August 26th, 1663

Born on August 26th, 1663

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

68

Robert Walpole

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

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

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

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

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

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

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

26

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

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

Same year
Born in 1663

72

Eugene of Savoy

Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire

*October 18th, 1663, Paris †April 21st, 1736, Vienna

64

August Hermann Francke

German Lutheran clergyman, philanthropist and Biblical scholar (1663-1727)

*March 22nd, 1663, Lübeck †June 8th, 1727, Halle (Saale)

68

Francis Atterbury

British bishop; (1663-1732)

*March 6th, 1663, Middleton †February 22nd, 1732, Paris

65

Cotton Mather

American religious minister and scientific writer

*February 12th, 1663, Boston †February 13th, 1728, Boston

76

Georg Friedrich Schröer

German theologian

*March 19th, 1663, Jawor †March 23rd, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

82

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Italian composer and violinist

*March 7th, 1663, Bologna †May 9th, 1745, Modena

66

Thomas Newcomen

English inventor, ironmonger and Baptist lay preacher (1664-1729)

*February 24th, 1663, Dartmouth †August 5th, 1729, London

82

Elias Hößler

German organ builder

*July 7th, 1663, Crimmitschau †June 13th, 1746, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

73

António Manoel de Vilhena

66th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John

*May 28th, 1663, Lisbon †December 10th, 1736, Valletta

63

Johann Dientzenhofer

German architect

*May 25th, 1663, Sankt Margaretha †July 20th, 1726, Bamberg

50

Johann Ludolph Quenstedt

German politician (1663-1714)

*October 30th, 1663, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 11th, 1714, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Anne-Marguerite Petit du Noyer

French journalist, editor

*June 12th, 1663, Nîmes †May 1st, 1719, Leidschendam-Voorburg

64

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

German surgeon (1663-1727)

*March 27th, 1663, Oberviechtach †November 11th, 1727, Hann. Münden

78

Christoph Hackner

German architect (1663-1741)

*March 16th, 1663, Jawor †April 2nd, 1741, Wrocław

82

Imre Esterházy

Hungarian archbishop (1663–1745)

*November 8th, 1663, Nové Mesto nad Váhom †December 6th, 1745, Bratislava

79

Jean-Baptiste Massillon

French Catholic bishop and famous preacher

*June 24th, 1663, Hyères †September 28th, 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque

83

Jean-Frédéric Ostervald

Pastor from Neuchâtel

*November 24th, 1663, Neuchâtel †April 14th, 1747, Neuchâtel

54

Peter Anthony Motteux

English writer

*February 25th, 1663, Rouen †February 18th, 1718, Greater London

85

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo

Filipino religious sister (1663-1748)

*February 1st, 1663, Binondo †September 10th, 1748, Intramuros

67

Johann Josua Mosengel

German Pipe organ builder

*September 16th, 1663, Stolzenau †January 18th, 1731, Königsberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1663 is a normal year and no leap year.

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