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August 26: Day of the Week
August 26, 2024 is the 239th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 127 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 26 Historical Event(s)
1498
Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.
1748
The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1778
The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
1791
John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
1818
Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union of the United States.
1883
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
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.
1957
The USSR announces the successful test of an ICBM – a “super long distance intercontinental multistage ballistic rocket . . . a few days ago,” according to the Soviet news agency, ITAR-TASS.
1966
The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
1978
Papal conclave, 1978 (August): Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.
Who were born on August 26?
1743
Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794)
1789
Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
1875
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada (d. 1940)
1901
Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)
1908
Bill Hunt, Australian cricketer (d. 1983)
1925
Sangharakshita, Indian religious figure
1938
Jet Black, British musician (The Stranglers)
1982
Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer
1985
Brandon McDonald, American football player
1988
Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player
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