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August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 25 2003 - August 2003 - August 27 2003 ---- War on Terrorism: President Bush, speaking to American August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 127 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 55 BC - Julius Caesar invades Britain. Year 55 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Marcus Licinius Crassus and In Britain and Ireland the Iron Age lasted from about the 7th century BC until the Roman conquest and until the 5th century in non- Romanised
• 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. The Battle of Manzikert, or Malazgirt, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq forces led by Alp Arslan on August 26 1071 near Manzikert The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in The Byzantine army was the primary military body of the Byzantine armed forces serving alongside the Byzantine navy. Malazgirt (also Malâzgird; Մանզիկերտ Manzikert) is a town in Muş Province in eastern Turkey, with a population of 23697 (year 2000
• 1278 - Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in Moravia. Ladislaus IV the Cuman (IV (Kun László Ladislav III Ladislav IV (August 1262 &ndash July 10 1290 Kőrösszeg, Hungary) also known as László IV Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg ( German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 &ndash Ottokar II (Přemysl II Otakar c 1230 &ndash August 26, 1278) called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278 Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the The Battle on the Marchfeld ( Morava Field) at Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen took place on August 26, 1278 and was a decisive event Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands.
• 1303 - Ala ud din Khilji won Chittor. Ala-ud-din Khilji ( Pashto / Arabic: علاء الدين الخلجي) (real name Juna Khan) (b WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Chittorgarh (also Chittor, Chittaur, or Chittaurgarh) is an ancient town in
• 1346 - Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior To see other senses of this word see Longbow (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A crossbow is a Weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles often called bolts Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages.
• 1466 - A conjure against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered. Piero de' Medici (the Gouty, Italian Piero "il Gottoso" (1416 &ndash December 2 1469 was the de facto ruler of Luca Pitti (1398 &ndash 1472 was a Florentine Banker during the period of the republic presided over by Cosimo de' Medici.
• 1498 - Michelangelo commissioned to carve the Pietà. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all This article is about the earliest and best-known Pietà by Michelangelo
• 1748 - The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Founding Germans had been arriving in North America since the mid-seventeeth century and they were particularly attracted to William Penn 's promise of religious freedom Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• 1768 - HM Bark Endeavour expedition under Captain James Cook sets sail from England. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Construction The Endeavour was originally a merchant collier named Earl of Pembroke, launched in June 1764 from the coal and whaling port of Whitby in Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and
• 1778 - The first ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain of Slovenia. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Triglav (Monte Tricorno is the highest Mountain in Slovenia (and formerly in all of Yugoslavia and the Illyrian Provinces) and the Julian Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
• 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by Constituent Assembly at Palace of Versailles. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting and in some cases adopting a Constitution. The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region
• 1818 - The first Illinois Constitution was signed in Kaskaskia. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Constitution of the State of Illinois is the governing document of the state of Illinois. The Kaskaskia were one of the several Cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation.
• 1839 - The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common La Amistad ( Spanish: "Friendship" was a 19th-century two- masted Schooner built in the United States but owned by a Spaniard Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
• 1858 - First news dispatch by telegraph. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
• 1862 - American Civil War: The Second Battle of Bull Run begins. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background and opposing forces See also Northern Virginia Campaign See also [[Second Bull Run Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]]
• 1883 - Eruption of Mount Krakatoa. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Krakatoa ( Indonesian: Krakatau) also spelled Krakatao or Krakatowa, is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait
• 1914 - World War I: Germans defeat Russians in Battle of Tannenberg, a decisive engagement which resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Battle of Tannenberg was a decisive engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of World War I, fought by the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1914 - World War I: The British Expeditionary Force briefly checks the German advance at Le Cateau. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern France, in the Nord département.
• 1914 - World War I: The German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Togoland was a German Protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 1920 - 19th amendment to U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Nineteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each of the states and the federal government from The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States.
