August 26 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 26 Calendar
August 26th Daily Holidays include:
- Congressional Startup Day
- Make Your Own Luck Day
- Musical Yoga Day
- National Cherry Popsicle Day
- National Dog Day
- National Toilet Paper Day
- National Webmistress Day
- Speak Kind Words Saturday – August 26, 2023 (Last Saturday in August)
- Women’s Equality Day
August 26: Famous Birthdays
- August 26, 1740 – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French aeronaut who invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810)
- August 26, 1906 – Albert B. Savin, Polish-American medical researcher who developed the oral polio vaccine (d. 1993)
- August 26, 1910 – Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian missionary, nun and Founder of Missionaries of Charity. She won the Nobel Peach Prize in 1979 (d. 1997)
- August 26, 1946 – Valerie Simpson, American singer and songwriter (Ashford & Simpson)
- August 26, 1970 – Melissa McCarthy, American actress, screenwriter, and producer (Gilmore Girls, Mike & Molly, Bridesmaids)
- August 26, 1966 – Shirley Manson, Scottish singer, songwriter and actress (Garbage)
- August 26, 1980 – Macaulay Culkin, American actor (Home Alone movies, My Girl)
- August 26, 1980 – Chris Pine, American actor (Star Trek)
August 26: Historical Events
- August 26, 1498 – Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pieta, housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
- August 26, 1768 – Captain James Cook sets sail from england on board the HMS Endeavour
- August 26, 1791 – John Fitch obtains a US patent for his working steamboat
- August 26, 1920 – The 19th amendment to the United States Constitution gives women the right to vote
- August 26, 1970 – The feminist movement led by Betty Friedan, leads a nation-wide Women’s Strike for Equality
- August 26, 1980 – John Birges plants a bomb at the Harvey’s Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada
August 26: Music Events
- August 26, 1967 – Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry hits #1
- August 26, 1967 – Jimi Hendrix releases Purple Haze
- August 26, 1968 – Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley is certified gold.
- August 26, 1968 – Hey Jude is released by The Beatles with Revolution on the B-side
- August 26, 1969 – Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley is released
- August 26, 1972 – Brandy (You’re a Find Girl) by Looking Glass hits #1
- August 26, 1973 – Bobby Darin plays his final concert at the Hilton in Las Vegas
- August 26, 1978 – Grease by Frankie Valli hits #1
- August 26, 2007 – The High School Musical 2 soundtrack album hits #1 on the U.S. album chart
August 26: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 26 is Virgo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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