August 26th, 1964

Born on August 26th, 1964

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, 1964

59

Mehriban Aliyeva

Wife of Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev, Vice President of Azerbaijan and Head of Heydar Aliyev Foundation

*August 26th, 1964, Baku

53

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)

*August 26th, 1964, Sliema †October 16th, 2017, Bidnija

59

Dave Boyes

Canadian rower

*August 26th, 1964, St. Catharines

59

Jason Dorland

Canadian rower

*August 26th, 1964, St. Catharines

59

Torsten Schmitz

German boxer

*August 26th, 1964, Crivitz

59

Carsten Wolf

East German racing cyclist

*August 26th, 1964, Potsdam

59

Bobby Jurasin

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 26th, 1964, Wakefield

59

Sabine Hyland

American anthropologist

*August 26th, 1964, Cumberland

59

Greg McFadden

Australian water polo player and coach

*August 26th, 1964, Sydney

59

Charlotte Sahl-Madsen

Danish politician

*August 26th, 1964, Holstebro

59

Norman Cooling

American Marine Corps general

*August 26th, 1964, Baytown

59

Åsa Regnér

Swedish cabinet minister

*August 26th, 1964, Stockholm

59

Eva Kjer Hansen

Danish politician

*August 26th, 1964, Hellevad

59

Allegra Huston

Writer

*August 26th, 1964, London

59

Joachim Helfer

German author and translator

*August 26th, 1964, Bonn

59

Silvia Espigado

Spanish actor

*August 26th, 1964, Bern

59

Aurora Beltrán

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1964, Pamplona

59

Chad Kreuter

American baseball player and coach

*August 26th, 1964, Greenbrae

59

Zadok Malka

Footballer

*August 26th, 1964, Israel

59

Pavel Nersessian

Russian musician

*August 26th, 1964, Ramenskoye

59

Aasmund Nordstoga

Norwegian singer

*August 26th, 1964, Vinje

59

Mark Muller

Swiss politician

*August 26th, 1964, Geneva

59

Kaori Tsuchiya

Japanese singer and actress

*August 26th, 1964, Tokyo

59

Israel Ochoa

Colombian racing cyclist

*August 26th, 1964, Paipa

59

Roberto Tamés

Professional Mexican Olympic athlete

*August 26th, 1964, Guadalajara

59

Murray Wrensted

Australian rules footballer

*August 26th, 1964, Geraldton

59

Mark Willemse

South African politician (b. 1964)

*August 26th, 1964, Cape Town

59

Karin Wulf

American historian

*August 26th, 1964, Charlottesville

59

Karla Karch-Gailus

Olympic basketball player

*August 26th, 1964, Vancouver

59

James D. "Murph" Murphy

Founder and CEO, Afterburner Inc

*August 26th, 1964, Kentucky

59

Ma Xiaochun

Chinese Go player

*August 26th, 1964, Shengzhou

59

Balabhadrapatruni Ramani

Indian writer

*August 26th, 1964, Hyderabad

59

Peter Bromby

Olympic sailor

*August 26th, 1964, Sandys Parish

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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

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

55

Thomas Letsch

German association football manager

*August 26th, 1968, Esslingen am Neckar

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

71

Robert Trump

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

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

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

50

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

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

60

Daniel Lévi

French musician

*August 26th, 1961, Constantine †August 6th, 2022, 3rd arrondissement of Marseille

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

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

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

87

Mother Teresa

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

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

61

Lucile Schmid

French politician

*August 26th, 1962, Versailles

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

Same year
Born in 1964

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

60

Li Lingwei

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

59

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

59

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

59

Tor Mikkel Wara

Norwegian politician

*December 27th, 1964, Karasjok Municipality

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

59

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

60

Russell Crowe

New Zealand actor

*April 7th, 1964, Wellington

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

59

Clive Owen

British actor

*October 3rd, 1964, Coventry

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Yes: 1964 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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