August 26th, 1762

Born on August 26th, 1762

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?

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

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

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

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

87

Mother Teresa

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

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

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

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

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

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

50

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

*August 26th, 1952, Lawrenceburg †March 30th, 2003, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1762

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

78

Karl Stülpner

German soldier

*September 30th, 1762, Scharfenstein †September 24th, 1841, Scharfenstein

67

George IV of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830

*August 12th, 1762, St James's Palace †June 26th, 1830, Windsor Castle

65

Cécile Stanislas Xavier de Girardin

French politician and general (1762-1827)

*January 19th, 1762, Lunéville †February 26th, 1827, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

47

Johann Baptist Wessely

Czech violinist and composer

*June 24th, 1762, Hluboká nad Vltavou †June 1st, 1810, Ballenstedt

82

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

*June 1st, 1762, Callan †August 29th, 1844, Waterford

33

Stephen Storace

British composer

*April 4th, 1762, London †March 19th, 1796, London

74

Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

German physician

*August 12th, 1762, Bad Langensalza †August 25th, 1836, Berlin

84

Johann Melchior Mohr

Swiss politician and priest (1762-1846)

*April 28th, 1762, Lucerne †May 25th, 1846, Lucerne

63

Walter Leake

American politician (1762-1825)

*May 25th, 1762, Albemarle County †November 17th, 1825, Mississippi

80

Giuseppe Nicolini

Italian composer (1762-1842)

*January 29th, 1762, Piacenza †December 18th, 1842, Piacenza

73

George Colman the Younger

English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)

*October 21st, 1762, London †October 17th, 1836, London

51

Alexey Bobrinsky

(1762-1813)

*April 11th, 1762, Saint Petersburg †June 20th, 1813, Bogoroditsk

71

Giovanni Aldini

Physicist

*April 10th, 1762, Bologna †January 17th, 1834, Milan

44

Traugott Karl August Vogt

German physician

*December 2nd, 1762, Gorsleben †July 21st, 1807, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Spencer Perceval

19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)

*November 1st, 1762, Mayfair †May 11th, 1812, Westminster

68

William Branch Giles

American politician (1762-1830)

*August 12th, 1762, Amelia County †December 4th, 1830, Amelia County

31

André Chénier

French poet

*October 30th, 1762, Istanbul †July 25th, 1794, Paris

80

Samuel Morey

American engineer

*October 23rd, 1762, Hebron †April 17th, 1843

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1762 is a normal year and no leap year.

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