August 26th, 1964

Born on August 26th, 1964

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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, 1964

61

Mehriban Alieva

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

*August 26th, 1964, Baku

53

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)

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

61

Joachim Helfer

German author and translator

*August 26th, 1964, Bonn

61

Aurora Beltrán

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1964, Pamplona

61

Torsten Schmitz

German boxer

*August 26th, 1964, Crivitz

61

Carsten Wolf

East German racing cyclist

*August 26th, 1964, Potsdam

61

Charlotte Sahl-Madsen

Danish politician

*August 26th, 1964, Holstebro

61

Bobby Jurasin

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 26th, 1964, Wakefield

61

Sabine Hyland

American anthropologist

*August 26th, 1964, Cumberland

61

Greg McFadden

Australian water polo player and coach

*August 26th, 1964, Sydney

61

Norman Cooling

American Marine Corps general

*August 26th, 1964, Baytown

61

Åsa Regnér

Swedish cabinet minister

*August 26th, 1964, Stockholm

61

Eva Kjer Hansen

Danish politician

*August 26th, 1964, Hellevad

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Born in 1964

62

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

62

Li Lingwei

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

61

Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

62

Friederike Fless

German classical archaeologist

*May 25th, 1964, Unna

62

Matthias Wemhoff

German archaeologist

*May 9th, 1964, Münster

62

Ulrich Gotter

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 19th, 1964, Berlin

62

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

61

Andreas Weische

*August 14th, 1964, Fröndenberg

62

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

61

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

62

Dietmar Nietan

Politician from Germany (SPD)

*May 25th, 1964, Düren

62

Michael Frieser

German politician

*March 30th, 1964, Nuremberg

61

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

62

Uwe Trommer

German association football player and manager

*March 29th, 1964, Leipzig

61

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

62

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

61

Britta Altenkamp

German politician

*September 16th, 1964, Essen

62

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

62

Christian Bernreiter

German politician

*April 7th, 1964, Straubing

61

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

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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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