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August 26 Birthdays in History - August 26 Deaths - August 26 Events
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August 26, 1980 Macaulay Culkin, New York City, actor, Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich August 26, 1979 Jamal Lewis, American Athlete August 26, 1977 Liam Botham, cricketer, son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996 August 26, 1976 Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold August 26, 1975 Shea Seals, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers August 26, 1974 Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons August 26, 1974 Kelvin Cato, NBA center, Portland Trailblazers August 26, 1973 Barret Robbins, NFL center for the Oakland Raiders August 26, 1972 Sherell Ford, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics August 26, 1971 Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions August 26, 1971 Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player 1996 Olympics August 26, 1970 Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler, South African Test August 26, 1970 Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star, 1993 ATP World Doubles August 26, 1969 Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar August 26, 1969 Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center for the New England Patriots August 26, 1969 Nicole Arendt, Somerville, New Jersey, tennis star, 1996 Aust doubles finalist August 26, 1969 Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies August 26, 1968 Courtney Hall, NFL center for the San Diego Chargers August 26, 1968 Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer August 26, 1967 Myron Guyton, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots August 26, 1967 Jeff Tweedy, American Musician August 26, 1966 Shirley Manson, Scottish Musician August 26, 1965 Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome, Corky-Life Goes On August 26, 1965 Jon Hensley, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, actor, Holden Snyder-As the World Turns August 26, 1964 Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders August 26, 1964 Chad Kreuter, Marin County California, catcher, Chicago White Sox August 26, 1964 Dave Boyes, St. Catharines Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics August 26, 1964 Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard 1996 Olympics August 26, 1964 Tom Walsh, American Celebrity August 26, 1963 David Byas, cricketer, left-handed Yorkshire batsman August 26, 1962 Roger Kingdom, U.S. 60m hurdler, world record August 26, 1961 Jeff Parrett, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals August 26, 1961 Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle August 26, 1960 Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show August 26, 1960 Nancy Martinez, rocker August 26, 1960 Ola Ray, born in St. Louis, Missouri, playmate, Jun, 1980, /actress, Thriller August 26, 1959 Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Indian Open August 26, 1959 Joanne Gail Abbott, executive, MTV August 26, 1959 Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, sk: STS 90 August 26, 1957 Alex Trevino, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers August 26, 1954 Michael Chetwood, rocker August 26, 1954 Sarah Lundy, horse trainer August 26, 1954 Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor, Funny Man August 26, 1954 Wally Murphy, rocker August 26, 1954 Pauline Hanson, Australian Politician August 26, 1952 Billy Rush, rocker August 26, 1952 John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Olympics gold 1972 August 26, 1952 Michael Jeter, born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, actor, Fisher King August 26, 1952 Willie Rush, rocker, Asbury Jukes August 26, 1951 Robert G Torricelli, Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- August 26, 1951 Edward Witten, American Mathematician August 26, 1950 Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly August 26, 1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze August 26, 1949 Leon Redbone, American Musician August 26, 1948 Jet Black, rocker, Stranglers-Dreamtime August 26, 1948 Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock August 26, 1947 Candy Moore, Maplewood, New Jersey, actress, Lunch Wagon, Tomboy and Champ August 26, 1946 Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress, Life is Sweet August 26, 1946 Tom Ridge, American Politician August 26, 1945 Melvin Watt, Rep-D-North Carolina August 26, 1945 Thomas J Ridge, Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- August 26, 1945 Mel Watt, American Politician August 26, 1944 Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress, Fool's Hat August 26, 1944 Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester August 26, 1943 Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold August 26, 1942 John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut, STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81 August 26, 1942 Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts August 26, 1941 Barbet Schroeder, director, Barfly, Single White Female, More August 26, 1941 Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple August 26, 1941 Barbara Ehrenreich, American Writer August 26, 1940 Fred Milano, rocker August 26, 1938 Francine York, Aurora, Minnesota, actress, Slattery's People August 26, 1938 Maurice Williams, rocker August 26, 1937 Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach, Boston Celtic August 26, 1936 Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate, Jul 1959, /actress, Attack of 50' Woman August 26, 1935 Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet, Long