• 1922 - Turkish Army started the last attack on Greeks in the Turkish War of Independence. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Turkish Army ( Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed
• 1924 - (August 13 Old Style) Catastrophe of Smyrna, known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks, occurs. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor in systematic ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing is a Euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment expulsion or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity One of the first cases of ethic cleansing in the 20th Century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• 1939 - The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn, New York. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
• 1940 - Chad is the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. "Eboue" redirects here for the Arsenal FC player see Emmanuel Eboue. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government
• 1942 - Holocaust in Chortkiv, western Ukraine: At 2. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Chortkiv (Чортків Czortków is a City in the Ternopil oblast ( province) in western Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 30 am the German Schutzpolizei starts driving Jews out of houses, splits in groups of 120, packs them in freight cars and deports 2000 Jews to Belzec death camp. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Schutzpolizei ( Schupo) is a branch of the Landespolizei, the state police of Germany PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Belzec (Bełżec approximate Polish pronunciation bew-zhets) was the first of the Nazi German Extermination camps created for implementing 500 of sick and children murdered on the spot.
• 1944 - World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1957 - The USSR announces the successful test of an ICBM - a "super long distance intercontinental multistage ballistic rocket . Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 . . a few days ago," according to the Soviet news agency, ITAR-TASS. The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (Информационное телеграфное агентство России Informatsionnoye telegrafnoye agentstvo Rossii
• 1968 - The Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago Convention redirects here for the Convention on International Civil Aviation for the event also referred to by this name Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, Germany. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1976 - Raymond Barre becomes Prime Minister of France. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (12 April 1924 25 August 2007 was a French Centre-right Politician and Economist. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1977 - Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
• 1978 - Papal conclave, 1978 (August): Pope John Paul I is elevated to the Papacy. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Charter of the French Language ( La charte de la langue française, in French) also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101, The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Proceedings The conclave was held from August 25 to August 26, at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Pope John Paul I ( Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP I, Italian: Giovanni Paolo I) born Albino Luciani, ( October 17 1912 History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
• 1978 - Sigmund Jähn becomes first German cosmonaut on board of the Soyuz 31 spacecraft. Dr Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born February 13, 1937) was the first German Cosmonaut. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Crew Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission
• 1980 - John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) John Birges Sr (1922-1996 was a Hungarian immigrant from Clovis California who was convicted of planting a 1200 pound Bomb on August 26, On August 26, 1980, three men planted a Bomb containing 1200 pounds of Dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline Nevada. Stateline is a Census-designated place (CDP on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.
• 1983 - Flooding destroys most of the old town of Bilbao, Spain. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Las Siete Calles or El Casco Viejo in Spanish or Zazpikaleak or Alde Zarra in Basque are different names for the medieval neighbourhood Bilbao, (also Bilbo) in the North of Spain, is the largest city in the Basque Country and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1987 - President Ronald Wilson Reagan proclaims September 11, 1987 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Many countries' public telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the
• 1988 - Merhan Karimi Nasseri arrives at Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mehran Karimi Nasseri (مهران کریمی ناصری kʲæriːˈmiː nɔːseˈriː}} (born 1942 also known as Sir Alfred Mehran (including the comma is an Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French in the Paris area is
• 1996 - Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in US welfare policy
• 1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( PRWORA,) is a United States federal law considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Beni-Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 1999 - Michael Johnson breaks the 400 metres world record with a time of 43. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13 1967 in 400 m is a common Track running event It is the longest common sprint distance 18 seconds.
• 2002 - Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD or Earth Summit 2002 took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa.
