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What happend on 26. August in History
In our data base we found 303 events happened on 26. August:
• 1071: Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. [category: Events]
• 1214: Patriarch Michael IV of Constantinople [category: Deaths]
• 1278: Ottokar II of Bohemia (b. 1233) [category: Deaths]
• 1278: Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. [category: Events]
• 1303: Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh. [category: Events]
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• 1346: Charles II, Count of Alençon (b. 1297) [category: Deaths]
• 1346: John of Bohemia (b. 1296) [category: Deaths]
• 1346: Killed in the Battle of Crécy.. [category: Deaths]
• 1346: Louis I, Count of Flanders (b. 1304) [category: Deaths]
• 1346: Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1349: Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop and scholar (b. 1290) [category: Deaths]
• 1444: Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. [category: Events]
• 1466: A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered. [category: Events]
• 1469: Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) [category: Births]
• 1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà. [category: Events]
• 1540: Magnus, Duke of Holstein (d. 1583) [category: Births]
• 1551: Margaret Leijonhufvud, Swedish wife of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) [category: Deaths]
• 1572: Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) [category: Deaths]
• 1595: António, Prior of Crato, Portuguese king (b. 1531) [category: Deaths]
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• 1666: Frans Hals, Dutch painter (b. 1580) [category: Deaths]
• 1676: Robert Walpole, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745) [category: Births]
• 1694: Elisha Williams, American minister, jurist, and academic (d. 1755) [category: Births]
• 1695: Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer and composer (d. 1791) [category: Births]
• 1714: Edward Fowler, English bishop (b. 1632) [category: Deaths]
• 1723: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist (b. 1632) [category: Deaths]
• 1728: Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss scientist (d. 1777) [category: Births]
• 1736: Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790) [category: Births]
• 1740: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810) [category: Births]
• 1743: Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794) [category: Births]
• 1748: The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [category: Events]
• 1768: Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour. [category: Events]
• 1775: William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851) [category: Births]
• 1778: The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia. [category: Events]
• 1785: George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician (b. 1716) [category: Deaths]
• 1789: Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (d. 1833) [category: Births]
• 1789: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France. [category: Events]
• 1791: John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat. [category: Events]
• 1792: Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan politician, 4th President of Uruguay (d. 1857) [category: Births]
• 1810: Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish navy officer (b. 1753) [category: Deaths]
• 1810: The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution. [category: Events]
• 1813: War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland). [category: Events]
• 1814: Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias. [category: Events]
• 1819: Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861) [category: Births]
• 1821: The University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is officially opened. [category: Events]
• 1826: Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875) [category: Births]
• 1845: Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1850: Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773) [category: Deaths]
• 1854: Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (d. 1932) [category: Births]
• 1862: Herbert Booth, Canadian writer and director (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1864: Anna Ulyanova, Russian revolutionary and stateswoman (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1865: Arthur James Arnot, Australian engineer and inventor (d. 1946) [category: Births]
• 1865: Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (b. 1791) [category: Deaths]
• 1873: Lee De Forest, American inventor, invented the Audion tube (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1874: Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1875: John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, historian, and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1880: Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and critic (d. 1918) [category: Births]
• 1882: James Franck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1883: The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage. [category: Events]
• 1885: Jules Romains, French author (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1889: Ciel Phantomhive, English Earl (b. 1875) [category: Deaths]
• 1890: Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1894: Sparky Adams, American baseball player (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1896: Besse Cooper, American super-centenarian (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1896: Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary and statesman (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1897: Yun Bo-seon, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1898: Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1899: Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1900: Hellmuth Walter, German engineer (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1901: Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1901: Eleanor Dark, Australian novelist (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1901: Hans Kammler, German engineer and SS officer (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1901: Jimmy Rushing, American singer (Oklahoma City Blue Devils) (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1901: Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1904: Christopher Isherwood, English-American author (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1906: Albert Sabin, Polish-American medical researcher, developed the polio vaccine (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1907: Lester Lanin, American bandleader (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1908: Aubrey Schenck, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1908: Bill Hunt, Australian cricketer (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1908: Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian scholar (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1908: Tony Pastor, American actor, singer, and manager (b. 1837) [category: Deaths]
• 1909: Eric Davies, South African cricketer (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1909: Gene Moore, American baseball player (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1909: Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1910: Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1910: William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842) [category: Deaths]
• 1914: Julio Cortázar, Argentine author (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1914: World War I: the British Expeditionary Force fights a rear-guard action at the Battle of Le Cateau that briefly checks the German advance. [category: Events]