Live Joop Massaker August 26, 1935 Geraldine Ferraro, Rep-D-NY, 1st female Democratic VP candidate, 1984 August 26, 1934 Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist August 26, 1932 Joe H Engle, Abilene, Kansas, Brig Gen USAF/astro, STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I August 26, 1931 Dane Skerl, composer August 26, 1931 Gordon Greig, journalist August 26, 1931 Guy Vander Jagt, Rep-R-MI, 1966- August 26, 1930 Joe Solomon, cricketer, WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt vs. Aust August 26, 1927 Francois Leydet, sierra club, Last Redwoods August 26, 1927 Sam Massell, Mayor-Atlanta August 26, 1922 Lazar Nikolov, composer August 26, 1921 Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive, Washington Post August 26, 1921 David Begelman, film producer August 26, 1921 William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor, Fisher King, Waterworld August 26, 1919 Ronny Graham, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Bob Crane Show, Chico and the Man August 26, 1918 Louis W. "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor, Residence Orchestra August 26, 1917 Jan Clayton, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Ellen Miller-Lassie August 26, 1917 William French Smith, Attorney General, 1981-85 August 26, 1916 Allan Leslie Merson, historian August 26, 1915 Gre [Gerarda D] Brouwenstijn, Dutch singer August 26, 1915 Humphrey Searle, England, writer, 20th Century counterpoint August 26, 1915 Jim Davis, born in Edgerton, Missouri, actor, Jack Ewing-Dallas August 26, 1915 William Bardwell, composer August 26, 1914 Julio Cortazar, Argentina, writer, We Love Glenda So Much August 26, 1913 Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier August 26, 1913 Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist August 26, 1913 Tschakowski, writer August 26, 1911 Lester Lanin, orchestra leader, 40 Beatle Hits August 26, 1909 Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler, 5 Tests for South Africa 1935-39 August 26, 1909 Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81 August 26, 1908 Bill Hunt, cricketer, NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933 August 26, 1906 Albert B Sabin, Russia, U.S. microbiologist, oral polio vaccine August 26, 1904 Christopher W. Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer, Goodbye to Berlin August 26, 1904 Christopher Isherwood, American Author August 26, 1903 Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer August 26, 1901 Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff August 26, 1901 Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier, KVP, 1959-63 August 26, 1901 Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer, Fiat August 26, 1901 Maxwell D. Taylor, Soldier August 26, 1899 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter August 26, 1898 Peggy Guggenheim, art patron and collector August 26, 1896 Richard Hammond, composer August 26, 1895 Earl Long, American Politician August 26, 1891 Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author August 26, 1891 Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright, Races August 26, 1890 Tommy Andrews, cricketer, NSW and Aussie player of the 1920's August 26, 1887 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer August 26, 1885 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet, Men of Good Will August 26, 1884 Earl Biggers, author, "Charlie Chan" detective series August 26, 1882 James Franck, German naturalist, Nobel 1925 August 26, 1882 Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian, Netherlands Archives August 26, 1880 Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic, Alcoola August 26, 1875 John Buchan, Scotland, Governor-General of Canada/writer, Battle of Somme August 26, 1873 Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor, Audion vacuum, radio, tube August 26, 1870 Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author, Pojedinok August 26, 1850 Charles Richet, French physiologist, anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913 August 26, 1843 George August Lumbye, composer August 26, 1842 Heinrich I Quincke, German internist, Lumbaalpunctie August 26, 1838 John Wilkes Booth, actor/assassin, President Lincoln August 26, 1835 Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General Confederate Army August 26, 1833 Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 26, 1828 Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer August 26, 1825 Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian August 26, 1823 Wilhelm Troszel, composer August 26, 1820 James Harlan, Rep-Iowa, /U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1865-66 August 26, 1819 Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria August 26, 1813 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter, Battle of Guilder Tracks August 26, 1811 Danville Leadbetter, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1866 August 26, 1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist August 26, 1749 Johann Ernst Rembt, composer August 26, 1745 Francois Guichard, composer August 26, 1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry, Oxygen August 26, 1743 Antoine Lavoisier, French Scientist August 26, 1740 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut, ballooning August 26, 1728 Johann Lambert, Switzerland, mathematician, proved ã is irrational August 26, 1726 Karl Kohaut, composer August 26, 1687 Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer, Joseph August 26, 1676 Robert Walpole, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1721-42 August 26, 1627 Thomas Bullis, composer August 26, 1596 Frederik V, king of Bohemia, White Mountain |