• 2003 - Columbia Accident Investigation Board releases its final reports on Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB was convened by NASA to investigate the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' upon atmospheric The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas

Births

• 1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples ( 26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496) sometimes known as Ferrandino, was King 1496)
• 1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
• 1676 - Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1745)
• 1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Reverend Elisha Williams ( 26 August 1694 - 22 October 1755) was a Congregational minister legislator jurist and rector of 1755)
• 1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Heinrich Lambert ( August 26, 1728 &ndash September 25 1777) was a Swiss Mathematician, Physicist and 1777)
• 1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle ( August 26, 1736 &ndash July 3, 1790) was a French mineralogist considered one of the creators 1790)
• 1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, French inventor (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 1810)
• 1743 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1794)
• 1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Joseph Behr ( August 26, 1775 - August 1, 1851) German publicist and writer was born at Salzheim. 1851)
• 1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field-Marshal Abbas Mirza (عباس میرزا in Persian) ( August 26 1789 - October 25, 1833) was a Qajar 1833)
• 1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Manuel Oribe ( 26 August 1792 - 12 November 1857) was a Uruguayan Political figure. 1857)
• 1826 - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria ( 26 August, 1826 - 21 September, 1875) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach who devoted her 1875)
• 1845 - Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mary Ann Nichols (née Walker 26 August 1845 - 31 August 1888 was a victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer named Jack the Ripper who killed and mutilated several Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London 1888)
• 1850 - Charles Robert Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Charles Robert Richet ( August 25, 1850 &ndash December 4, 1935) was a French Physiologist who initially investigated a The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1935)
• 1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Herbert Booth ( August 26, 1862 – September 25, 1926) was the third son of William and Catherine Booth. William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. 1926)
• 1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American Inventor with over 300 patents to his credit 1961)
• 1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zona Gale ( August 26 1874 – December 27 1938) was an American writer 1938)
• 1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 1940)
• 1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Guillaume Apollinaire (in French ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ ( August 26, 1880 &ndash November 9, 1918) was a French Poet 1918)
• 1882 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Franck ( August 26, 1882 &ndash May 21, 1964) was a German -born Physicist and Nobel laureate from The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1964)
• 1885 - Jules Romains, French author (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule ( August 26, 1885 - August 14, 1972) was a French poet and writer and the 1972)
• 1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Earl John "Sparky" Adams ( August 26, 1894 – February 24, 1989) was a professional Major League Baseball player who 1989)
• 1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ivan Mihailov Gavrilov (Иван Михайлов Иван Михајлов ( August 26, 1896, Novo Selo, present-day Republic of Macedonia 1990)
• 1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Yun Bo-seon ( August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was the President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces 1990)
• 1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peggy Guggenheim ( August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American Art collector 1979)
• 1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rufino Tamayo ( August 25, 1899 &ndash June 24, 1991) was a Zapotecan Indian 1991)
• 1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Hellmuth Walter ( 26 August 1900 in Wedel near Hamburg – 16 December 1980 in Upper Montclair New Jersey) was 1980)
• 1901 - Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting General Maxwell Davenport Taylor ( August 26, 1901 &ndash April 19, 1987) was an American Soldier and Diplomat 1987)
• 1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi ( August 26, 1901 - June 6 1972)
• 1904 - Christopher Isherwood, English-born writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Christopher Isherwood ( August 26, 1904 &ndash January 4, 1986) was an Anglo-American Novelist. 1986)
• 1906 - Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26 1906 – March 3 1993 was an American medical researcher best-known for having developed an oral Polio vaccine. 1993)
• 1908 - W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Walter Bruno Henning ( August 26, 1908 &mdash January 8, 1967) was a scholar of Middle Iranian languages and literature especially 1967)
• 1908 - Aubrey Schenck, film producer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aubrey Schenck ( August 26, 1908 - April 14, 1999) was a film producer from the 1940s through the 1970s 1999)
• 1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Marlin "Jim" Davis ( August 26 1909 – April 26 1981) was an American actor best known for his role as Jock Ewing 1981)
• 1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 for others with this name see Gene Moore Eugene (Gene Moore Jr 1978)
