August 26th, 1780

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Born on August 26th, 1780 – 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 1780)

Born on August 26th, 1780

Weekday

Saturday

August 26th, 1780 was a Saturday.

Age

243

People born on August 26th, 1780 will turn 244 this year (2024), in exactly 122 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1780 - September 23rd, 1780

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 88,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 3 days, exactly on April 29th, 2024, people who were born on August 26th, 1780 will be 89,000 days old!

88,997 Days

12,713 Weeks

2,924 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

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

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

Mother Teresa

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

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

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

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

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

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

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

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

Same year
Born in 1780

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 12th, 1780, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Marseille

Johannes van den Bosch

Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)

*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague

Carl von Clausewitz

German-Prussian general and military theorist

*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, Wrocław

Ranjit Singh

First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))

*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort

Heinrich Friedrich Thomas Schmidt

*January 17th, 1780, Berlin †November 30th, 1844

Pauline Bonaparte

French princess

*October 20th, 1780, Ajaccio †June 9th, 1825, Florence

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

German chemist

*December 13th, 1780, Hof †March 24th, 1849, Jena

Charles Nodier

French author (1780–1844)

*April 29th, 1780, Besançon †January 27th, 1844, Paris

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat (1780-1862)

*December 14th, 1780, Lisbon †March 23rd, 1862, Saint Petersburg

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

Hinrich Lichtenstein

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

*January 10th, 1780, Hamburg †September 3rd, 1857, Kiel

Angelica Catalani

Italian opera singer

*May 10th, 1780, Senigallia †June 13th, 1849, Paris

Iver Hesselberg

Norwegian priest, politician and author (1780-1844)

*December 16th, 1780, Drammen Municipality †August 19th, 1844, Christiania

Heinrich Christian Schumacher

German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850)

*September 3rd, 1780, Bad Bramstedt †December 28th, 1850, Altona

Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean

French general, then entomologist, 19th century

*August 10th, 1780, Amiens †March 17th, 1845, Paris

John Wilson Croker

Anglo-Irish politician and statesman (1780-1857)

*December 20th, 1780, Galway †August 10th, 1857, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Jean-Frédéric de Turckheim

French politician and private banker (1780-1850)

*December 10th, 1780, Strasbourg †December 13th, 1850, Paris

Julie Philipault

French painter

*May 9th, 1780, Paris †November 30th, 1833, Paris

Théophile Marion Dumersan

French writer

*January 4th, 1780, Plou †April 13th, 1849, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

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.MDCCLXXX

26.8.1780

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1780 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 1780

August 1780

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August 26th, 1780

Born on August 26th, 1780

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 88,000 days old!

88,997 Days

12,713 Weeks

2,924 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

26.8.1780

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
August 1780

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