August 26th, 2005

Born on August 26th, 2005

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What 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.

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

Same year
Born in 2005

21

Nithya Sre Sivan

Indian Paralympic athlete

*January 7th, 2005, Karur

20

Sombr

American singer-songwriter

*July 5th, 2005, New York City

20

FloyyMenor

Chilean singer-songwriter

*June 14th, 2005, Vicuña

21

Roxy Dekker

Dutch singer-songwriter

*January 12th, 2005, Amsterdam

21

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber and online streamer

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

20

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

21

Félix Bossuet

French actor

*February 23rd, 2005, Paris

21

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

20

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne

*October 31st, 2005, Madrid

21

Brooke McIntosh

Figure skater

*January 5th, 2005, Toronto

21

Dafne Keen

Spanish and British actress

*January 4th, 2005, Madrid

21

Arda Güler

Turkish association football player (born 2005)

*February 25th, 2005, Altındağ

21

Cian Shields

British racing driver

*March 7th, 2005, Glasgow

20

Lia McHugh

American actress (born 2005)

*November 18th, 2005, Pittsburgh

20

Jakub Menšík

Czech tennis player

*September 1st, 2005, Prostějov

21

Mattia Furlani

Italian athlete

*February 7th, 2005, Marino

21

Arthur Vermeeren

Belgian association football player (born 2005)

*February 7th, 2005, Lier

21

Lee Hae-in

South Korean figure skater

*April 16th, 2005, Daejeon

21

Fermín Aldeguer

Spanish motorcycle road racer

*April 5th, 2005, Murcia

20

Pierce Gagnon

American child actor

*July 25th, 2005, Atlanta

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2005 is a normal year and no leap year.

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