• 1910 - Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1997)
• 1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Julio Cortázar, born Jules Florencio Cortázar ( August 26, 1914 &ndash February 12, 1984) was an Argentine Author 1984)
• 1920 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Brant Parker ( August 26 1920 &ndash April 15 2007) was an American Cartoonist. 2007)
• 1921 - Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist
• 1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist
• 1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist
• 1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (born August 26, 1921) is the vice president of The Washington Post. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Irving R Levine ( August 26, 1922 -) was born in Pawtucket Rhode Island and is a former Journalist for NBC. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Raymond (Alex Kellner ( August 26, 1924 - May 3, 1996) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 1996)
• 1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Hirshleifer ( August 26, 1925 &ndash July 26, 2005) was an American Economist and long-time professor at the 2005)
• 1925 - Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Peyrefitte ( Najac, August 26, 1925 &ndash November 27, 1999 in Paris) was a French scholar and politician 1999)
• 1927 - B. V. Doshi, Indian architect
• 1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
• 1928 - Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist
• 1934 - Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and commentator
• 1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (b 26 August 1927 in Pune, India) is an Indian Architect. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Appleyard (born August 26 1928) is a Canadian Jazz vibraphonist. Naïm Kattan (born August 26, 1928) is a Canadian novelist essayist and critic Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas William Heinsohn (born August 26 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former professional basketball player known for his time as a player on the Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geraldine Anne Ferraro (born August 26 1935) is an attorney and a Democratic politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives S. Vice Presidential candidate
• 1936 - Yvette Vickers, American actress
• 1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor
• 1941 - Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director
• 1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress
• 1941 - Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers) (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yvette Vickers (born August 26 1936 in Kansas City Missouri) was a blond-haired blue-eyed American Actress, Pin-up model and singer Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald LaFontaine ( August 26, 1940 &ndash September 1, 2008) was an American voiceover artist famous for recording Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbet Schroeder (born August 26, 1941) is a French movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s is a Japanese actress best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl, Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice Chris Curtis ( August 26 1941 &ndash February 28 2005) was an English Drummer and Singer with the 1960s The Searchers are a British rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Swinging 2005)
• 1942 - Vic Dana, American singer
• 1942 - Dennis Turner, British politician
• 1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
• 1944 - Stephen Greif, English actor
• 1944 - Maureen Tucker, American musician (The Velvet Underground)
• 1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• 1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer
• 1946 - Mark Snow, American composer
• 1946 - Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China
• 1946 - Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress
• 1947 - Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
• 1950 - Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vic Dana (born 26 August 1942, Buffalo, New York) is an American Dancer and Singer. Dennis Turner Baron Bilston (born 26 August 1942) is a Labour and Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom and was a Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George born 26 August 1944 is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest grandchild of King George Stephen Greif (born 26 August 1948) is an English Actor. TV appearances include He Kills Coppers, Holby City Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944, in Levittown New York) is a musician best known for having been the Drummer for the This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983&ndash1995 The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman on 26 August 1946 in New York City) is a prolific Composer for Film and Television Career 1970 Graduated Tsinghua University, Precision Instruments Department Chantal Renaud (born 26 August 1946) is a Quebecois script writer and a past Yé-yé singer and actress Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emiliano Díez (born August 26, 1947) is a Cuban Film and Television Actor. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Hendrickson ( August 26, 1950 – July 3, 2006) was an American Actor known for playing Harold "Hal" 2006)
• 1952 - Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1952 - Michael Jeter, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryon Donald Baltimore (born August 26, 1952 in Whitehorse Yukon, Canada) is a former NHL and WHA player Michael Jeter ( August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an American Actor of film stage and screen 2003)
• 1952 - Will Shortz, American crossword editor
• 1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer
• 1954 - Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
• 1956 - Mark Mangino, American football coach
