August 26th, 1860

Born on August 26th, 1860

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

Born on August 26th, 1860

72

Julia Wernicke

Argentinian painter (1860-1932)

*August 26th, 1860, Buenos Aires †October 25th, 1932, Buenos Aires

73

Louis Siret

Belgian prehistorian in Spain

*August 26th, 1860, Sint-Niklaas †June 7th, 1934, Las Herrerías

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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

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

48

Édouard Joseph Dantan

French painter (1848–1897)

*August 26th, 1848, Paris †July 7th, 1897, Villerville

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

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

81

James Franck

German physicist

*August 26th, 1882, Hamburg †May 21st, 1964, Göttingen

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

85

Charles Richet

French physiologist and parapsychologist

*August 26th, 1850, Paris †December 4th, 1935, Paris

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

38

Guillaume Apollinaire

French poet

*August 26th, 1880, Rome †November 9th, 1918, Paris

25

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

Same year
Born in 1860

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

50

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)

*July 7th, 1860, Kaliště †May 18th, 1911, Vienna

47

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

*August 12th, 1860, Weitra †December 21st, 1907, Urfahr

74

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer (1860–1935)

*September 6th, 1860, Cedarville †June 21st, 1935, Chicago

67

Willem Einthoven

Dutch physiologist

*May 21st, 1860, Semarang †September 28th, 1927, Leiden

78

Owen Wister

American writer

*July 14th, 1860, Germantown †July 21st, 1938, Kingston

75

Harry B. Smith

U.S. writer, lyricist and composer

*December 28th, 1860, Buffalo †January 1st, 1936, Atlantic City

44

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

*May 2nd, 1860, Pest †July 3rd, 1904, Reichenau an der Rax

77

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer and playwright

*May 9th, 1860, Kirriemuir †June 19th, 1937, Marylebone

85

George F. Marion

American stage and screen actor (1860-1945)

*July 16th, 1860, San Francisco †November 30th, 1945, Carmel-by-the-Sea

85

Mariano Holguín

Peruvian politician and Catholic priest

*May 5th, 1860, Arequipa †December 24th, 1945, Lima

43

Niels Ryberg Finsen

Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent

*December 15th, 1860, Tórshavn †September 24th, 1904, Copenhagen

67

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Czech writer and journalist

*February 21st, 1860, Domažlice †November 3rd, 1927, Prague

76

Charles Curtis

Vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933

*January 25th, 1860, Topeka †February 8th, 1936, Washington, D.C.

48

Isaac Albéniz

Spanish composer (1860-1909)

*May 29th, 1860, Camprodon †May 18th, 1909, Cambo-les-Bains

86

Ernest Thompson Seton

British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement

*August 14th, 1860, South Shields †October 23rd, 1946, Seton Village

59

Friedrich Naumann

German politician, editor (1860-1919)

*March 25th, 1860, Störmthal †August 24th, 1919, Travemünde

92

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Italian diplomat (1860–1952)

*May 19th, 1860, Palermo †December 1st, 1952, Rome

80

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941)

*November 18th, 1860, Kurilivka †June 29th, 1941, New York City

89

James Ensor

Belgian painter (1860–1949)

*April 13th, 1860, Ostend †November 19th, 1949, Ostend

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Leap year

Yes: 1860 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).

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