August 26th, 1569

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Born on August 26th, 1569 – 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 1569)

Born on August 26th, 1569

Weekday

Tuesday

August 26th, 1569 was a Tuesday.

Age

454

People born on August 26th, 1569 will turn 455 this year (2024), in exactly 120 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1569 - September 23rd, 1569

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 166,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 934 days, exactly on November 18th, 2026, people who were born on August 26th, 1569 will be 167,000 days old!

166,066 Days

23,723 Weeks

5,456 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

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

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

Robert Walpole

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1569

Jahangir I

The fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627

*August 30th, 1569, Fatehpur Sikri †October 28th, 1627, Rajauri

Conrad Vorstius

Dutch theologian

*July 19th, 1569, Cologne †September 29th, 1622, Tönning

Eusebius Schenck

*April 11th, 1569, Chroboly †October 28th, 1628, Jena

Guillén de Castro y Bellvis

Spanish dramatist

*November 14th, 1569, Valencia †July 28th, 1631, Madrid

Giambattista Marino

Italian poet

*October 14th, 1569, Naples †March 25th, 1625, Naples

Étienne Martellange

Architect (1569-1641)

*December 22nd, 1569, Lyon †October 3rd, 1641, Paris

Salamone Rossi

Italian composer

*November 30th, 1569, Mantua †January 1st, 1630, Mantua

Georg Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim

Czech nobleman, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersdorf, Bohemian nobleman, officer and occasional poet

*September 5th, 1569, Neuenstein †July 7th, 1645, Langenburg

John Davies

English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569

*April 16th, 1569, England †December 8th, 1626, London

Paul Sartorius

German composer

*November 16th, 1569, Nuremberg †February 28th, 1609, Innsbruck

Georgius Carolides

Czech poet

*April 11th, 1569, Prague †October 21st, 1612, Prague

Daniel Angelocrator

German Reformed minister (1569-1635)

*October 19th, 1569, Korbach †July 30th, 1635, Köthen

Heribert Rosweyde

Jesuit hagiographer

*January 20th, 1569, Utrecht †October 4th, 1629, Antwerp

John Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

*February 13th, 1569, Bitche †November 19th, 1625, Lichtenberg

Ranuccio I Farnese

Duke of Parma

*March 28th, 1569, Parma †March 5th, 1622, Parma

Ernst of Schaumburg

Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg

*September 24th, 1569, Bückeburg †January 17th, 1622, Bückeburg

Friedrich Kettler

Aristocrat from Latvia

*November 25th, 1569, Jelgava †August 17th, 1642, Jelgava

Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp

Regent of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*June 1st, 1569, Gottorf Castle †November 14th, 1634, Schwerin

Nils Turesson Bielke

Swedish politician

*November 5th, 1569, Hörningsholm Castle †December 17th, 1639, Salsta

Joachim Andreas von Schlick

Czech nobleman (1569-1621)

*September 9th, 1569, Ostrov †June 21st, 1621, Old Town Square

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.MDLXIX

26.8.1569

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1569 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1569

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August 26th, 1569

Born on August 26th, 1569

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 166,000 days old!

166,066 Days

23,723 Weeks

5,456 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

26.8.1569

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August 1569

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