Every yearApril 26
Everything April 26 celebrates
9 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 26 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alien DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Audubon Day | Nature | |
| 03 | Get Organized Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | Hug a Friend Day | Community | |
| 05 | National Dissertation Day | Books |
| 06 | National Help a Horse Day | Nature | |
| 07 | National Kids and Pets Day | Kids & Family | |
| 08 | National Pretzel Day | Food | |
| 09 | World Intellectual Property Day | Tech |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 26 in some years.
Administrative Professionals Day — 2028 and 2034
Born on April 26
Historic figures
- Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Austrian-English philosopher and academic
- Eugène Delacroix1798–1863French painter and lithographer
- I. M. Pei1917–2019Chinese-American architect
- Vicente Aleixandre1898–1984Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- Arno Allan Penzias1933–2024German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Owen Richardson1879–1959English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- John James Audubon1785–1851French-American ornithologist and painter
- John II of France1319–1364King of France from 1350 to 1364
- Marie de' Medici1575–1642wife of Henry IV of France
- Charles Richter1900–1985American seismologist and physicist
Celebrities & public figures
- Melania Trumpb. 1970Slovene-American model
- Jet Lib. 1963Chinese-Singaporean martial artist
- Channing Tatumb. 1980American actor and producer
- Giancarlo Espositob. 1958American actor
- Carol Burnettb. 1933American actress
- Jordana Brewsterb. 1980Panamanian-American actress
- Tom Wellingb. 1977American actor
- Kevin Jamesb. 1965American actor and comedian
- Stana Katicb. 1978Canadian actress
- Kaneb. 1967American professional wrestler and politician
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 26 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 26, 2027.
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