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The weather is here..wish you were beautiful.



The weather is here..wish you were beautiful.is my saying for today (August 26th)!

Quote of the day: "People are wrong when they say that opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what wrong with it." by Noel Coward

Word of the day: pavonine - adjective: resembling the feathers of a peacock

August 26th is the 238th day of the year (239th in a leap year) and there are 127 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

Some other, Famous People who were born on August 26th!

  • 1469, Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)
  • 1540, King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
  • 1676, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Robert Walpole (d. 1745)
  • 1694, American rector of Yale College, Elisha Williams (d. 1755)
  • 1728, Swiss scientist, Johann Heinrich Lambert (d. 1777)
  • 1736, French chemist, Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle (d. 1790)
  • 1740, French inventor, Joseph Montgolfier (d. 1810)
  • 1743, French chemist, Antoine Lavoisier (d. 1794)
  • 1775, German writer, William Joseph Behr (d. 1851)
  • 1789, Prince of Persia, Abbas Mirza (d. 1833)
  • 1792, Uruguayan political figure, Manuel Oribe (d. 1857)
  • 1819, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1861)
  • 1826, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
  • 1845, English victim of Jack the Ripper, Mary Ann Nichols (d. 1888)
  • 1850, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Richet (d. 1935)
  • 1854, England cricketer, Arnold Fothergill (d. 1932)
  • 1862, American son of William and Catherine Booth, Herbert Booth (d. 1926)
  • 1864, Older sister of Vladimir Lenin, Anna Ulyanova (d. 1935)
  • 1865, Scottish inventor, Arthur James Arnot (d. 1946)
  • 1873, American inventor, Lee DeForest (d. 1961)
  • 1874, American novelist, Zona Gale (d. 1938)
  • 1875, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada, John Buchan (d. 1940)
  • 1880, French poet and art critic, Guillaume Apollinaire (d. 1918)
  • 1882, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate, James Franck (d. 1964)
  • 1885, French author, Jules Romains (d. 1972)
  • 1890, Australian cricketer, Tommy Andrews (d. 1970)
  • 1894, Baseball player, Sparky Adams (d. 1989)
  • 1896, Bulgarian revolutionary, Ivan Mihailov (d. 1990)
  • 1897, President of South Korea, Yoon Boseon (d. 1990)
  • 1898, American art collector, Peggy Guggenheim (d. 1979)
  • 1899, Mexican painter, Rufino Tamayo (d. 1991)
  • 1900, German engineer and inventor, Hellmuth Walter (d. 1980)
  • 1901, German engineer and SS officer, Hans Kammler (disappeared in 1945)
  • 1901, American general, Maxwell Taylor (d. 1987)
  • 1901, Chinese communist military commander and politician, Chen Yi (d. 1972)
  • 1904, English-born writer, Christopher Isherwood (d. 1986)
  • 1906, American polio researcher, Albert Sabin (d. 1993)
  • 1908, Prussian-born Iranist, W. B. Henning (d. 1967)
  • 1908, Film producer, Aubrey Schenck (d. 1999)
  • 1908, Australian cricketer, Bill Hunt (d. 1983)
  • 1909, American actor, Jim Davis (d. 1981)
  • 1909, Baseball player, Gene Moore (d. 1978)
  • 1909, South African cricketer, Eric Davies (d. 1976)
  • 1910, Nobel Peace Prize winning Christian missionary, Mother Teresa (d. 1997)
  • 1914, Argentine writer, Julio Cortázar (d. 1984)
  • 1920, American cartoonist, Brant Parker (d. 2007)
  • 1920, Thai soldier and politician, Prem Tinsulanonda
  • 1921, Israeli mathematician and Israel Prize recipient, Shimshon Amitsur (d. 1994)
  • 1921, American journalist, Benjamin Bradlee
  • 1922, American journalist, Irving R. Levine (d. 2009)
  • 1923, German conductor and pianist, Wolfgang Sawallisch
  • 1924, Baseball player, Alex Kellner (d. 1996)
  • 1925, American economist, Jack Hirshleifer (d. 2005)
  • 1925, French politician and writer, Alain Peyrefitte (d. 1999)
  • 1925, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order, Sangharakshita
  • 1926, Armenian Violinist, Anahit Tsitsikian
  • 1927, Indian architect, B. V. Doshi
  • 1928, Canadian jazz vibraphonist, Peter Appleyard
  • 1928, Canadian novelist and essayist, Naïm Kattan
  • 1930, West Indian cricketer, Joe Solomon
  • 1932, Chilean basketball player, Luis Salvadores
