26 August

Born in 1899, Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter.

Above: Galaxia, 1977

Also born in 1728, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Johann Heinrich Lambert.

We suppose the existence of a wise and beneficent Being who presided over the formation of the World, and who is pleased to display his infinite perfections on this illustrious theatre.

Previously on August 26, Robert Vickrey and Mother Teresa.