Born on August 26
August 26 birthdays & history
If you were born on August 26, you share a birthday with Mother Teresa, Antoine Lavoisier and Chris Pine. August 26 babies are Virgo, with peridot as their birthstone and the gladiolus as their birth flower. August 26 is the 239th day of the year in leap years (238th in other years).
Famous people born on August 26
- 1910Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate
- 1743Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist
- 1980Chris Pine, American actor
- 1880Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic
- 1914Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator
- 1882James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1918Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician
- 1980Macaulay Culkin, American actor
- 1970Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
- 1971Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress
What happened on August 26
- 1542A year and a half after leaving Guayaquil on the Pacific coast, Francisco de Orellana finishes his overland journey across South America and reaches the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
- 1778The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- 1789French Revolution: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, defining a set of individual and collective rights of the people, was approved by the National Constituent Assembly.
- 1826Quincy Market in Boston, Massachusetts, opened as a replacement for an overcrowded market in Faneuil Hall.
- 1849President Faustin Soulouque of the First Republic of Haiti has the Senate and Chamber of Deputies proclaim him the Emperor of Haiti, abolishing the Republic and inaugurating the Second Empire of Haiti.
- 1863The Swedish-language liberal newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposes the current blue-and-white cross flag as the flag of Finland.
- 1920The 19th amendment to United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, is certified.
- 1955Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and international film awards.
- 1968The Beatles released "Hey Jude", which became the then-longest single to top the UK charts.
- 1972The Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, West Germany.
- 1978A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI.
- 2011The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
Also observed on August 26
- Heroes' Day (Namibia)
- International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).
- Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)
- Women's Equality Day (United States)
Questions, answered
What star sign is August 26?
People born on August 26 are Virgo. Their birthstone is peridot and their birth flower is the gladiolus.
Which famous people were born on August 26?
Mother Teresa (1910), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Chris Pine (1980), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Julio Cortázar (1914), James Franck (1882) were all born on August 26.
What happened on August 26 in history?
Among other things: in 1972, The Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, West Germany; in 1978, A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI; in 2011, The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
Can I get a newspaper front page from August 26?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any August 26 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “August 26”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.