• 1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer
• 1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete
• 1960 - Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader
• 1960 - Nancy Martinez, Canadian-born singer
• 1961 - Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
• 1962 - Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney
• 1965 - Chris Burke, American actor
• 1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Will Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pat Sharkey (born 26 August, 1953 in Omagh) is a former Northern Irish international footballer. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Efren Reyes (born August 26, 1954) is a Filipino professional pool player from Angeles City and a 2-time world champion Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Thomas Mangino (born in New Castle Pennsylvania) is the Head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks College football team which he has coached Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dr Alban (born Alban Nwapa, August 26 1957 Enugu, Nigeria) is a Stockholm, Sweden -based Musician and producer Rick Hansen, CC, OBC, LLD (honoris causa, DLitt (honoris causa (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Branford Marsalis ( August 26, 1960, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American Saxophonist, Composer and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Dale Parrett (born August 26, 1961 in Indianapolis Indiana) was a pitcher for the Montreal Expos (1986-88 Philadelphia Phillies Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Mionske (born August 26, 1962) is a two time US Olympic Racing cyclist (1988 and 1992 and U Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Chris Burke (born August 26, 1965, in Point Lookout New York) is an American Actor with Downs Syndrome, best known for Bobby Duncum Jr ( August 26, 1965 - January 24, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, who was best known for 2000)
• 1965 - Jon Hensley, American actor
• 1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
• 1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer
• 1967 - Kelly Madison, porn star
• 1970 - Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete
• 1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer
• 1975 - Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player
• 1976 - Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
• 1976 - Zemfira, Russian singer
• 1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyuu
• 1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player
• 1978 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani Singer
• 1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player
• 1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1979 - Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer
• 1980 - Macaulay Culkin, American actor
• 1980 - Brendan Harris, American baseball player
• 1980 - Chris Pine, American actor
• 1981 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman
• 1981 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1983 - Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver
• 1986 - Cassie Ventura, American singer
• 1988 - Danielle Savre, American actress
• 1988 - Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
• 1988 - Evan Ross, American actor
• 1990 - Lil' Chris, British singer
• 1993 - Keke Palmer, American actress

Deaths

• 1278 - King Otakar II of Bohemia
• 1346 - Killed in the Battle of Crécy:
  • Charles II of Alençon (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. For the similarly-named actor who plays Matt McNamara on the show Nip/Tuck, see John Hensley. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jacques Brinkman (born August 26, 1966 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch Field hockey player who twice won the golden medal with Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966 is a Scottish Musician, Actress, and the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Kelly Madison (born August 26 1967 in Newport Beach, California, U Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova (Олимпиада Владимировна Иванова born August 26, 1970 in Munsjuty, Chuvashia Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda de Mottola (born 26 August, 1971 in Mexico City, Mexico) commonly known as Thalía, is a Mexican singer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan Paul Ensberg (born August 26, 1975 in Hermosa Beach California) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976 in Irun, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish singer La Oreja de Van Gogh ( English: Van Gogh 's Ear) is a Latin Grammy winning Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova (Земфира Талгатовна Рамазанова born 26 August 1976 in Ufa) is the leader and lead Vocalist Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays is a prolific Japanese Seiyū and Singer, born on August 26 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Morris Peterson Jr (born August 26 1977 in Flint Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Raja Kashif (born 26 August 1978) is a UK based Pakistani singer Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American football Running back for the Cleveland Browns Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano (born August 26, 1979 in Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian football Rubén Arriaza Pazos usually known as Rubén Pazos (born 26 August 1979 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a Spanish Football (soccer Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor and writer Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980 in Albany New York) is a Major League Baseball Infielder who currently plays for Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jesse Martin (born August 26, 1981, Munich, Germany) was educated at Wesley College Melbourne is an Australian Sailor A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1981 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional