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US date format: 8/26/1995, UK date format: 26/8/1995
August 26th, 1995 was the 238th day of the year 1995 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Virgo. The day of the week was Saturday.
Famous birthdays on this day include Herman Stengel and Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
The number one song in US was Kiss From A Rose by Seal. Never Forget by Take That was #1 song in the UK.
La Cérémonie, directed by Claude Chabrol, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1995 while The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield was one of the best selling book.
On TV people were watching High Sierra Search and Rescue. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Cho Ren Sha 68K or FIFA Soccer 96.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened that day: find out below.
Events | Famous Birthdays | Famous Deaths | Zodiac | Calendar and Day of Week | Holidays and Observances | Lunar and Planetary phase | Movies | TV Series | Music charts | Magazine covers | Books | Videogames
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August 26, 1995 Events
What happened on August 26, 1995?
Historical Events
- Andrew Symonds hits 20 sixes in match for Gloucs vs. Glamorgan
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What happened on August 26 in history? Find out the list of August 26th major events
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August 26, 1995 Famous Birthdays
Who was born on August 26, 1995?
American son of Anwar al-Awlaki (d.2011).
Other August 26th famous birthdays
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American actor.
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TV Actor.
![Macaulay Culkin]()
Movie Actor.
How old am I?
If August 26, 1995 is your birthday you are 28 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on August 26.
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August 26, 1995 Famous Deaths
Who died on August 26, 1995?
Educationist dies at 62.
King of Toro dies at 49.
Singer, dies at 57.
Other August 26th famous deaths
Catalan philosopher (Born 1918).
![Lon Chaney]()
American actor, known as the "man with a thousand faces", and most well-known for his horror films.
Finnish playwright, novelist and short story writer.
![Kay Francis]()
American actress (Born 1899).
August 26, 1995 Zodiac
Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign
Virgo
Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo
Chinese Zodiac
Sign: Pig
Element: Wood
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August 26, 1995 Day of the Week and Calendar
What day of the week was August 26, 1995?
The day of the week was Saturday.
August 26th marks the 237th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 1995.
There are 127 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.
August 26, 1995 Holidays and Observances
What is special on August 26, 1995?
Holidays
- RC saints - St Zephyrinus, Saint Ninian, David Lewis (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- Namibia - Namibia Day or Heroes' Day
- Zanzibar - Sultan's Birthday
Music charts
What was the number one song on August 26, 1995? Which were the top hits on August 26, 1995?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Seal - Kiss From A Rose
- TLC - Waterfalls
- Shaggy - Boombastic
- Vanessa Williams - Colors Of The Wind
- All-4-One - I Can Love You Like That
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Take That - Never Forget
- The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom
- Seal - Kiss From A Rose / I'm Alive
- Blur - Country House
- TLC - Waterfalls
Top #5 R&B songs
- Shaggy - Boombastic/In The Summertime
- MoKenStef - He's Mine
- The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance/Stay With Me
- Faith Evans - You Used To Love Me
- D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
Top #5 Latin songs
- Selena - Tu Solo Tu
- Selena - I Could Fall In Love
- Julio Iglesias - Agua Dulce, Agua Sala
- Marco Antonio Solis y Los Bukis - Sera Mejor Que Te Vayas
- Juan Gabriel - El Palo
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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La Cérémonie
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Mighty Aphrodite
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Pamela Blair, Rene Ceballos
Stonewall
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Nigel Finch
Starring: Guillermo Díaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte
Jane Eyre
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Maria Schneider, Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Joan Plowright, Elle Macpherson, John Wood (II), Fiona Shaw, Leanne Rowe, Billie Whitelaw, Samuel West
Country: Italy
Drunks
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Peter Cohn
Starring: Richard Lewis, Liza Harris, Liam Ahern, George Martin
TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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High Sierra Search and Rescue
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Russ Mayberry
Kurukshetra
Release year: 1995
Directed by: H. R. Bhargava
Nowhere Man
Release year: 1995
Country: United States of America
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1995?
- LIFE: John F Kennedy And Jackie
- Time: Soldier wearing helmet with goggles as fire burns in background
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9497
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.289290
- Wired: Wired - August, 1995
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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The Bridges of Madison County
By: Robert James Waller
This is the legendary love story that became the best-selling hardcover novel and the main motion picture starring Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep. This is the story about Robert Kincaid, a photographer and free spirit who searches for Madison County's …
Beach Music
By: Pat Conro
As their mother passes away, five brothers come together in South Carolina to reunite.
New Passages
By: Gail Sheehy
GAIL SHEEHY'S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Millions have made Passages their life-changing bestseller. She set out seven years ago to write a sequel.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
By: John Berendt
In the early morning hours of May 2, 1981, shots rang out from Savannah's grandest mansion. Is it murder? Or self-defense? The shooting and its aftermath were heard throughout the hauntingly beautiful city of shaded squares and moss-hung oaks for …
Birth chart on this day
Discover the planets positions on August 26th, 1995 as well as what the sky looked like at your place
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Cho Ren Sha 68K
FIFA Soccer 96
Battle Racers
The Dig
Crypt Killer Henry Explorers (Japan)
August 26, 1995 Lunar and Planetary phase
Lunar phase
The moon phase for August 26, 1995 is New Moon.
Sport Games on August 26, 1995
Le Championnat
Football (France)- Auxerre - Cannes : 5 - 1
- Bastia - Gueugnon : 1 - 2
- Bordeaux - Monaco : 2 - 4
- Martigues - Montpellier : 0 - 1
- Metz - Strasbourg : 3 - 2
Division 1
Football (United Kingdom)- Birmingham - Norwich : 3 - 1
- Crystal Palace - Charlton : 1 - 1
- Derby - Grimsby : 1 - 1
- Dundee - Airdrie : 1 - 1
- Dunfermline - Dundee United : 3 - 0
Division 2
Football (United Kingdom)- Bradford - Shrewsbury : 3 - 1
- Bristol City - Stockport : 1 - 0
- Burnley - Brentford : 1 - 0
- Carlisle - Swindon : 0 - 1
- Hull - Blackpool : 2 - 1
Division 3
Football (United Kingdom)- Chester - Plymouth : 3 - 1
- Colchester - Lincoln : 3 - 0
- Doncaster - Cardiff : 0 - 0
- Exeter - Scarborough : 2 - 0
- Fulham - Torquay : 4 - 0
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