans at the Battle of Le Cateau long enough for the main force to escape.

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, 1748

The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, was founded in Philadelphia.

August 26th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, English forces established the military supremacy of English longbows over the French combination of crossbows and armoured knights.

August 26th, 1071

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

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

Same year
Born in 1526

64

Luis de León

Spanish poet and Augustinian friar (1527-1591)

*November 30th, 1526, Belmonte †August 23rd, 1591, Madrigal de las Altas Torres

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

72

Heinrich Rantzau

German humanist writer, astrologer, and astrological writer

*March 11th, 1526, Steinburg †December 31st, 1598, Schloss Breitenburg

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

77

Dorothy Stafford

English noblewoman and courtier (1526-1604)

*October 1st, 1526, England †September 22nd, 1604

81

Johann Stromer

*July 22nd, 1526, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz †October 11th, 1607, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1526 is a normal year and no leap year.

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