wrestler Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Félix Porteiro (born August 26, 1983 in Castellón) is a Spanish racing car driver Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Cassandra Ventura (born August 26 1986 known by her stage name Cassie, is an American fashion model, R&B and pop Singer Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Danielle Kathleen Savre (born August 26 1988 is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium Archduchess of Austria-Este ( Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard, born August 26, 1988) Princess Imperial Evan Olav Ross (born Evan Olav Næss on August 26 1988 is an American Actor and the son of American music entertainer Diana Ross and Norwegian Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Christopher James Hardman, (born August 26 1990, Lowestoft, England) more commonly known by his stage name Lil' Chris, is an Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Lauren Keyana Palmer (born August 26 1993 in Harvey Illinois) is an American SAG Award -nominated NAACP Image Award -winning Actress Ottokar II (Přemysl II Otakar c 1230 &ndash August 26, 1278) called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278 Charles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous (1297 &ndash August 26, 1346) was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret 1297)
  • Louis I of Flanders (b. Louis I (1304 &ndash August 26, 1346, ruled 1322&ndash1346 was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. 1304)
  • John I, Count of Luxemburg (b. John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg 1296)
  • Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. Rudolph (1320 &ndash August 26, 1346 in the Battle of Crécy) called the Valiant ( le Vaillant) was the Duke of Lorraine 1320)
• 1349 - Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1551 - Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. Thomas Bradwardine (c 1290 &ndash 26 August 1349 often called "the Profound Doctor" was an English scholar and courtier and very briefly Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Margareta Leijonhufvud ( January 1, 1516 - August 26, 1551) was a Swedish Queen consort the consort of King Gustav I and the Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1516)
• 1572 - Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. Petrus Ramus, or Pierre de la Ramée (1515 &ndash August 26, 1572) French humanist, Logician, and educational reformer 1515)
• 1595 - Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. António Prior of Crato (ɐ̃ˈtɔniu Lisbon, 1531 – Paris, August 26, 1595; sometimes rarely called The Determined, The 1531)
• 1666 - Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. Frans Hals (c 1580– August 26, 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. circa 1580)
• 1714 - Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Fowler ( 1632 - August 26, 1714) was an English churchman Bishop of Gloucester from 1691 until his death 1632)
• 1723 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch scientist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (October 24 1632 &ndash August 30 1723 was a Dutch tradesman and Scientist from Delft, the Netherlands 1632)
• 1785 - George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Germain 1st Viscount Sackville PC ( 26 January 1716 &ndash 26 August 1785) also known previously first as Lord George 1716)
• 1850 - Louis-Philippe of France (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the 1773)
• 1865 - Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Franz Encke ( 23 September 1791 – 26 August 1865) was a German Astronomer, born in Hamburg. 1791)
• 1908 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For Tony Pastor the saxophonist and bandleader see Tony Pastor (bandleader. 1837)
• 1910 - William James, American psychologist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For other people named William James see William James (disambiguation William James (January 11 1842 – August 26 1910 was a pioneering 1842)
• 1915 - John Bunny American comedian (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Bunny (born September 21, 1863 in New York City, United States; died April 26, 1915 in Brooklyn New York 1863)
• 1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American 1883)
• 1944 - Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam von Trott zu Solz ( August 9, 1909 – August 26, 1944) was a German Lawyer and Diplomat who opposed 1909)
• 1945 - Franz Werfel, Austrian writer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Franz Werfel ( September 10, 1890 &ndash August 26, 1945) was an Austrian - Bohemian Novelist Playwright 1890)
• 1946 - Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanie MacPherson ( May 18, 1887 in Boston Massachusetts - August 26, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a 1887)
• 1956 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Wagenknecht ( 15 August 1881 in Germany - 26 August 1956 in Illinois) was an American Communist 1881)
• 1958 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph (reɪf Vaughan Williams OM (12 October 1872 &ndash 26 August 1958 was an English Composer of symphonies, Chamber music 1872)
• 1968 - Kay Francis, American actress (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kay Francis (January 13 &ndashAugust 26) was an American stage and film actress 1899)
• 1974 - Charles Lindbergh, American aviator (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1902)
• 1976 - Lotte Lehmann, German soprano (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lotte Lehmann ( February 27, 1888 &ndash August 26, 1976) was a German Soprano 1888)
• 1978 - Charles Boyer, French actor (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood 1899)
• 1978 - José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common José Manuel Moreno ( August 3, 1916 — August 26, 1978) nicknamed " El Charro " was an Argentine 1916)
