You are 47 Years, 04 Months, 25 Days old from January 20, 2026. You were born on Saturday and have been alive for 17315 days, your next Birthday will be after 07 Months, 5 Days or Your next birthday is in 217 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 26, 1978 (Saturday) |
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| Age From Date: | January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Age: | 47 Years, 04 Months, 25 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Saturday |
| Age In Months: | 568 Months 25 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 2473 Weeks 4 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 17315 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 415554 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 24933228 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1495993654 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 07 Months, 5 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1978 is not a leap year. |
August 26, 1978 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 26, 1978, is Virgo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XXVI.MCMLXXVIII
August 26, 1978 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: XLVII Months: IV Days: XXV |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth Horse
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Find out how many days you have been alive, what day of the week you were born on, and how long you have lived in days weeks months and years since your birth date. Chronological Age measures how old you are defined as how many years you have lived since birth.
The information above is calculated using UTC timezone where the date and time is Tuesday, January 20, 2026 17:47:34Here is a random list who born on August 26. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Michael Gove, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Education |
| 1854 | Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (d. 1932) |
| 1873 | Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (d. 1961) |
| 1958 | Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist |
| 1977 | Liam Botham, English rugby player and cricketer |
| 1977 | Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer |
| 1792 | Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay (d. 1857) |
| 1856 | Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (d. 1939) |
| 1882 | James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964) |
| 1945 | Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 26. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888) |
| 1993 | Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect, co-designed the Kaleva Church (b. 1923) |
| 1572 | Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515) |
| 1991 | Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (b. 1905) |
| 1595 | António, Prior of Crato (b. 1531) |
| 1958 | Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872) |
| 1987 | John Goddard, Barbadian-English cricketer and manager (b. 1919) |
| 2013 | Hélie de Saint Marc, French soldier (b. 1922) |
| 1972 | Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901) |
| 2000 | Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (b. 1939) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 26. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1278 | Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. |
| 1791 | John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat. |
| 1998 | The first flight of the Boeing Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X communications satellite. |
| 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. |
| 1966 | The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. |
| 1922 | Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun. |
| 1071 | The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. |
| 1789 | The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France. |
| 1970 | The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. |