What are the important events that happened on August 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 26 is the 238th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 127 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 13, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,756,166,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatriacontaoctagon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 175 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,631 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 26 Historical Events
- 1071 –Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert.
- 1303 –Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.
- 1429 –Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris.
- 1466 –A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered.
- 1748 –The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1920 –The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
- 1944 –World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
- 1966 –The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
- 1977 –The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
- 1978 –Sigmund Jähn becomes first German cosmonaut, on board Soyuz 31.
Who were born on August 26?
- 1908 –Bill Hunt, Australian cricketer (d. 1983)
- 1925 –Sangharakshita, Indian religious figure
- 1928 –Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
- 1944 –Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, British prince
- 1947 –Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
- 1979 –Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 –Chris Pine, American actor
- 1980 –Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player
- 1981 –Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
- 1981 –Tino Best, Barbadian West Indies cricketer
Who died on August 26?
- 1346 –Killed in the Battle of Crécy: John of Bohemia (b. 1296)
- 1714 –Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632)
- 1921 –Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian politician (b. 1848)
- 1968 –Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1899)
- 1976 –Lotte Lehmann, German soprano (b. 1888)
- 1987 –John Goddard, West Indian cricketer (b. 1919)
- 1989 –Irving Stone, American author (b. 1903)
- 1998 –Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
- 2006 –Rainer Barzel, German politician (b. 1924)
- 2007 –Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (b. 1935)
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