August 26th, 1980

Born on August 26th, 1980

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What happened on August 26th, 1980?

August 26th, 1980

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey's_Resort_Hotel_bombing

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey's_Resort_Hotel_bombing

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, 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.

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

Born on August 26th, 1980

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

43

Brendan Harris

American baseball player

*August 26th, 1980, Albany

43

Dorothy Delasin

Professional golfer

*August 26th, 1980, Lubbock

43

Jenny Hansson

Swedish cross-country skier

*August 26th, 1980, Gällivare

43

Luke Lawton

Player of American football

*August 26th, 1980, New Iberia

43

Ray Barkwill

Canadian rugby union player

*August 26th, 1980, Niagara Falls

43

Sviatlana Kouhan

Belarusian distance runner

*August 26th, 1980, Niemanica

43

Sebastián Miranda

Chilean football player

*August 26th, 1980, Las Condes

43

Neeru Bajwa

Canadian actress, director and producer

*August 26th, 1980, Surrey

43

Manolis Papamakarios

Greek professional basketball player

*August 26th, 1980, Athens

43

Steffen Landgraf

German athlete

*August 26th, 1980, Berlin

43

Tom Malar

Czech singer

*August 26th, 1980, Zlín

43

Bomani Jones

American sports radio personality

*August 26th, 1980, Atlanta

43

Tine Slabe

Slovenian Professional Windsurfer

*August 26th, 1980, Koper

43

Jim Beanz

American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor

*August 26th, 1980, Harrisburg

43

Donnell Harvey

American college basketball player, professional basketball player

*August 26th, 1980, Shellman

43

Jeremy Overbeek-Bloem

Dutch football player (b. 1980)

*August 26th, 1980, Netherlands

43

Said Ali

Football player

*August 26th, 1980, Tripoli

43

Oleksandr Kachorenko

Ukrainian footballer

*August 26th, 1980, Kharkiv

43

Derrick Wimbush

American football player

*August 26th, 1980, Americus

43

Anna Lundström

Figure skater

*August 26th, 1980, Karlskrona

43

Keith O'Neil

American football player

*August 26th, 1980, Rochester

43

Irene van den Broek

Cyclist

*August 26th, 1980, Nijmegen

43

Mohd Arsyah Ayob

Association football player

*August 26th, 1980, Selangor

43

Tim Smolders

Belgian association football player

*August 26th, 1980, Geel

43

Lee Hyo-hee

South Korean volleyball player

*August 26th, 1980, Suwon

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

42

Nico Muhly

American contemporary classical composer

*August 26th, 1981, Randolph

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

44

Aurélien Clerc

Road bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1979, Vevey

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

42

Kate McIlroy

New Zealand triathlete and distance runner

*August 26th, 1981, Wellington

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

47

Amaia Montero

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1976, Irun

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

25

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

26

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

45

James Vanlandschoot

Belgian bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1978, Bruges

47

Zemfira

Russian rock musician and songwriter

*August 26th, 1976, Ufa

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 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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