August 26th, 1953

Born on August 26th, 1953

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What happened on August 26th?

August 26th, 1826

Quincy Market in Boston opens as a replacement for an overcrowded market in Faneuil Hall, later becoming a major tourist attraction.

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, 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

World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II Corps delayed the pursuing Germans at the Battle of Le Cateau long enough for the main force to escape.

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, 1748

The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, was founded in Philadelphia.

August 26th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, English forces established the military supremacy of English longbows over the French combination of crossbows and armoured knights.

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, 1953

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Todd Ames Hunter

American politician

*August 26th, 1953, Bartlesville

72

Graças Foster

Brazilian manager

*August 26th, 1953, Caratinga

72

András Vikár

Hungarian architect

*August 26th, 1953, Budapest

72

Anna Maria Rizzoli

Italian actress

*August 26th, 1953, Rome

Same year
Born in 1953

73

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*March 26th, 1953, Duisburg

72

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

73

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

73

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

73

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

72

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

72

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

73

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

73

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

73

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

72

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

73

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

72

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

73

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

72

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

73

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

72

John Malkovich

American actor

*December 9th, 1953, Christopher

73

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor (1953- )

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda

73

Christine Ebersole

American actress

*February 21st, 1953, Chicago

73

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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