August 26

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa and founder of the Missionaries of Charity, was born in Skopje.

Sangharakshita, the British teacher who founded the Triratna Buddhist Community, was born Dennis Lingwood in London.

The cardinals in conclave elected Albino Luciani, patriarch of Venice, who took the name John Paul I and served for thirty-three days.