August 26th, 1940

Born on August 26th, 1940

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What happened on August 26th, 1940?

August 26th, 1940

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_New_England_hurricane

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 26th, 1940

83

Vic Dana

American singer and dancer

*August 26th, 1940, Buffalo

83

Antje von Graevenitz

German art historian

*August 26th, 1940, Hamburg

68

Don LaFontaine

American voice actor (1940-2008)

*August 26th, 1940, Duluth †September 1st, 2008, Los Angeles

83

Gudleiv Forr

Norwegian journalist

*August 26th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

81

Emmett C. Burns, Jr.

American politician

*August 26th, 1940, Jackson †March 17th, 2022

83

Neşe Erdok

Turkish artist (born 1940)

*August 26th, 1940, Istanbul

83

Valery Kostyuk

Soviet physicist

*August 26th, 1940, Zaporizhzhia

83

Nancy Thomson de Grummond

American classical archaeologist and religious studies scholar

*August 26th, 1940, United States of America

81

Filippo Tasso

Italian footballer (1940-2021)

*August 26th, 1940, Milan †December 17th, 2021, Modena

81

Barbara A. Curran

Politician

*August 26th, 1940, New York City †November 30th, 2021

76

Park Sang-ryung

Author

*August 26th, 1940, Jangsu County †July 1st, 2017

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

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

82

Barbet Schroeder

French film director

*August 26th, 1941, Tehran

77

Bill White

Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (1939-2017)

*August 26th, 1939, Toronto †May 21st, 2017, Toronto

37

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

71

Robert Trump

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

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

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

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

82

Jane Merrow

British actress

*August 26th, 1941, Hertfordshire

87

Mother Teresa

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

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

50

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

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

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

89

Renate Möhrmann

German politician

*August 26th, 1934, Hamburg

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

73

Klaus Katzur

East German swimmer

*August 26th, 1943, Potsdam †September 4th, 2016, Riesa

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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