• 1914: World War I: the German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days. [category: Events]
• 1920: Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1920: Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai soldier and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand [category: Births]
• 1920: The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote. [category: Events]
• 1921: Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and publisher [category: Births]
• 1921: Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician, recipient of the Israel Prize (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1921: Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848) [category: Deaths]
• 1922: Irving R. Levine, American journalist (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1923: Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist [category: Births]
• 1924: Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1925: Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1925: Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1926: Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1927: B. V. Doshi, Indian architect [category: Births]
• 1928: Naïm Kattan, Iraqi-Canadian novelist and critic [category: Births]
• 1928: Peter Appleyard, English-Canadian vibraphonist and composer [category: Births]
• 1928: Yvette Vickers, American actress (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1930: Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer [category: Births]
• 1930: Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1932: Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player [category: Births]
• 1933: Oscar Marzaroli, Scots-Italian photographer (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1934: Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1935: Geraldine Ferraro, American attorney and politician (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1938: Jet Black, English drummer (The Stranglers) [category: Births]
• 1939: Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli politician (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1940: Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1940: Nik Turner, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Hawkwind, Inner City Unit, and Space Ritual) [category: Births]
• 1940: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor. [category: Events]
• 1941: Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress [category: Births]
• 1941: Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer [category: Births]
• 1941: Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers) (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1941: Jane Merrow, English actress [category: Births]
• 1942: Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English politician [category: Births]
• 1942: Vic Dana, American singer and dancer [category: Births]
• 1942: Holocaust in Chortkiav, western Ukraine: At 2.30 am the German Schutzpolizei starts driving Jews out of their houses, divides them into groups of 120, packs them in freight cars and deports 2000 to Belzec death camp. [category: Events]
• 1944: Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Velvet Underground) [category: Births]
• 1944: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [category: Births]
• 1944: Stephen Greif, English actor [category: Births]
• 1944: Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1944: World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris. [category: Events]
• 1945: Jo Freeman, American scholar [category: Births]
• 1945: Tom Ridge, American politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security [category: Births]
• 1945: Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Chantal Renaud, Canadian singer, actress, and scriptwriter [category: Births]
• 1946: Mark Snow, American composer [category: Births]
• 1946: Valerie Simpson, American singer (Ashford & Simpson) [category: Births]
• 1946: Zhou Ji, Chinese politician [category: Births]
• 1946: Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor [category: Births]
• 1947: Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1949: Leon Redbone, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer [category: Births]
• 1950: Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1951: Edward Witten, American physicist [category: Births]
• 1952: Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1952: Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1952: Will Shortz, American puzzle creator and editor [category: Births]
• 1953: Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1954: Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player [category: Births]
• 1954: Steve Wright, English radio host [category: Births]
• 1956: Brett Cullen, American actor [category: Births]
• 1956: Mark Mangino, American football coach [category: Births]
• 1956: Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1957: Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1957: Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete [category: Births]
• 1958: Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1958: Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (b. 1872) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: Stan Van Gundy, American basketball coach [category: Births]
• 1960: Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (Buckshot LeFonque) [category: Births]
• 1960: Nancy Martinez, Canadian singer [category: Births]
• 1960: Ola Ray, American actress and model [category: Births]
• 1960: Wanda De Jesus, American actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Daniel Lévi, French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist [category: Births]
• 1961: Jeff Parrett, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1962: Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney [category: Births]
• 1963: David Byas, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1963: Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1964: Allegra Huston, English-American writer and editor [category: Births]
• 1965: Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1965: Carolina Arregui, Chilean actress [category: Births]
• 1965: Chris Burke, American actor [category: Births]
• 1965: Jon Hensley, American actor [category: Births]
• 1965: Marcus du Sautoy, English mathematician [category: Births]
• 1966: Avner Ben-Gal, Israeli painter [category: Births]
• 1966: Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player [category: Births]
• 1966: Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (Garbage, Angelfish, and Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie) [category: Births]
• 1966: The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. [category: Events]
• 1967: Michael Gove, Scottish journalist and politician [category: Births]
• 1968: Byron Lawson, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Chris Boardman, English cyclist [category: Births]
• 1968: Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Christopher Douglas American actor [category: Births]
• 1969: Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, American model [category: Births]
• 1970: Brett Schultz, South African cricketer [category: Births]
• 1970: Melissa McCarthy American actress, writer, and producer [category: Births]
• 1970: Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker [category: Births]
• 1970: The then new feminist movement, led by Betty Friedan, leads a nation-wide Women's Strike for Equality. [category: Events]
