Today in History for 26th August 2025

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Historical Events

1987 - Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 39 consecutive games
1991 - Royal Brett Saberhagen no-hits White Sox 7-0
2011 - The 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA
2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire
2021 - Two bomb blasts from suicide bombers at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, kill at least 60 civilians and 13 US soldiers amid international efforts to evacuate citizens from the country

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Famous Birthdays

1596 - Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, born in Deinschwang, Palatinate (d. 1632)
1885 - Gene Gauntier [Liggett], American silent film screenwriter and actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1966)
1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist, educator, and author, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2005)
1946 - Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada
1951 - Robert Torricelli, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983-97, Senator-New Jersey 1997-2003), born in Paterson, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1956 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American Marxist activist who helped establish the American Communist Party, dies at 75
2000 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and professor (electronics and VLSI technology), dies at 61
2003 - Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72
2015 - P J Kavanagh [Patrick Joeseph], British poet, actor and journalist (The Perfect Stranger), dies at 84
2023 - Tony Roberts, American College Football HOF broadcaster (play-by-play announcer Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1980-2006), dies at 94

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