• 1979 - Mika Waltari, Finnish author (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mika Toimi Waltari ( ( September 19, 1908 – August 26, 1979) was a Finnish Historical novelist, best known for his 1908)
• 1980 - Rosa Albach-Retty, German actress (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rosa Albach-Retty ( December 26, 1874 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an Austrian movie and stage actress 1874)
• 1980 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American 1908)
• 1981 - Roger Nash Baldwin, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Roger Nash Baldwin ( January 21 1884 &ndash August 26 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU. 1884)
• 1981 - Lee Elhardt Hays, American folksinger (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lee Hays ( March 14, 1914 - August 26, 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter best known for singing bass with The 1914)
• 1986 - Ted Knight, American actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ted Knight ( December 7, 1923 &ndash August 26, 1986) was an American Actor best known for playing the comedic role of 1923)
• 1987 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Georg Wittig ( June 16, 1897 &ndash August 26 1987) was a German Chemist who reported a method for synthesis of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1897)
• 1988 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born in Coimbra on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 in Rio Maior) was a very popular 1957)
• 1989 - Irving Stone, American author (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Irving Stone ( July 14 1903 San Francisco California – August 26 1989) was an American Writer known for his 1903)
• 1990 - Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Minoru Honda (本田実 ( February 26, 1913 &ndash August 26 1990) was a Japanese Astronomer. 1913)
• 1992 - Arthur Leigh Allen, American suspected murderer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Leigh Allen ( December 18, 1933 – August 26, 1992) was the prime suspect in the Zodiac murders 1933)
• 1992 - Bob de Moor, Belgian comics artist (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob de Moor is the Pen name of Robert Frans Marie De Moor ( Antwerp, December 20, 1925 - Brussels, August 26, 1925)
• 1998 - Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Frederick Reines ( March 16 1918 – August 26 1998) was an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1918)
• 2000 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Akbar Adibi ( Persian: fa اکبر ادیبی Akbar Adībī) (1939 - 2000 was an Iranian electronic engineer VLSI researcher and university engineering professor 1939)
• 2001 - Louis Muhlstock, Canadian painter (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Louis Muhlstock ( April 23, 1904 &ndash August 26, 2001) was a Canadian painter best known for his depictions of the Great Depression 1904)
• 2003 - Jim Wacker, American football coach (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Wacker ( April 28, 1937 - August 26, 2003) was an American football college head coach who was known for his enthusiasm and integrity 1937)
• 2004 - Laura Branigan, American singer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry 1957)
• 2005 - Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist (Voivod) (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis "Piggy" D'Amour ( September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the Guitarist for the Canadian heavy Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. 1960)
• 2005 - Robert Denning, American interior designer (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Denning ( March 13, 1927 &ndash August 26, 2005) was an American Interior designer whose lush interpretations of French 1927)
• 2006 - Rainer Barzel, German politician (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rainer Candidus Barzel ( June 20 1924 &ndash August 26 2006) was a German Politician of the CDU. 1924)
• 2006 - Clyde Walcott, Barbadian West Indies cricketer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott, KA, GCM, ( 17 January, 1926 - 26 August 2006) was a West Indian Cricketer The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing 1926)
• 2007 - Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger politician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Gaston Egmond Thorn ( September 3 1928 &ndash August 26 2007) was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions 1928)
• 2007 - Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ramon Zamora ( June 27, 1935 — August 26, 2007) was a Filipino film actor best known for his leading roles in local Martial 1935)

Holidays and observances

• Namibia - Namibia Day or Heroes' Day. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries
• Philippines - National Heroes' Day. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries
• Zanzibar - Sultan's Birthday. Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the
• United States - Women's Equality Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Adrian of Nicomedia
• Saint Alexander of Bergamo
• Saint David Lewis
• Saint Ninian
• Saint Zephyrinus
• Transverberation of Saint Teresa of Ávila

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Adrian or Hadrian of Nicomedia was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. Saint Alexander of Bergamo (died c 303 is the Patron saint of Bergamo. St David Lewis (1616– 27 August, 1679) is remembered as one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Traditional story Ninian is first mentioned by Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People (book III chapter 4 Religious ecstasy is an Altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and expanded interior mental and spiritual awareness which is frequently For other saints with similar names please see Saint Teresa. Saint Teresa of Ávila, known in religion as Saint Teresa of Jesus and

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