On this day: August 26
Events
Battle of ManzikertAugust 26, 1071 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle on the MarchfeldAugust 26, 1278 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of CrécyAugust 26, 1346 · Wars & Conflicts- Battle of Bilećacirca August 26, 1388 · Wars & Conflicts
Second Empire of HaitiAugust 26, 1849 – January 15, 1859 · World History
Founding of S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation EnergiaAugust 26, 1946 · Companies
South African Border WarAugust 26, 1966 – March 21, 1990 · Wars & Conflicts
Launch of WorldCatAugust 26, 1971 · Internet
1972 Summer OlympicsAugust 26, 1972 – September 11, 1972 · Sports- Release of LeisureAugust 26, 1991 · Music
Second Chechen WarAugust 26, 1999 – April 16, 2009 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of A Rush of Blood to the HeadAugust 26, 2002 · Music
- Release of Angels with Dirty FacesAugust 26, 2002 · Music
- Release of Waking the FallenAugust 26, 2003 · Music
Launch of The Million Dollar HomepageAugust 26, 2005 · Internet- Release of The CaveAugust 26, 2005 · Film
- Release of I'm with YouAugust 26, 2011 · Music
Release of Tropico 4August 26, 2011 · Gaming- Release of Nothing but the BeatAugust 26, 2011 · Music
Release of The Evil WithinAugust 26, 2014 · Gaming- Release of No EscapeAugust 26, 2015 · Film
- Release of SamaritanAugust 26, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Robert WalpoleAugust 26, 1676 – March 18, 1745 · Politics
Johann Heinrich LambertAugust 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777 · Science
Antoine LavoisierAugust 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794 · Science
Duke Peter of OldenburgAugust 26, 1812 – May 14, 1881 · Music
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaAugust 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861 · Art
Charles RichetAugust 26, 1850 – December 4, 1935 · Science
Émile BoiracAugust 26, 1851 – September 20, 1917 · Culture
Lee de ForestAugust 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961 · Technology
Oleksandr MurashkoAugust 26, 1875 – June 14, 1919 · Art
Giuseppe VitaliAugust 26, 1875 – February 29, 1932 · Science
James FranckAugust 26, 1882 – May 21, 1964 · Science
Hans KammlerAugust 26, 1901 – May 9, 1945 · Culture
Albert B. SabinAugust 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993 · Technology
Mother TeresaAugust 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997 · Politics
Katherine JohnsonAugust 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020 · Science- Richard E. BellmanAugust 26, 1920 – March 19, 1984 · Science
Pyotr TodorovskyAugust 26, 1925 – May 24, 2013 · Film
Balkrishna DoshiAugust 26, 1927 – January 24, 2023 · Culture
Joe EngleAugust 26, 1932 – July 10, 2024 · Space
Benedict AndersonAugust 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015 · Culture
Nina CompanéezAugust 26, 1937 – April 9, 2015 · Film
Barbet SchroederAugust 26, 1941 – present · Film
John E. BlahaAugust 26, 1942 – present · Space
Prince Richard, Duke of GloucesterAugust 26, 1944 – present · Culture
Maureen TuckerAugust 26, 1944 – present · Music- Mark SnowAugust 26, 1946 – July 4, 2025 · Music
Edward WittenAugust 26, 1951 – present · Science
Kathryn P. HireAugust 26, 1959 – present · Space
Branford MarsalisAugust 26, 1960 – present · Music
Tariq RamadanAugust 26, 1962 – present · Culture
Liu HuanAugust 26, 1963 – September 25, 2026 · Music
Marcus du SautoyAugust 26, 1965 – present · Science
Melissa McCarthyAugust 26, 1970 – present · Film
Andy MuschiettiAugust 26, 1973 – present · Film
ZemfiraAugust 26, 1976 – present · Music
Chris PineAugust 26, 1980 – present · Film
Neeru BajwaAugust 26, 1980 – present · Film
Luna MayaAugust 26, 1983 – present · Film
Hugo Duminil-CopinAugust 26, 1985 – present · Science
Tori BlackAugust 26, 1988 – present · Film
Danielle SavreAugust 26, 1988 – present · Film