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August 26

From 1346 to 2015, August 26 gathers 669 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♍ZodiacVirgo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Virgo is the sign for August 26 — read more on the Virgo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 26?

August 26 is the 238th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1346 and 2015. Famous people born on August 26 include Katherine Johnson, Karen Spärck Jones and Chris Pine.

Released on August 26

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening

2024

  • Game Halls of Torment

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1346

    Hundred Years' War

  2. 1748

    Lutheranism

  3. 1778

    Triglav

  4. 1883

    1883 eruption of Krakatoa

  5. 1914

    World War I

  6. 1940

    World War II

  7. 1944

    Charles de Gaulle

  8. 1980

    Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing

  9. 2011

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner

  10. 2015

    Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 26

Katherine Johnson

b. 1918

Karen Spärck Jones

b. 1935

Chris Pine

b. 1980

Mother Teresa

b. 1910

Antoine Lavoisier

b. 1743

James Franck

b. 1882

Frederick V of the Palatinate

b. 1596

Wolfgang Sawallisch

b. 1923

Deaths

  • 1974Charles Lindbergh
  • 1921Matthias Erzberger
  • 1865Johann Franz Encke
  • 1850Louis Philippe I
  • 1723Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alexander of Bergamo (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá
  • —Christian feast day: Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed John Paul I
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Lavrentia Herasymiv
  • —Christian feast day: Mariam Baouardy (Melkite Greek Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Melchizedek
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Częstochowa

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