  • 1934, American basketball player and commentator, Tom Heinsohn
  • 1935, American politician, Geraldine Ferraro
  • 1936, American actress, Yvette Vickers
  • 1938, English Drummer, Jet Black
  • 1939, Israeli politician, Pinchas Goldstein (d. 2007)
  • 1940, American voice actor, Don LaFontaine (d. 2008)
  • 1941, Swiss film director, Barbet Schroeder
  • 1941, English singer and drummer, Chris Curtis (d. 2005)
  • 1941, British actress, Jane Merrow
  • 1941, Japanese actress, Akiko Wakabayashi
  • 1942, American singer, Vic Dana
  • 1942, British politician, Dennis Turner
  • 1944, Duke of Gloucester, British prince, Prince Richard
  • 1944, English actor, Stephen Greif
  • 1944, American musician, Maureen Tucker
  • 1945, American feminist scholar, Jo Freeman
  • 1945, First United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge
  • 1946, American singer, Valerie Simpson
  • 1946, American composer, Mark Snow
  • 1946, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Ji
  • 1946, Quebec singer and actress, Chantal Renaud
  • 1947, Cuban actor, Emiliano Díez
  • 1947, Romanian footballer, Nicolae Dobrin (d. 2007)
  • 1950, American actor, Benjamin Hendrickson (d. 2006)
  • 1952, Canadian hockey player, Bryon Baltimore
  • 1952, American actor, Michael Jeter (d. 2003)
  • 1952, American crossword editor, Will Shortz
  • 1953, Irish footballer, Pat Sharkey
  • 1954, Filipino pool player, Efren Reyes
  • 1954, BBC Radio 2 DJ, Steve Wright
  • 1956, American football coach, Mark Mangino
  • 1956, American actor, Brett Cullen
  • 1957, Nigerian-Swedish singer, Dr. Alban
  • 1957, Canadian paraplegic athlete, Rick Hansen
  • 1958, Belgian cyclist, Jan Nevens
  • 1959, American basketball coach, Stan Van Gundy
  • 1960, American saxophonist and bandleader, Branford Marsalis
  • 1960, Canadian-born singer, Nancy Martinez
  • 1960, American actress, Wanda De Jesus
  • 1961, French singer-songwriter, Composer and pianist, Daniel Lévi
  • 1961, American baseball player, Jeff Parrett
  • 1962, American cyclist and attorney, Bob Mionske
  • 1963, English cricketer, David Byas
  • 1965, Chilean actress, Carolina Arregui
  • 1965, American actor, Chris Burke
  • 1965, Wrestler, Bobby Duncum, Jr. (d. 2000)
  • 1965, American actor, Jon Hensley
  • 1966, Dutch field hockey player, Jacques Brinkman
  • 1966, Scottish singer, Shirley Manson
  • 1966, Israeli artist and painter, Avner Ben-Gal
  • 1967, British politician, Michael Gove
  • 1968, Canadian actor, Byron Lawson
  • 1970, Russian athlete, Olimpiada Ivanova
  • 1970, South African cricketer, Brett Schultz
  • 1971, Mexican singer, Thalía
  • 1974, American basketball player, Kelvin Cato
  • 1975, American baseball player, Morgan Ensberg
  • 1975, Canadian Singer, Tyler Connolly
  • 1976, Spanish singer, Amaia Montero
  • 1976, Russian singer, Zemfira
  • 1977, Japanese seiyu, Saeko Chiba
  • 1977, American basketball player, Morris Peterson
  • 1977, Hampshire cricketer and rugby league player, Liam Botham
  • 1978, Pakistani singer, Raja Kashif
  • 1979, American football player, Jamal Lewis
  • 1979, Ecuadorian footballer, Cristian Mora
  • 1979, Spanish footballer, Rubén Pazos
  • 1979, American musician, Allison Robertson
  • 1979, Turkish Musician, Yagmur Sarigül
  • 1980, American actor, Macaulay Culkin
  • 1980, American baseball player, Brendan Harris
  • 1980, Greek basketball player, Manolis Papamakarios
  • 1980, American actor, Chris Pine
  • 1981, West Indian cricketer, Tino Best
  • 1981, Greek basketball player, Andreas Glyniadakis
  • 1981, American actress, Demetria McKinney
  • 1981, Greek footballer, Vangelis Moras
  • 1981, Australian yachtsman, Jesse Martin
  • 1981, Canadian professional wrestler, Petey Williams
  • 1982, New Zealand musician, David Long
  • 1982, American hockey player, Noah Welch
  • 1983, Spanish racing driver, Félix Porteiro
  • 1985, American football player, Brandon McDonald
  • 1986, American singer, Cassie
  • 1986, Turkish footballer, Colin Kazim-Richards
  • 1988, Venezuelan baseball player, Elvis Andrus
  • 1988, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Maria Laura of Belgium
  • 1988, American actor, Evan Ross
  • 1988, American actress, Danielle Savre
  • 1988, Actress, Tori Black
  • 1990, English singer-songwriter and TV personality, Lil' Chris
  • 1992, Chinese gymnast, Yang Yilin
  • 1993, American actress, Keke Palmer

