August 26 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on August 26 (12)

• Andrew Mellon (Died: 1937-08-26) — American banker, industrialist, and politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury.
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Died: 1723-08-26) — Pioneering Dutch microscopist, known as the Father of Microbiology.
• Cassie Ventura (Born: 1986-08-26) — American singer, dancer, actress, and model known for her career starting in 2004.
• Charles Lindbergh (Died: 1974-08-26) — Pioneering aviator famous for the first solo transatlantic flight.
• Dominick Dunne (Died: 2009-08-26) — American writer and investigative journalist known for works on wealth and high society.
• Lee de Forest (Born: 1873-08-26) — Pioneering inventor of the Audion triode, launching the Electronic Age.
• Louis Philippe I (Died: 1850-08-26) — The Citizen King, last French monarch to bear the title 'King' (1830-1848).
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (Died: 1958-08-26) — Master English composer, blending folk-song with symphonic grandeur.
• Robert Walpole (Born: 1676-08-26) — Whig statesman and de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain (1721-1742)
• Sesshū Tōyō (Died: 1506-08-26) — Zen master and unparalleled painter of Japanese ink landscapes.
• William James (Died: 1910-08-26) — Pioneering American philosopher and psychologist, father of American psychology.
• Zara Yaqob (Died: 1468-08-26) — Emperor of Ethiopia, known for literary flourishing and military prowess.