August 26th, 1978

Born on August 26th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 26th, 1978?

August 26th, 1978

Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1978_papal_conclave

August 26th, 1978

Aboard the Soviet Soyuz 31 spacecraft, Sigmund Jähn (pictured) became the first German in space.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_31

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, 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.

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

Born on August 26th, 1978

45

James Vanlandschoot

Belgian bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1978, Bruges

45

Graham Earl

British boxer

*August 26th, 1978, Luton

45

Majid Khodaei

Olympic wrestler

*August 26th, 1978, Mashhad

45

Paulo César Arruda Parente

Brazilian footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Osasco

45

Damien Mostyn

Australian rugby league footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Australia

45

Cedric Burnside

American electric blues drummer, singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1978, Memphis

45

Amanda Schull

American actress, professional ballet dancer

*August 26th, 1978, Honolulu

45

Pablo Guiñazú

Argentine footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Córdoba

45

Juan Pablo Ramírez Lozano

Colombian association football player

*August 26th, 1978, Cali

45

Valentine Atem

Cameroonian footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Kumba

45

Hestrie Cloete

South African high jumper

*August 26th, 1978, Germiston

45

Yinon Yahel

Israeli musician

*August 26th, 1978, Israel

45

Eva Baltasar

Catalan-language writer and poet from Spain

*August 26th, 1978, Barcelona

45

Sony Cheruvathur

Indian cricketer

*August 26th, 1978, Chengannur

45

Rodrigo Saraz

Footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Medellín

45

Mathures Paul

Indian journalist

*August 26th, 1978, Kolkata

45

Kentaro Sekimoto

Baseball player

*August 26th, 1978, Okazaki

45

Ionuț Iftimoaie

Romanian kickboxer

*August 26th, 1978, Comănești

45

Ben Archibald

American football player

*August 26th, 1978, Tacoma

45

Alberto Beloki

Spanish pelotari

*August 26th, 1978, Burlada/Burlata

45

David Cañas

Spanish footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Seville

45

Georgi Bazayev

Russian footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Rustavi

45

Sveinung Fjeldstad

Norwegian footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Gjøvik Municipality

45

Knut Sirevåg

Norwegian footballer

*August 26th, 1978, Bryne

45

Henrik Malmström

Swedish ice hockey player, born 1978

*August 26th, 1978, Kristianstad

45

Yoko Isoda

Olympic synchronized swimmer

*August 26th, 1978, Osaka Prefecture

45

Anatoly Rykov

Russian professor, art historian, and theorist

*August 26th, 1978, Saint Petersburg

Same Day
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

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

47

Amaia Montero

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1976, Irun

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

44

Aurélien Clerc

Road bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1979, Vevey

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

42

Nico Muhly

American contemporary classical composer

*August 26th, 1981, Randolph

47

Zemfira

Russian rock musician and songwriter

*August 26th, 1976, Ufa

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

25

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

26

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

71

Robert Trump

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

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

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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