    Famous People who Died on August 26th!

  • 1214, Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael IV
  • 1278, King Otakar II of Bohemia
  • 1346, Killed in the Battle of Crécy:
    Charles II of Alençon (b. 1297),
    Louis I of Flanders (b. 1304),
    John of Bohemia (b. 1296),
    Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320)
  • 1349, Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Bradwardine
  • 1551, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden, Margareta Leijonhufvud (b. 1516)
  • 1572, French philosopher, Petrus Ramus (b. 1515)
  • 1595, Prior of Crato, Claimant to the throne of Portugal, Antonio (b. 1531)
  • 1666, Dutch painter, Frans Hals (b. c. 1580)
  • 1714, English Bishop of Gloucester, Edward Fowler (b. 1632)
  • 1723, Dutch scientist, Anton van Leeuwenhoek (b. 1632)
  • 1785, British soldier and politician, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (b. 1716)
  • 1810, Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Santiago de Liniers (b. 1753)
  • 1850, Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773)
  • 1865, German astronomer, Johann Franz Encke (b. 1791)
  • 1908, American vaudeville performer, Tony Pastor (b. 1837)
  • 1910, American psychologist and philosopher, William James (b. 1842)
  • 1930, American actor, Lon Chaney, Sr. (b. 1883)
  • 1944, German diplomat, Adam von Trott zu Solz (b. 1909)
  • 1945, Austrian writer, Franz Werfel (b. 1890)
  • 1946, American actress and screenwriter, Jeanie MacPherson (b. 1887)
  • 1956, German-born American activist, Alfred Wagenknecht (b. 1881)
  • 1958, English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. 1872)
  • 1968, American actress, Kay Francis (b. 1899)
  • 1974, American aviator, Charles Lindbergh (b. 1902)
  • 1976, German soprano, Lotte Lehmann (b. 1888)
  • 1978, French actor, Charles Boyer (b. 1899)
  • 1978, Argentine footballer, José Manuel Moreno (b. 1916)
  • 1979, Finnish author, Mika Waltari (b. 1908)
  • 1980, German actress, Rosa Albach-Retty (b. 1874)
  • 1980, American cartoonist, Tex Avery (b. 1908)
  • 1981, Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, Roger Nash Baldwin (b. 1884)
  • 1981, American folksinger, Lee Elhardt Hays (b. 1914)
  • 1986, American actor, Ted Knight (b. 1923)
  • 1987, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, Georg Wittig (b. 1897)
  • 1987, West Indian cricketer, John Goddard (b. 1919)
  • 1988, Portuguese singer, Carlos Paião (b. 1957)
  • 1989, American author, Irving Stone (b. 1903)
  • 1990, Japanese astronomer, Minoru Honda (b. 1913)
  • 1992, American suspected murderer, Arthur Leigh Allen (b. 1933)
  • 1992, Belgian comics artist, Bob de Moor (b. 1925)
  • 1998, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Frederick Reines (b. 1918)
  • 2000, Iranian scientist, Akbar Adibi (b. 1939)
  • 2001, Canadian painter, Louis Muhlstock (b. 1904)
  • 2003, American football coach, Jim Wacker (b. 1937)
  • 2004, American singer, Laura Branigan (b. 1957)
  • 2005, Canadian guitarist, Denis D'Amour (b. 1960)
  • 2005, American interior designer, Robert Denning (b. 1927)
  • 2005, Canadian professional wrestler, Ed White (b. 1949)
  • 2006, German politician, Rainer Barzel (b. 1924)
  • 2006, Barbadian West Indies cricketer, Clyde Walcott (b. 1926)
  • 2007, Luxembourger politician, Gaston Thorn (b. 1928)
  • 2007, Filipino martial arts actor, Ramon Zamora (b. 1935)
  • 2009, American writer, Vanity Fair correspondent, Dominick Dunne (b. 1925)
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