August 26th, 1548

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Born on August 26th, 1548 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1548)

Born on August 26th, 1548

Weekday

Thursday

August 26th, 1548 was a Thursday.

Age

475

People born on August 26th, 1548 will turn 476 this year (2024), in exactly 119 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1548 - September 23rd, 1548

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 263 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on August 26th, 1548 will be 174,000 days old!

173,737 Days

24,819 Weeks

5,708 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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?

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

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

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

Mother Teresa

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

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

Robert Trump

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

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

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

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

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

Robert Walpole

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

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

Same year
Born in 1548

Giordano Bruno

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)

*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome

David Pareus

German theologian (1549-1622)

*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, Heidelberg

Francisco Suárez

Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian (1548-1617)

*January 5th, 1548, Granada †September 25th, 1617, Lisbon

Andrew Downes

English classical scholar

*November 30th, 1548, Shropshire †January 1st, 1628, Coton

Peter Candid

Flemish painter and graphic designer (1548-1628)

*January 1st, 1548, Bruges †February 29th, 1628, Munich

Vincenzo Scamozzi

16th century Italian architect

*September 2nd, 1548, Vicenza †August 7th, 1616, Venice

Martin Brenner

German theologian

*November 11th, 1548, Dietenheim †October 14th, 1616, Leibnitz

Bernardino Poccetti

Italian painter (1548-1612)

*July 31st, 1548, Florence †October 10th, 1612, Florence

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

*January 28th, 1548, Jáchymov †October 17th, 1584, Oschatz

Antonio Priuli

Doge of Venice (1548-1623)

*May 10th, 1548, Venice †August 12th, 1623, Venice

Magnus Heinason

Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer

*January 1st, 1548, Oyndarfjørður †January 18th, 1589, Copenhagen

Jacopo Mazzoni

Italian philosopher (1548-1598)

*November 27th, 1548, Cesena †April 10th, 1598, Cesena

Pietro Cataldi

Italian mathematician (1552–1626)

*April 15th, 1548, Bologna †February 11th, 1626, Bologna

Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria

Monarch of Bavaria

*September 29th, 1548, Landshut †February 7th, 1626, Oberschleißheim

Octavian Secundus Fugger

Merchant and art collector (1549-1600)

*November 30th, 1548, Augsburg †November 30th, 1599, Augsburg

Benedikt Wurzelbauer

German sculptor (1548-1620)

*September 25th, 1548, Nuremberg †October 2nd, 1620, Nuremberg

Cornelis Ketel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1548-1616)

*March 18th, 1548, Gouda †August 8th, 1616, Amsterdam

Honda Tadakatsu

Daimyo (1548-1610)

*March 17th, 1548, Okazaki †December 3rd, 1610, Edo

Johannes Zölner

*October 31st, 1548, Jena †February 15th, 1628, Jena

Jacob Fransz de Witt

*January 3rd, 1548, Dordrecht †December 14th, 1621, Dordrecht

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

XXVI.VIII.MDXLVIII

26.8.1548

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1548 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 1548

August 1548

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August 26th, 1548

Born on August 26th, 1548

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 173,000 days old!

173,737 Days

24,819 Weeks

5,708 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 26th?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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).

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

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 26th

Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Alexander of Bergamo (Roman Catholic Church)

Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá

David Lewis

Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages

Mariam Baouardy (Melkite Greek Catholic Church)

Melchizedek

Our Lady of Częstochowa

Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus

Teresa Jornet Ibars

Zephyrinus

August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Herero Day (Namibia)

Heroes' Day (Namibia)

Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)

Women's Equality Day (United States)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

26.8.1548

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

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

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Same year
Born in 1548

Calendar
August 1548

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31							1
32	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
33	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
34	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
35	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
36	30	31