August 26th, 2000

Born on August 26th, 2000

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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, 2000

23

Louis Boyard

French politician (2000-)

*August 26th, 2000, Fontenay-le-Comte

23

Ethan Vernon

British cyclist

*August 26th, 2000, Bedford

23

Filippo Baroncini

Italian cyclist

*August 26th, 2000, Massa Lombarda

23

Ryuya Okuwaki

Japanese Muay Thai fighter

*August 26th, 2000, Yokohama

23

Brady Reiter

American child actor, film actor and actor

*August 26th, 2000, Orlando

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 26th?

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

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

25

Daniel Nikolov

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Haskovo

25

Paweł Śmiłowski

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1998, Białystok

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

26

Kevin Strobl

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1997, Schlanders

28

Amalie Eikeland

Norwegian association football player

*August 26th, 1995, Norway

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, New York City

52

Tammy Jenkins

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Kawakawa

26

Julian Zenger

German volleyball player

*August 26th, 1997, Wangen im Allgäu

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

71

Robert Trump

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

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

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

25

Charles Gillespie

Canadian actor

*August 26th, 1998, Dieppe

87

Mother Teresa

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

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

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Born in 2000

24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

24

Manuel Turizo

Colombian singer

*April 12th, 2000, Montería

23

Nadie por pendejo

Argentine singer-songwriter (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

24

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

24

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

23

Elena Wassen

German diver

*November 1st, 2000, Eschweiler

23

Isac Elliot

Finnish-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor

*December 26th, 2000, Kauniainen

23

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

23

Cameron Kasky

American activist against gun violence

*November 11th, 2000, Hollywood

23

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

23

Joshua Bassett

American actor and singer-songwriter

*December 22nd, 2000, Oceanside

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

24

Ice Spice

American rapper

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

23

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

23

24kGoldn

American rapper and singer

*November 13th, 2000, San Francisco

24

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

23

Halla Bouksani

Badminton player

*July 30th, 2000, Kouba

23

Mata

Polish rapper

*July 14th, 2000, Warsaw

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

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Leap year

Yes: 2000 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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