births
August 26, 1906
Bunny Austin, English tennis player (died 2000)
Bunny Austin
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin was an English tennis player. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–1935). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.
August 26
August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 127 days remain until the end of the year.