Earl Long

American politician and the 45th governor of louisiana for three non-consecutive terms (1895-1960).

Born August 26th, 1895 in Winnfield.

Died September 5th, 1960 at 65 years old in Alexandria.

Jane Merrow

British actress.

Born August 26th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Hertfordshire.

Joe Engle

American astronaut (1932-2024).

Born August 26th, 1932 in Chapman.

Died July 10th, 2024 at 91 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

John Tinniswood

British supercentenarian (1912–2024).

Born August 26th, 1912 in Liverpool. ^[ref]

Died November 25th, 2024 at 112 years old in Southport. ^[ref]

Dan Cruickshank

Architectural historian, presenter.

Born August 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Azela Robinson

British-mexican actress.

Born August 26th, 1965 (age 60 years) in London.

Léo Baptistão

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 26th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Santos.

Irina-Camelia Begu

Romanian female tennis player.

Born August 26th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Bucharest.

Morris Peterson

American basketball player.

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

James Franck

German physicist (1882–1964).

Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.

Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.

Allison Robertson

American musician.

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

Amaia Montero

Spanish singer.

Born August 26th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Irun.

Nico Muhly

American contemporary classical composer.

Born August 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Randolph.

Huang Bo

Chinese actor and singer.

Born August 26th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Qingdao.

Cristina Neagu

Romanian handball player.

Born August 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Bucharest.

Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Indian-american sikh yogi (1929-2004).

Born August 26th, 1929 in Gujranwala.

Died October 6th, 2004 at 75 years old in Española. ^[ref]

Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco

Alawite princess of morocco.

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

Edward Lowassa

Tanzanian politician (1953–2024).

Born August 26th, 1953 in Arusha. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 2024 at 70 years old in Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute. ^[ref]

Ksenia Sukhinova

Russian beauty queen.

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

Samuel Kalu

Nigerian association football player.

Born August 26th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Abia State.

Hugh Dalton

Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).

Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.

Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.

Richard E. Bellman

American mathematician (1920–1984).

Born August 26th, 1920 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died March 19th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Naomi Parker Fraley

American factory worker, likely the inspiration for the "we can do it!" poster.

Born August 26th, 1921 in Tulsa. ^[ref]

Died January 20th, 2018 at 96 years old in Longview. ^[ref]

Dany Chamoun

Lebanese politician (1934-1990).

Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.

Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.

André André

Portuguese footballer.

Born August 26th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Vila do Conde.