August 26th, 2002

Born on August 26th, 2002

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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, 2002

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

21

Kays Ruiz-Atil

French-Moroccan association football player (2002-)

*August 26th, 2002, Lyon

21

Ibrahim Elkabbani

Egyptian squash player

*August 26th, 2002, Giza

21

Angelina Simakova

Russian artistic gymnast

*August 26th, 2002, Russia

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

37

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

26

Mae Muller

English singer and songwriter

*August 26th, 1997, Kentish Town

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

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

43

Chris Pine

American actor

*August 26th, 1980, Los Angeles

28

Amalie Eikeland

Norwegian association football player

*August 26th, 1995, Norway

33

Teo Kok Siang

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1990, Johor

43

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer

*August 26th, 1980, Manhattan

52

Jeroen van Dijk

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1971, Rotterdam

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

*August 26th, 1743, Paris †May 8th, 1794, place de la Concorde

26

Julian Zenger

German volleyball player

*August 26th, 1997, Wangen im Allgäu

37

Bart De Clercq

Cyclist

*August 26th, 1986, Zottegem

47

Amaia Montero

Spanish singer

*August 26th, 1976, Irun

34

Juan Branco

French-Spanish-Portuguese polyglott lawyer and political activist

*August 26th, 1989, Estepona

38

Danilo Wyss

Road bicycle racer

*August 26th, 1985, Pompaples

56

Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

*August 26th, 1967, Edinburgh

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Born in 2002

21

NLE Choppa

American rapper from Tennessee (born. 2002)

*November 1st, 2002, Memphis

21

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

21

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

21

Beatrice Giuliani

Italian female rower

*November 27th, 2002, Milan

20

Meiraba Luwang Maisnam

Badminton player

*December 30th, 2002, Imphal

21

Lil Mosey

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*January 25th, 2002, Mountlake Terrace

21

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

20

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

21

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

21

Rui Hirokami

Badminton player

*July 26th, 2002, Takaoka

21

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

21

Cheng Xing

Badminton player

*May 7th, 2002, Jiujiang, Guangdong

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

21

Srivedya Gurazada

US American badminton Player

*August 15th, 2002, Boston

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

21

Jesita Putri Miantoro

Badminton player

*May 1st, 2002, Depok City

21

Ishaan Bhatnagar

Indian badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Raipur

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

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No: With 365 days 2002 is a normal year and no leap year.

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