Aleksandr Chakovsky

Soviet editor (1913-1994).

Born August 26th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Charles Friedek

German triple jumper.

Born August 26th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Giessen.

Zhang Jie

Chinese weightlifter.

Born August 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Changle District.

Paulo César Arruda Parente

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 26th, 1978 (age 47 years).

Henk Nijdam

Dutch road bicycle racer (1935–2009).

Born August 26th, 1935 in Haren.

Died April 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in Breda.

Jouko Salomäki

Finnish olympic wrestler.

Born August 26th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Kauhajoki.

Carsten Wolf

East german racing cyclist.

Born August 26th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Potsdam.

Christoffer Källqvist

Swedish footballer.

Born August 26th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Gothenburg.

Klaus Ostwald

East german ski jumper.

Born August 26th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Bad Elster.

Hans Pettersson

Swedish oceanographer, physicist and explorer (1888–1966).

Born August 26th, 1888 in Forshälla församling. ^[ref]

Died January 25th, 1966 at 77 years old in Vasa parish. ^[ref]

Claudia Amura

Argentine chess player.

Born August 26th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Buenos Aires.

Marianna Longa

Italian cross-country skier.

Born August 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Tirano.

Artsyom Radzkow

Belarusian footballer (born 1985).

Born August 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Mogilev.

Weligton Oliveira

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Fernandópolis.

Zbigniew Pacelt

Polish sportsman, sports official and politician (1951–2021).

Born August 26th, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

Died October 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Sergey Balasanian

Soviet composer (1902–1982).

Born August 26th, 1902 in Ashgabat.

Died June 3rd, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow.

Kerstin Thiele

Judoka.

Born August 26th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Riesa.

Souheïl Ben Radhia

Tunisian association football player.

Born August 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Bizerte.

Zeferino Nandayapa

Mexican musician (1931-2010).

Born August 26th, 1931 in Copainalá Municipality.

Died December 28th, 2010 at 79 years old in Tlalnepantla de Baz Municipality (falling from height). ^[ref]

Laurie Berthon

French cyclist.

Born August 26th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Lyon.

Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet

French zoologist (1809-1892).

Born August 26th, 1809 in Lays-sur-le-Doubs.

Died October 9th, 1892 at 83 years old in Velars-sur-Ouche.

Charlotte Sahl-Madsen

Danish politician.

Born August 26th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Holstebro.

Ákos Vereckei

Olympic canoeist.

Born August 26th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Budapest.

Jenny Hansson

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born August 26th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Gällivare.

Linda Hofstad Helleland

Norwegian politician.

Born August 26th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Klæbu. ^[ref]