• 1971: Thalía, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1974: Kelvin Cato, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Meredith Eaton, American actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Charles Lindbergh, American pilot, author, and explorer (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Momar Njie, Gambian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Tyler Connolly, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Theory of a Deadman) [category: Births]
• 1976: Amaia Montero, Spanish singer-songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh) [category: Births]
• 1976: Zemfira, Russian singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1976: Lotte Lehmann, German soprano (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Liam Botham, English rugby player [category: Births]
• 1977: Morris Peterson, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1977: Simone Motta, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer [category: Births]
• 1977: Tran Thu Ha, Vietnamese pop singer [category: Births]
• 1977: The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec [category: Events]
• 1978: Raja Kashif, English singer [category: Births]
• 1978: Charles Boyer, French actor (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Papal conclave, 1978 (August): Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy. [category: Events]
• 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes first German cosmonaut, on board Soyuz 31. [category: Events]
• 1979: Allison Robertson, American guitarist (The Donnas) [category: Births]
• 1979: Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Jamal Lewis, American football player [category: Births]
• 1979: Rubén Arriaza Pazos, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish guitarist and songwriter (maNga) [category: Births]
• 1979: Mika Waltari, Finnish author (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Brendan Harris, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1980: Chris Pine, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Macaulay Culkin, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1980: Rosa Albach-Retty, German actress (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Tex Avery, American animator, cartoonist, voice actor, and director (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, US. [category: Events]
• 1981: Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1981: Jesse Martin, Australian sailor [category: Births]
• 1981: Petey Williams, Canadian wrestler [category: Births]
• 1981: Sebastian Bönig, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Tino Best, Barbadian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1981: Vangelis Moras, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (The Weavers) (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Roger Nash Baldwin, American co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: David Long, New Zealand guitarist and composer (The Mutton Birds) [category: Births]
• 1982: Jayson Nix, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Noah Welch, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Félix Porteiro, Spanish race car driver [category: Births]
• 1983: Mattia Cassani, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Toshiaki Imae, Japanese baseball player [category: Births]
• 1985: Brandon McDonald, American football player [category: Births]
• 1986: Cassie Ventura, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress [category: Births]
• 1986: Colin Kazim-Richards, English-Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Ted Knight, American actor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Riley Steele, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1987: Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: John Goddard, Barbadian-English cricketer (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Danielle Savre, American actress, singer, and dancer [category: Births]
• 1988: Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player [category: Births]
• 1988: Evan Ross, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1988: Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este [category: Births]
• 1988: Tori Black, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1988: Wayne Simmonds, Canadians ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1988: William Petzäll, Swedish politician (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1988: Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Heloise Guerin, French model [category: Births]
• 1989: James Harden, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1989: Irving Stone, American author (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter and actor [category: Births]
• 1990: Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Dylan O'Brien, American actor [category: Births]
• 1991: Tommy Bastow, English actor and singer (FranKo) [category: Births]
• 1992: Hayley Hasselhoff, American actress [category: Births]
• 1992: Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast [category: Births]
• 1992: Bob de Moor, Belgian illustrator and writer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Keke Palmer, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1993: Marko Livaja, Croatian footballer [category: Births]
• 1993: Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Taylor Bright, American singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1995: Abdul-Rahman al-Awlaki, American son of Anwar al-Aulaqi (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1997: Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed. [category: Events]
• 1998: Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade. [category: Events]
• 2000: Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Louis Muhlstock, Canadian painter (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Marita Petersen, Faroese politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1940) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa [category: Events]
• 2003: Emma Rayne Lyle, American actress [category: Births]
• 2003: Jim Wacker, American football coach (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Voivod) (b. 1960) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Robert Denning, American interior designer (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Rainer Barzel, German politician (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Ramon Zamora, Filipino actor (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Dominick Dunne, American journalist (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Raimon Panikkar, Catalan philosopher (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: George Band, English mountaineer (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: John McAleese, Scottish soldier (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Patrick C. Fischer, American computer scientist (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA [category: Events]
• 2012: A. K. Hangal, Indian actor (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Gérard Bitsindou, Congolese politician (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jacques Bensimon, Canadian film executive (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Reginald Bartholomew, American diplomat (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• _: Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Greek Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Alexander of Bergamo (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: David Lewis [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Heroes' Day (Namibia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier de Ages [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Women's Equality Day (United States) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Zephyrinus [category: Holidays and observances]