Georgios Kondylis

Greek politician and general (1879-1936).

Born August 26th, 1879 in Prousos. ^[ref]

Died January 31st, 1936 at 56 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Therese Alshammar

Swedish swimmer.

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

Hellmuth Walter

German rocket scientist (1900–1980).

Born August 26th, 1900 in Wedel.

Died December 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Montclair.

Christian Schmidt

German politician, high representative for bosnia and herzegovina.

Born August 26th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Obernzenn. ^[ref]

Neroli Fairhall

New zealand paralympic archer (1944–2006).

Born August 26th, 1944 in Christchurch.

Died June 11th, 2006 at 61 years old in Wellington.

Jérémy Clément

French footballer.

Born August 26th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Béziers.

Wolfgang Sawallisch

German conductor and pianist (1923–2013).

Born August 26th, 1923 in Munich.

Died February 22nd, 2013 at 89 years old in Grassau.

Henry Fawcett

British academic, politician and economist (1833–1884).

Born August 26th, 1833 in Salisbury.

Died November 6th, 1884 at 51 years old in Cambridge.

Max Ebong

Belarusian football player.

Born August 26th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Vitebsk.

Jo Freeman

American feminist, political scientist, writer and attorney.

Born August 26th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Atlanta.

Roger Kingdom

American hurdler.

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

Kamil Idris

Sudanese diplomat.

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

Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

Icelandic singer.

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

Xuyun

Chán buddhist master (1840–1959).

Born August 26th, 1840 in Quanzhou.

Died October 13th, 1959 at 119 years old in Zhenru Temple.

Geng Biao

Chinese general and diplomat (1909-2000).

Born August 26th, 1909 in Liling.

Died June 23rd, 2000 at 90 years old in Beijing.

Yang Yilin

Chinese gymnast.

Born August 26th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Huadu District. ^[ref]

Jeon Tae-il

Korean trade unionist and human right activist (1948–1970).

Born August 26th, 1948 in Daegu.

Died November 13th, 1970 at 22 years old in Dongdaemun District (self-immolation).

Bill Gwatney

American politician (1959–2008).

Born August 26th, 1959 in Little Rock.

Died August 13th, 2008 at 48 years old in Little Rock. ^[ref]

John E. Blaha

American astronaut.

Born August 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Antonio. ^[ref]

Alyaksandr Martynovich

Belarusian footballer.

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

Gamze Özçelik

Turkish actor (born 1982).

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

Donnell Harvey

American basketball player (born 1980).

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

Don Masson

Scottish footballer (born 1946).

Born August 26th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Banchory.

Vangelis Moras

Greek manager and former footballer.

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

Nichi Vendola

Italian writer and politician.

Born August 26th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Bari, Terlizzi. ^[ref]