August 26th Birthdays

Vic Dana, American singer, was born on this day in 1942 in Buffalo, NY

Also born on August 26th:

1938
Jet Black, British musician
1941
Jane Merrow, British actress
1946
Valerie Simpson, American singer, songwriter
1947
Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
1956
Mark Mangino, American football coach
Brett Cullen, American actor
1960
Wanda De Jesus, American actress
1961
Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
1965
Chris Burke, American actor
Jon Hensley, American actor
1966
Shirley Manson, Scottish singer, songwriter
1968
Byron Lawson, Canadian actor
1970
Melissa McCarthy, American actress
1974
Kelvin Cato, American basketball player
1975
Tyler Connolly, Canadian singer
Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player
1979
Jamal Lewis, American football player
Allison Robertson, American musician
1980
Macaulay Culkin, American actor
Brendan Harris, American baseball player
Chris Pine, American actor
1985
Brandon McDonald, American football player
Brian Kelley, American musician
1986
Cassie Ventura, American singer
1988
Evan Ross, American actor
Danielle Savre, American actress
1991
Dylan O’Brien, American actor
1993
Keke Palmer, American actress

Died on August 26th:

1930
Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (age 47)
1968
Kay Francis, American actress (age 63)
1974
Charles Lindbergh, American pilot, explorer (age 72)
1978
Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer (age 78)
1980
Tex Avery, American animator, director, voice actor (age 72)
1981
Lee Hays, American singer, songwriter (The Weavers), (age 67)
1986
Ted Knight, American actor (age 62)
1989
Irving Stone, American author (age 86)
2004
Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (age 52)
2009
Dominick Dunne, American journalist, novelist (age 83)
2017
Tobe Hooper, American film director (age 74)
Bernard Pomerance, 76, American playwright (age 76)
Larry Sherman, 94, American actor and publicist (age 94)
2018
Neil Simon, American playwright and author (age 91)
2020
Gerald P. Carr, American astronaut (age 88)
2023
Bob Barker, American television game show host (age 99)