Funny Birthday Facts About August 26, 1924
Did you know that August 26, 1924 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on August 26, 1924?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 26
Countdown to Your 102nd Birthday
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What day was August 26, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 101st birthday on Tuesday. How was your 101st birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 37,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 26
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
37,015 Days
4,864 Weeks
1,216 Months
101 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 240 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 102 years old. There have been 37015 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12339 days, which is equivalent to 33.81 years. You spent 33.48% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 102 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 103 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 104 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 105 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 106 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 107 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 108 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 109 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 110 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 111 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 26, 1924?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 26
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Famous People Born on August 26
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on August 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1548 | Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter (d. 1612) |
| 1582 | Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1637) |
| 1596 | Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (d. 1632) |
| 1676 | Robert Walpole, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745) |
| 1694 | Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician (d. 1755) |
| 1695 | Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter (d. 1791) |
| 1728 | Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1777) |
| 1736 | Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1790) |
| 1740 | Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810) |
| 1743 | Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (d. 1794) |
Famous People Died on August 26
Did you know that on August 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1723 | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632) |
| 1785 | George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716) |
| 1810 | Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753) |
| 1813 | Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791) |
| 1850 | Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773) |
| 1865 | Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791) |
| 1878 | Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846) |
| 1910 | William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842) |
| 1921 | Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875) |
| 1921 | Petro Petrenko, Ukrainian anarchist military commander (b. 1890) |
Historical Events on August 26
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 26
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 683 | Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. |
| 1071 | The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. |
| 1278 | Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. |
| 1303 | Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate. |
| 1346 | At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size. |
| 1444 | Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. |
| 1542 | Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast. |
| 1642 | Dutch-Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day Keelung, Taiwan) to surrender, ending the short-lived Spanish colony on Formosa and replacing it with a new Dutch administration. |
| 1648 | The Fronde: First Fronde: In the wake of the successful Battle of Lens, Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France, suddenly orders the arrest of the leaders of the Parlement of Paris, provoking the rest of Paris to break into insurrection and barricade the streets the next day. |
| 1748 | The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia. |
Popular Baby Name on August 26, 1924
In 1924, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 60,801 baby boys were named Robert in 1924. The rest were named John, William, James and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1924 was Mary. There were 73,536 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Dorothy, Helen, Betty and Margaret. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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