February 26th, 1531

Born on February 26th, 1531

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1531

59

Vespasiano I Gonzaga

Italian noble and diplomat (1531-1591)

*December 6th, 1531, Fondi †February 26th, 1591, Sabbioneta

59

Federico Cornaro

Italian cardinal

*June 9th, 1531, Venice †October 4th, 1590, Rome

76

Bernardo Buontalenti

Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist (1531-1608)

*December 15th, 1531, Florence †June 6th, 1608, Florence

66

Hans Fugger

German businessman (1531-1598)

*September 4th, 1531, Augsburg †April 15th, 1598, Kirchheim in Schwaben

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

*October 7th, 1531, Lecce †January 11th, 1601, Florence

58

Philipp Apian

German mathematician and cartographer

*September 14th, 1531, Ingolstadt †November 15th, 1589, Tübingen

81

Johannes Letzner

Protestant priest and historian

*November 29th, 1531, Hardegsen †February 16th, 1613, Strodthagen

64

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto

(1531–1595), Bishop of Fiesole

*September 2nd, 1531, Florence †November 4th, 1595, Florence

64

Leonhard Thurneysser

Scholar and quack at the court of John George, Elector of Brandenburg

*July 22nd, 1531, Basel †July 9th, 1596, Cologne

64

António, Prior of Crato

Portuguese royal

*January 1st, 1531, Lisbon †August 26th, 1595, Paris

50

Archduchess Maria of Austria

Daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I from the House of Habsburg and Anna Jagiello

*May 15th, 1531, Prague †December 11th, 1581, Schloss Hambach

42

Antoine de Créqui Canaples

Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 17th, 1531, France †June 20th, 1574, Amiens

75

Anna of Este

Duchess consort of Nemours

*November 16th, 1531, Ferrara †May 17th, 1607, Paris

42

Catalina Thomás

Spanish religious (1531-1574)

*May 1st, 1531, Valldemossa †April 5th, 1574, Palma de Mallorca

53

Jacques, Duke of Nemours

2nd Duke of Nemours

*October 12th, 1531, Vauluisant Abbey †June 18th, 1585, Piedmont

54

Matthew Wesenbeck

Belgian jurist

*October 25th, 1531, Antwerp †June 5th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

52

Thado Minsaw of Ava

Viceroy of Ava

*May 20th, 1531, Taungoo †May 1st, 1584, Putao Township

69

David Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1531, Ingelfingen †June 25th, 1600, Rostock

53

Johannes Schütz

German Lutheran theologian (1531-1584)

*March 20th, 1531, Halle (Saale) †July 24th, 1584, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

82

Burkhard Leemann

(1531-1613)

*February 14th, 1531, Zürich †September 12th, 1613, Zürich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1531 is a normal year and no leap year.

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