February 26th, 1106

Born on February 26th, 1106

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 335,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 584 days, exactly on February 2nd, 2026, people who were born on February 26th, 1106 will be 336,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 26th?

February 26th, 2014

Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.

February 26th, 2013

A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

February 26th, 2012

African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.

February 26th, 2008

In the first significant cultural visit from the United States to North Korea since the Korean War, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pyongyang.

February 26th, 1995

Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after its head derivatives trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million while making unauthorised trades on futures contracts.

February 26th, 1979

The Superliner railcar entered revenue service with Amtrak.

February 26th, 1936

Imperial Japanese Army troops attempted a coup d'etat, occupying parts of Tokyo, and killing several politicians, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

February 26th, 1935

With the aid of a radio station in Daventry, England, and two receiving antennae, Scottish engineer and inventor Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrated the use of radar.

February 26th, 1917

The Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded "Livery Stable Blues", the first jazz single ever released.

February 26th, 1914

RMS Britannic, the third and largest Olympic-class ocean liner of the White Star Line after RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

February 26th, 1815

Napoleon escaped from the Italian island of Elba (depicted), to which he had been exiled after the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

February 26th, 1266

Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Manfred, King of Sicily, was killed in the Battle of Benevento against the forces of Charles of Anjou.

February 26th, 2019

Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot.

February 26th, 2013

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

February 26th, 2012

Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 26th?

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

83

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)

*February 26th, 1802, Besançon †May 22nd, 1885, Paris

24

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

30

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

29

Takuto Inoue

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

28

Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

29

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

65

Ásdís Thoroddsen

Icelandic actress and film director

*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

86

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

66

Tim Kaine

United States Senator from Virginia since 2013

*February 26th, 1958, Saint Paul

50

Sébastien Loeb

French racing driver

*February 26th, 1974, Haguenau

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

30

Sik-K

South Korean rapper

*February 26th, 1994, Seoul

84

Tony Randall

American actor (1920-2004)

*February 26th, 1920, Tulsa †May 17th, 2004, New York City

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

31

Maria Ehrich

Actress

*February 26th, 1993, Erfurt

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

70

Ahmed Zewail

Egyptian scientist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient

*February 26th, 1946, Damanhur †August 2nd, 2016, Pasadena

70

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895)

*February 26th, 1825, Biglen †November 25th, 1895, Basel

70

Leon de Winter

Dutch writer and director

*February 26th, 1954, 's-Hertogenbosch

40

Alex de Angelis

Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from San Marino

*February 26th, 1984, Rimini

79

Alfred Bachelet

French conductor and composer (1864-1944)

*February 26th, 1864, Paris †February 10th, 1944, Nancy

74

Helen Clark

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008

*February 26th, 1950, Te Pahu

67

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

65

Ahmet Davutoğlu

Turkish politician

*February 26th, 1959, Taşkent

57

Artūras Kasputis

Lithuanian cyclist

*February 26th, 1967, Klaipėda

49

Alexander Bocharov

Road bicycle racer

*February 26th, 1975, Irkutsk

42

Li Na

Chinese tennis player

*February 26th, 1982, Wuhan

62

Viorica Ioja

Romanian rower

*February 26th, 1962, Uivar

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1106 is a normal year and no leap year.

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