February 26th, 1459

Born on February 26th, 1459

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 206,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 586 days, exactly on November 25th, 2025, people who were born on February 26th, 1459 will be 207,000 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

83

Victor Hugo

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

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

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1459

59

Maximilian I

Holy Roman Emperor

*March 22nd, 1459, Wiener Neustadt †January 12th, 1519, Wels

64

Adrian VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523

*March 2nd, 1459, Utrecht †September 14th, 1523, Rome

66

Jakob Fugger

German merchant (1459-1526)

*March 6th, 1459, Augsburg †December 30th, 1525, Augsburg

77

Paul Hofhaimer

Austrian organist and composer

*January 25th, 1459, Radstadt †January 1st, 1537, Salzburg

49

Conrad Celtes

German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet (1459-1508)

*February 1st, 1459, Wipfeld †February 4th, 1508, Vienna

47

Martin Behaim

German navigator and geographer to the King of Portugal

*October 6th, 1459, Nuremberg †July 29th, 1507, Lisbon

41

John I Albert

King of Poland

*December 27th, 1459, Kraków †June 17th, 1501, Toruń

64

Bernhard Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden

German theologian and renaissance humanist

*May 27th, 1459, Schechingen †December 16th, 1523, Eichstätt

77

Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal

Spanish chaplain

*December 7th, 1459, Villaescusa de Haro †August 11th, 1537, Cuenca

49

John I, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*May 15th, 1459, Starkenburg †January 27th, 1509, Starkenburg

35

Şehzade Cem Sultan

Ottoman şehzade (pretender prince) who has become sultan for a short time

*December 22nd, 1459, Edirne †March 6th, 1495, Capua

564

Fernando del Rincón

Spanish painter

*November 30th, 1459, Guadalajara

69

John Skelton

English poet and tutor (1463-1529)

*November 30th, 1459, England †June 21st, 1529, Westminster

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Public holidays on February 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 26th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1459 is a normal year and no leap year.

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