November 26th, 1242

Born on November 26th, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 570 days, exactly on December 11th, 2025, people who were born on November 26th, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 26th?

November 26th, 2011

In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

November 26th, 2008

A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing at least 174 people and wounding more than 300 others.

November 26th, 1983

Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

November 26th, 1977

A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a Southern Television broadcast in South East England.

November 26th, 1942

Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.

November 26th, 1940

The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.

November 26th, 1939

The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.

November 26th, 1914

A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.

November 26th, 1851

The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque.

November 26th, 1842

The University of Notre Dame (main building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.

November 26th, 1835

Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.

November 26th, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identifies the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

November 26th, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.

November 26th, 2018

The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.

November 26th, 2011

The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

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

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

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

33

Rita Ora

English singer and songwriter

*November 26th, 1990, Pristina

23

Dorottya Gajdos

Hungarian beach handball player

*November 26th, 2000, Budapest

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

*November 26th, 1933, Lawrence †October 30th, 2007, Los Angeles

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

46

Ivan Basso

Italian road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1977, Gallarate

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

*November 26th, 1942, Memphis †January 19th, 2018, San Miguel de Allende

75

Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-born American biological researcher

*November 26th, 1948, Hobart

65

Rudi Cerne

German television presenter and former figure skater

*November 26th, 1958, Wanne

69

Norbert Wiener

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

*November 26th, 1894, Columbia †March 18th, 1964, Stockholm

19

Lequincio Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*November 26th, 2004, Amsterdam

92

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Argentine activist, architect and sculptor

*November 26th, 1931, Buenos Aires

84

Eugène Ionesco

Romanian-French playwright (1909–1994)

*November 26th, 1909, Slatina †March 28th, 1994, Paris

22

Dominika Lasota

Polish climate justice activist

*November 26th, 2001, Bydgoszcz

33

Danny Welbeck

English association football player (born 1990)

*November 26th, 1990, Manchester

93

Frederik Pohl

American science fiction writer and editor (1919-2013)

*November 26th, 1919, New York City †September 2nd, 2013, Arlington Heights

77

Charles M. Schulz

American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "Peanuts"

*November 26th, 1922, Minneapolis †February 12th, 2000, Santa Rosa

89

John Barton

British theatre director (1928-2018)

*November 26th, 1928, London †January 18th, 2018, London

43

Chris Lintott

English astrophysicist, TV presenter, and GalaxyZoo founder

*November 26th, 1980, Torbay

22

Gordon Green

American ice dancer

*November 26th, 2001, Washington, D.C.

78

Peter Blickle

German regional historian (1938-2017)

*November 26th, 1938, Berlin †February 20th, 2017, Saarbrücken

59

Vreni Schneider

Swiss alpine ski racer

*November 26th, 1964, Elm

67

Keith Vaz

British politician (born 1956)

*November 26th, 1956, Aden

91

Hannes Tkotz

German association football player (1925-2017)

*November 26th, 1925, Gliwice †April 2nd, 2017

51

Arjun Rampal

Indian film actor, producer, model and television host

*November 26th, 1972, Jabalpur

37

Bauke Mollema

Dutch road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1986, Groningen

84

Heinrich Brüning

German chancellor (1885-1970)

*November 26th, 1885, Münster †March 30th, 1970, Norwich

42

Natasha Bedingfield

British singer

*November 26th, 1981, Haywards Heath

81

Marianne Hilarides

Dutch ballet dancer (1933-2015)

*November 26th, 1933, Bogor City †March 6th, 2015, Amsterdam

50

Peter Facinelli

American actor

*November 26th, 1973, Queens

48

Patrice Lauzon

Canadian ice dancer

*November 26th, 1975, Montreal

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Public holidays on November 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on November 26th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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