March 26th, 1534

Born on March 26th, 1534

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 26th?

March 26th, 2010

An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.

March 26th, 1999

A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.

March 26th, 1997

Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.

March 26th, 1979

With the signing of a peace treaty in Washington, D.C., Egypt became the first Arab country officially to recognize Israel.

March 26th, 1975

The Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons, entered into force.

March 26th, 1953

Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.

March 26th, 1939

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists began their final offensive of the war, at the end of which they controlled almost the entire country.

March 26th, 1917

First World War: Attempting to advance into Palestine, the British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.

March 26th, 1913

First Balkan War: After a five-month siege, Bulgarian and Serbian forces (artillery pictured) captured the Ottoman city of Adrianople.

March 26th, 1896

An explosion at the Brunner Mine in New Zealand killed 65 coal miners in the country's deadliest mining accident.

March 26th, 1885

Perceiving that the Canadian government was failing to protect their rights, the Métis people led by Louis Riel began the North-West Rebellion.

March 26th, 1873

A Dutch military expedition was launched to bombard Banda Aceh, the capital of the Aceh Sultanate in present-day Indonesia, beginning the Aceh War.

March 26th, 1812

The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry (pictured), who approved the legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.

March 26th, 1697

The Safavid Empire began a four-year occupation of the Ottoman city of Basra on the Persian Gulf.

March 26th, 1484

William Caxton (pictured) printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables.

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

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

31

Suci Rizky Andini

Indonesia badminton player

*March 26th, 1993, Bandung City

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

27

Ruthvika Shivani

Indian badminton player

*March 26th, 1997, Vijayawada

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

37

Nic Strange

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1987, Bangor

52

Marleve Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1972, Ternate City

25

Fabio Caponio

Italian badminton player

*March 26th, 1999, Santeramo in Colle

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

83

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

*March 26th, 1941, Nairobi

51

Larry Page

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*March 26th, 1973, East Lansing

40

Luca James Lee

Australian actor

*March 26th, 1984, Subiaco

60

Michael Frontzeck

German association football player and manager

*March 26th, 1964, Mönchengladbach

74

Boniface de Castellane

Marshal of France (1788-1862)

*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

75

Uwe Beckmeyer

German politician

*March 26th, 1949, Bremerhaven

39

Jonathan Groff

American actor and singer

*March 26th, 1985, Lancaster

54

Martin McDonagh

British-Irish filmmaker and playwright

*March 26th, 1970, London

88

Robert Frost

American poet; 4x recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

*March 26th, 1874, San Francisco †January 29th, 1963, Boston

60

Maria Miller

British politician

*March 26th, 1964, Wolverhampton

Same year
Born in 1534

53

Frederick II of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1534–1588)

*July 1st, 1534, Haderslev †April 4th, 1588, Slagelse

47

Oda Nobunaga

Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)

*June 23rd, 1534, Nagoya Castle (16th century) †June 21st, 1582, former site of Honnō-ji

58

Hans Bol

Flemish painter and draughtsman (1534-1593)

*December 16th, 1534, Mechelen †November 20th, 1593, Amsterdam

48

Zacharias Ursinus

German theologian

*July 18th, 1534, Wrocław †May 6th, 1583, Neustadt an der Weinstraße

67

Jean Passerat

French writer

*October 18th, 1534, Troyes †September 14th, 1602, Paris

47

Guru Ram Das

The fourth Guru of Sikhism

*January 1st, 1534, Lahore †January 1st, 1581, Goindwal Sahib

63

Joseph of Anchieta

Spanish Jesuit missionary

*March 19th, 1534, San Cristóbal de La Laguna †June 9th, 1597, Anchieta

79

Francesco Mantica

Italian jurist and cardinal (1534-1614)

*March 20th, 1534, Venzone †January 28th, 1614, Rome

37

Nicholas Pieck

Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr

*August 29th, 1534, Gorinchem †July 9th, 1572, Brielle

59

Eleonore of Austria, Duchess Consort of Mantua

Archdushess of Austria (1534-1594)

*November 2nd, 1534, Vienna †August 5th, 1594, Mantua

69

Lucas Osiander the Elder

German pastor

*December 16th, 1534, Nuremberg †September 17th, 1604, Stuttgart

62

William I, Count of Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen

Count of Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen (1534-1597)

*October 4th, 1534, Sondershausen †September 30th, 1597, Straußberg

77

Antonio Pérez

Spanish politician (1534-1611)

*January 1st, 1534, Valdeconcha †April 7th, 1611, Paris

33

Myeongjong of Joseon

13th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*May 22nd, 1534, Gyeongbokgung †June 28th, 1567, Gyeongbokgung

36

Setthathirath

Laotian king

*January 24th, 1534, Luang Prabang †November 30th, 1570, Attapeu Province

79

Henri I de Montmorency

Duke of Montmorency; (1534-1614)

*June 15th, 1534, Chantilly †April 2nd, 1614, Pézenas

63

Joachim Camerarius the Younger

German scientist (1534-1598)

*November 16th, 1534, Nuremberg †October 11th, 1598, Nuremberg

78

Giovanni de' Bardi

Italian composer and writer

*February 5th, 1534, Florence †September 1st, 1612, Rome

77

Federico Barocci

Italian painter (1535-1612)

*November 30th, 1534, Urbino †September 30th, 1612, Urbino

51

Samuel Eisenmenger

German physician

*January 1st, 1534, Bretten †January 1st, 1585, Bruchsal

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1534 is a normal year and no leap year.

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