August 26th (2001) was a Sunday. It's the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 127 days left to the end of the year.
August 26th Famous Deaths for 2001
» Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (b. 1904)
» Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1940)