Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug26,1910 | Mother Teresa | #BTD Aug26,1910 #MotherTeresa (Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) RIP, in what is now Skopje,Macedonia. Known in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Many honors such as 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She devoted her life to helping the poor. | |
| BTD Aug26,1936 | Francine York | #BTD Aug26,1936 #FrancineYork (Francine Yerich) RIP actress film, TV. Movies with #JerryLewis such as The Nutty Professor, The Patsy, The Disorderly Orderly and on TV many series such as on #Bewitched as Venus which came to life and became Samantha and Darrin's maid | |
| BTD Aug26,1938 | Jet Black | #BTD Aug26,1938 #JetBlack (Brian Duffy) drummer, one of the founding members of The #Stranglers @StranglersSite 1982 UK #2 "Golden Brown", +21 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug26,1940 | Nik Turner | #BTD Aug26,1940 #NikTurner (Nicholas Turner) saxophone, flute #Hawkwind 1972 UK #3 single "Silver Machine" and a solo artist | |
| BTD Aug26,1941 | Chris Curtis | #BTD Aug26,1941 #ChrisCurtis RIP drummer The #Searchers 1964 UK #1 & US #13 "Needles And Pins", 1964 US #3 "Love Potion Number Nine" 2nd group from #Liverpool after The #Beatles with a hit in the US | |
| BTD Aug26,1946 | Valerie Simpson | #BTD Aug26,1946 #ValerieSimpson singer, songwriter formed Ashford & Simpson with #NicholasAshford 1979 US R&B #2 & US #36 "Found A Cure', 1985 US R&B #1 & UK #3 single "Solid" #HBday @ivaleriesimpson | |
| BTD Aug26,1949 | Richard Cowsill | #BTD Aug26,1949 #RichardCowsill singer RIP (not a part of the band during its heyday, appeared in later years) The #Cowsills 1967 US #2 "The Rain, The Park & Other Things", 1968 US #10 "Indian Lake", 1969 US #2 "Hair" #PartridgeFamily TV series loosely based the #Cowsills Family | |
| BTD Aug26,1952 | Billy Rush | #BTD Aug26,1952 #BillyRush guitarist, composer, producer #SouthsideJohnny and the #AsburyJukes from 1975 - 1985. 1978 LP "Hearts Of Stone" | |
| BTD Aug26,1957 | John O'Neill | #BTD Aug26,1957 #JohnONeill guitarist, songwriter for the pop-punk band The #Undertones @TheUndertones_ 1980 UK #9 "My Perfect Cousin", +6 UK Top40 singles | |
| OTD Aug26,1939 | MLB | #OTD Aug26,1939 See Big League Baseball @MLB for the first time by TELEVISION. Cincinnati @Reds vs Brooklyn @Dodgers at 1:30 pm daylight time | |
| OTD Aug26,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Aug26,1962 The #Beatles play at the #CavernClub @cavernliverpool at night. Also appearing #MikeBerry with his hit song "Tribute to Buddy Holly" | |
| OTD Aug26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug26,1963 The #Beatles play at the Odeon Cinema Southport. 1st of 6 nights - 2 shows per night with Gerry & the #Pacemakers, The #Fourmost and more | |
| OTD Aug26,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug26,1964 The #Beatles play one show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, Colorado. Attendance is 7k - surprisingly, there were 2k empty seats | |
| OTD Aug26,1965 | Sonny & Cher | #OTD Aug26,1965 #Sonny & #Cher start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Got You Babe" the duo's only UK #1 | |
| OTD Aug26,1967 | Bobbie Gentry | #OTD Aug26,1967 #BobbieGentry starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Ode to Billie Joe" | |
| OTD Aug26,1967 | Festival of Flower Children | #OTD Aug26,1967 1st of 3-day non-stop happening Festival of #FlowerChildren at Woburn Abbey with @TheKinks, #SmallFaces, @ericburdon & more | |
| OTD Aug26,1967 | Beatles, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | #OTD Aug26,1967 The #Beatles at a press conference with #MaharishiMaheshYogi They are disciples & renounce the use of drugs | |
| OTD Aug26,1968 | Mary Hopkin, Apple Records | #OTD Aug26,1968 #Apple Records 1st artist release in US is #MaryHopkin with "Those Were The Days", song enters billboard at #70 Sep28 & peaks at #2 for 3wks Nov2. UK release in 4 days & be #1 Sep25 for 6wks. Produced by #PaulMcCartney & arranged by #RichardHewson @themaryhopkin | |
| OTD Aug26,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug26,1968 The single "Hey Jude / Revolution" is released by the #Beatles on #Apple Records in the US and the UK; the song will enter the @billboard chart at #10 and reach #1 on Sep28 and stay for 10wks | |
| OTD Aug26,1970 | Jimi Hendrix, Electric Lady Studios | #OTD Aug26,1970 #JimiHendrix opens Electric Lady studios. It was built by @JimiHendrix and designed by #JohnStoryk. Hendrix spent only ten weeks recording in @ElectricLady Studios before his death | |
| OTD Aug26,1970 | Isle Of Wight Festival | #OTD Aug26,1970 1st of 3 main days at the Isle Of Wight Festival @chicagotheband, #JimiHendrix, The #Doors, @JoniMitchellcom, @TheWho, & more | |
| OTD Aug26,1972 | Looking Glass | #OTD Aug26,1972 #LookingGlass is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)" written by "Looking Glass" lead guitarist and co-vocalist #ElliotLurie. The song spent 4wks at #2 from Jul29 | |
| OTD Aug26,1973 | 10cc | #OTD Aug26,1973 #10cc makes their live debut at the Palace Lido Isle of Man at the start of an UK tour. | |
| OTD Aug26,1973 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Aug26,1973 15 year old #DonnyOsmond is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Young Love" @donnyosmond 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug26,1977 | Reading Rock '77 Festival | #OTD Aug26,1977 Reading Rock '77 Festival 3 day fest starts, the 17th National Jazz Blues and Rock Festival but attempting to remove blues and jazz. It rained for weeks before the concerts creating a mudbowl. Artists are @ThinLizzy_, @Aerosmith, #DoobieBrothers, #Hawkwind & more | |
| OTD Aug26,1978 | Frankie Valli | #OTD Aug26,1978 #FrankieValli starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Grease" the song written by #BarryGibb sold over 2M records. @frankievalli | |
| OTD Aug26,1981 | Paul Anka | #OTD Aug26,1981 #Canada's capital city #Ottawa, Ontario city Council create #PaulAnka Day & name a street "Paul Anka Drive" @OfficialAnka has written over 900 songs | |
| OTD Aug26,1989 | Richard Marx | #OTD Aug26,1989 #RichardMarx is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Right Here Waiting" @richardmarx last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug26,2017 | Slim Jim Phantom | #OTD Aug26,2017 Watching Slim Jim Phantom at a gig in Marysville Mi, #rockabilly @officialslimjim Good time. | |
| OTD Aug26,2018 | Neil Simon | #OTD Aug26,2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Marvin #NeilSimon dies at the age of 91; due to complications from pneumonia, according to his wife |