August 26th, 1999

Born on August 26th, 1999

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What happened on August 26th, 1999?

August 26th, 1999

Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War

What else 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.

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

Born on August 26th, 1999

26

Nazreon Reid

Basketball player

*August 26th, 1999, Asbury Park

26

Spencer Torkelson

American baseball player

*August 26th, 1999, Petaluma

Same year
Born in 1999

27

Laufey

Icelandic singer-songwriter (born 1999)

*April 23rd, 1999, Reykjavík

27

Madison Beer

American singer (born 1999)

*March 5th, 1999, Jericho

27

Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

26

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

27

Tarjei Sandvik Moe

Norwegian actor

*May 24th, 1999, Oslo

27

Sheldon Riley

Australian singer (1999-)

*March 14th, 1999, Sydney

27

Aitana

Spanish singer and actress

*June 27th, 1999, Sant Climent de Llobregat

27

Peso Pluma

Mexican singer

*June 15th, 1999, Zapopan

26

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

27

Snail Mail

Solo musical project of Lindsey Jordan

*June 16th, 1999, Ellicott City

27

Brandon Austin

English association football player

*January 7th, 1999, Hemel Hempstead

26

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

26

David Kushner

American singer-songwriter

*November 30th, 1999, Chicago

26

X González

American activist and gun control advocate

*November 11th, 1999, United States of America

27

Kenia Os

Mexican singer and social media personality

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

26

Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

26

Emma Muscat

Maltese singer-songwriter, pianist and model

*November 27th, 1999, St. Julian's

26

Petit Biscuit

French DJ and music producer

*November 10th, 1999, Rouen

26

Slava Marlow

Russian music producer, rapper and YouTuber

*October 27th, 1999, Novosibirsk

26

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

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Born on August 26th, 1999
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1999 is a normal year and no leap year.

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