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Notable Birthdays for August 26

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Those born on this date include:

- British statesman Robert Walpole in 1676
- French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, the founder of modern chemistry, in 1743
- Lee De Forest, known as the father of radio, in 1873
- Charlie Chan detective series author Earl Derr Biggers in 1884
- poet/novelist Christopher Isherwood in 1904
- bacteriologist Albert Sabin, discoverer of an oral vaccine for polio, in 1906
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa in 1910
- basketball Hall of Fame member Tom Heinsohn in 1934 (age 81)
- Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 Democratic vice presidential candidate and first woman to seek so high a position on a major U.S. political party ticket, in 1935
- voice actor/movie trailer specialist Don LaFontaine in 1940
- singer Leon Redbone in 1949 (age 66)
- crossword editor Will Shortz in 1952 (age 63)
- jazz musician Branford Marsalis in 1960 (age 55)
- actor Melissa McCarthy in 1970 (age 45)
- actor Macaulay Culkin in 1980 (age 35)
- actor Chris Pine in 1980 (age 35).

 


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