August 26th, 2007

Born on August 26th, 2007

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 2007

19

Infanta Sofía of Spain

Younger child of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia

*April 29th, 2007, Madrid

18

James, Earl of Wessex

Son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

*December 17th, 2007, Frimley Park Hospital

18

Viki Gabor

Polish singer

*July 10th, 2007, Hamburg

18

Kuzey Tunçelli

Turkish swimmer

*August 30th, 2007, Kocaeli

19

Ana Paula Martínez

Mexican actress

*February 22nd, 2007, Mexico City

18

Park Min-ha

South Korean actress

*July 2nd, 2007, Gunpo

19

Quan Hongchan

Chinese diver (2007-)

*March 28th, 2007, Zhanjiang

19

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Moroccan Royal

*February 28th, 2007, Rabat

19

Stacey Fru

Child Author and Philanthropist

*February 16th, 2007, Johannesburg

18

Melani García

Spanish singer

*June 10th, 2007, L'Eliana

18

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

American child actress

*June 6th, 2007, Santa Monica

19

Cailey Fleming

American actress

*March 25th, 2007, Picayune

18

DJ Switch

Ghanaian disc jockey

*December 12th, 2007, Dadieso

18

Teodora Kostović

Serbian tennis player

*June 28th, 2007, Novi Sad

18

Alina Korneeva

Russian tennis player

*June 23rd, 2007, Moscow

19

Louis Sharp

New Zealand racing driver

*May 11th, 2007, Nottingham

19

Adam Benák

Czech ice hockey player (born 2007)

*April 10th, 2007, Plzeň

19

Raicca Ventura

Skateboarder

*March 8th, 2007, São Caetano do Sul

19

Anna Pezzetta

Italian figure skater

*March 6th, 2007, Bolzano

19

Kiana Blanckert

Australian born Swedish singer

*February 25th, 2007, Perth

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Born on August 26th, 2007
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2007 is a normal year and no leap year.

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