August 26th, 1911

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Born on August 26th, 1911 – 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 1911)

Born on August 26th, 1911

Weekday

Saturday

August 26th, 1911 was a Saturday.

Age

112

People born on August 26th, 1911 will turn 113 this year (2024), in exactly 121 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1911 - September 23rd, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 847 days, exactly on August 22nd, 2026, people who were born on August 26th, 1911 will be 42,000 days old!

41,153 Days

5,879 Weeks

1,352 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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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

Born on August 26th, 1911

Otto Binder

American writer

*August 26th, 1911, Bessemer †October 13th, 1974, New York

Erich Arndt

German cyclist (1911-1961)

*August 26th, 1911, Krefeld †March 6th, 1961

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 26th?

Mother Teresa

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

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

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Julio Cortázar

Argentine and French writer (1914-1984)

*August 26th, 1914, City of Brussels †February 12th, 1984, Paris

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

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

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Katherine Johnson

African-American mathematician

*August 26th, 1918, White Sulphur Springs †February 24th, 2020, Newport News

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

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

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

108

Boris Pahor

Slovenian writer

*August 26th, 1913, Trieste †May 30th, 2022, Trieste

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

Same year
Born in 1911

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

*February 6th, 1911, Tampico †June 5th, 2004, Bel Air

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

*March 20th, 1911, Helsinki †November 16th, 1971, Stockholm

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

Johannes Beeskow

*May 21st, 1911, Berlin †June 14th, 2005, Bad Neuenahr

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

Richard Arlt

German Resistance member

*May 5th, 1911, Witoszyn Górny †August 25th, 1999

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

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Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

Rudolf Raftl

Austrian association football player (1911-1994)

*February 7th, 1911, Vienna †September 5th, 1994

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

*July 5th, 1911, Montboudif †April 2nd, 1974, 4th arrondissement of Paris

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

*December 11th, 1911, Cairo †August 30th, 2006, Giza Governorate

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

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.MCMXI

26.8.1911

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1911

August 1911

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August 26th, 1911

Born on August 26th, 1911

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 41,000 days old!

41,153 Days

5,879 Weeks

1,352 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

Born on August 26th, 1911

American writer

German cyclist (1911-1961)

Same Day Who's birthday is on August 26th?

Same year Born in 1911

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

26.8.1911

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August 1911

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 26th

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Born in 1911

Calendar
August 1911

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