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Tuesday, 25 August 2026

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10 Births
3 Events
1 Reminders
14 Total entries

★ Born on this day 10 entries

1836
Brett Harte
US 190 yrs ago
1909
Michael Rennie
US 117 yrs ago
1909
Ruby Keeler
US 117 yrs ago
1916
Van Johnson
US 110 yrs ago
1918
Leonard Bernstein
US 108 yrs ago
1919
George Wallace
US 107 yrs ago
1923
Monty Hall, "Let's Make A Deal!"
US 103 yrs ago
1927
Althea Gibson, first black tennis champion (in a major event.)
US Sport 99 yrs ago
1930
Sean Connery, actor, spy.
US Arts & Culture 96 yrs ago
1954
Elvis Costello, singer, songwriter.
US Arts & Culture 72 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1804
Alice Meynell becomes the first woman jockey, in England.
GB 222 yrs ago
1825
Uruguay gains its independence.
US Politics & Government 201 yrs ago
1981
Voyager II flies past Saturn.
US Space & Astronomy 45 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Independence Day, celebrated in Uruguay.