February 26th, 1418

Born on February 26th, 1418

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 221,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 592 days, exactly on December 20th, 2025, people who were born on February 26th, 1418 will be 222,000 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

83

Victor Hugo

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

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

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

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

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

29

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

31

Christopher of Bavaria

King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1442-1448

*February 26th, 1416, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †January 6th, 1448, Helsingborg

65

Ásdís Thoroddsen

Icelandic actress and film director

*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

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Born in 1418

78

Barbara Fugger

Wife of Jakob Fugger the Elder (1419-1497)

*November 30th, 1418, Augsburg †July 23rd, 1497

44

Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke and duke

*December 18th, 1418, Vienna †December 2nd, 1463, Vienna

44

Anne of Cyprus

Italian noble

*September 24th, 1418, Nicosia †November 11th, 1462, Geneva

64

Jeonghui

Queen consort of Korea

*November 11th, 1418, Joseon †March 30th, 1483, Joseon

85

Gaspare Nadi

Italian chronicler

*November 2nd, 1418, Bologna †January 9th, 1504, Bologna

74

Philip II of Nassau-Weilburg

Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1429-1490)

*March 12th, 1418, Weilburg †March 19th, 1492, Mainz

74

Benedetto Dei

Italian historian

*March 4th, 1418, Florence †August 28th, 1492, Florence

39

Peter II, Duke of Brittany

Duke of Brittany

*July 7th, 1418, Nantes †September 22nd, 1457, Nantes

40

John II of Cyprus

King of Cyprus

*May 16th, 1418, Nicosia †July 28th, 1458, Nicosia

66

Hans Feer

Swiss politician (1418-1484)

*January 11th, 1418, Eschenbach †September 9th, 1484

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1418 is a normal year and no leap year.

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