Famous Birthdays for 26th August 2023

1901 – Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1983)
1919 – Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico and the Man; Mel Brooks films), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
1925 – Alain Peyrefitte, French politician (Minister of Justice, 1977-81; Minister of Information, 1962-66) and writer (The Immobile Empire), born in Najac, France (d. 1999)
1927 – B. V. [Balkrishna] Doshi, Indian architect (Pritzker Prize – 2018), born in Pune, India (d. 2023)
1946 – Ladislav KubĂ­k, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), born in Prague (d. 2017)
1952 – John Kinsella, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1972), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1954 – Michael Chetwood, British keyboard player (T’Pau), born in Shropshire, England
1958 – Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist, born in Ninove, Belgium
1962 – Tariq Ramadan, Islamic scholar, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1986 – SAINt JHN [Carlos St. John Phillips], Guyanese-American rapper, singer and songwriter (Roses), born in Brooklyn, New York City

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