Jitu Rai

Indian sport shooter.

Born August 26th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Sankhuwasabha District.

Scott Henderson

American jazz fusion and blues guitarist.

Born August 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in West Palm Beach. ^[ref]

Ron Huldai

Mayor of tel aviv.

Born August 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Hulda.

Yezi

South korean singer.

Born August 26th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Gangneung.

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright (1884–1933).

Born August 26th, 1884 in Warren. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 1933 at 48 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Henrik Kauffmann

Danish diplomat and politician (1888-1963).

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

Died June 5th, 1963 at 74 years old in Skodsborg Spa Hotel (assisted dying). ^[ref]

Michel Micombero

President of burundi (1940-1983).

Born August 26th, 1940 in Rutovu Commune.

Died July 16th, 1983 at 42 years old in Mogadishu (myocardial infarction).

Koen Verweij

Dutch speed skater.

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

Boris Pahor

Slovenian writer (1913–2022).

Born August 26th, 1913 in Trieste.

Died May 30th, 2022 at 108 years old in Trieste. ^[ref]

Anna Ulyanova

Russian revolutionary (1864–1935).

Born August 26th, 1864 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died October 19th, 1935 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Maxime Faget

Belizean american mechanical engineer (1921–2004).

Born August 26th, 1921 in Stann Creek District.

Died October 9th, 2004 at 83 years old in Houston (bladder cancer). ^[ref]

Sangharakshita

Founder of the friends of the western buddhist order (1925–2018).

Born August 26th, 1925 in Tooting.

Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Hereford (sepsis, pneumonia).

Hugo Duminil-Copin

French mathematician, fields medal winner in 2022.

Born August 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Châtenay-Malabry.

Karen Spärck Jones

British computer scientist (1935–2007).

Born August 26th, 1935 in Huddersfield.

Died April 4th, 2007 at 71 years old in Willingham (cancer). ^[ref]

Lars Ranthe

Danish actor.

Born August 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Vesterbro.

Liu Huan

Chinese singer.

Born August 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Beijing.

Loïc Wacquant

French sociologist.

Born August 26th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Nîmes.

Besse Cooper

American supercentenarian (1896–2012).

Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.

Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).

Benjamin Hendrickson

American actor (1950–2006).

Born August 26th, 1950 in Huntington.

Died July 3rd, 2006 at 55 years old in Huntington. ^[ref]

Tony Morley

English footballer (born 1954).

Born August 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Ormskirk.

William French Smith

Attorney general of the united states (1917–1990).

Born August 26th, 1917 in Wilton.

Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).

Alexei Kitaev

Russian-american physicist.

Born August 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Moscow.

Tony Barbieri

American comedy writer and performer.

Born August 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Framingham.

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep

Athletics competitor.

Born August 26th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Scarborough.

Jimmy Rushing

American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972).

Born August 26th, 1901 in Oklahoma City.

Died June 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in New York City (leukemia).