Born on 26 August 2016

At A Glance

26 August 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

26 August 2016 was a Friday.

Irish Chart Song in 2016

The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.

Top Film of 2016

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.

Star sign

The star sign for 26 August is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 26 August 2016 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 26 August

• 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
• 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
• 1999 Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
• 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
• 2014 The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.

Famous people born on 26 August

• Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
• Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
• Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
• Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)

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