August 26th, 1691

Born on August 26th, 1691

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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 1691

89

Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

*August 29th, 1691, Lewes †January 12th, 1781, London

90

Friedrich Albrecht Augusti

German theologian and clergyman of Jewish descent (1691-1782)

*June 30th, 1691, Frankfurt (Oder) †May 13th, 1782, Eschenbergen

46

Alessandro Galilei

Florentine architect (1691-1737)

*August 25th, 1691, Florence †December 21st, 1737, Rome

86

Pierre-Herman Dosquet

Catholic bishop

*March 4th, 1691, Liège †March 4th, 1777, Paris

49

Ulrich Friedrich von Suhm

German diplomat

*April 29th, 1691, Dresden †November 8th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

77

Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*April 5th, 1691, Darmstadt †October 17th, 1768, Darmstadt

80

Joachim Arndt Saltzmann

German gardener (1691-1771)

*June 3rd, 1691, Grabow †August 13th, 1771, Charlottenburg

90

Peter Scheemakers

Flemish sculptor

*January 16th, 1691, Antwerp †September 12th, 1781, Antwerp

76

Arthur Onslow

Speaker of the British House of Commons

*October 1st, 1691, Kensington †February 17th, 1768, London

60

Paul Egell

German sculptor and plasterer (1691-1752)

*April 9th, 1691, Waibstadt †January 10th, 1752, Mannheim

62

Edward Cave

British publisher

*February 27th, 1691, Newton †January 10th, 1754, Clerkenwell

67

Agostino Masucci

Italian painter (1691-1758)

*January 1st, 1691, Rome †October 19th, 1758, Rome

70

Johann Matthias Gesner

German classical scholar and schoolmaster (1691–1761)

*April 9th, 1691, Roth †August 3rd, 1761, Göttingen

66

Johann Peter Reusch

*August 15th, 1691, Almersbach †June 5th, 1758, Jena

77

Johann Thomas Wagner

*May 25th, 1691, Gebsattel †January 7th, 1769, Theres

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1691 is a normal year and no leap year.

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