February 26th, 1587

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Born on February 26th, 1587 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1587)

Born on February 26th, 1587

Weekday

Thursday

February 26th, 1587 was a Thursday.

Age

437

People born on February 26th, 1587 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 437 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1587 - March 20th, 1587

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 335 days, exactly on March 21st, 2025, people who were born on February 26th, 1587 will be 160,000 days old!

159,665 Days

22,809 Weeks

5,245 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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

Born on February 26th, 1587

Stefano Landi

Italian composer and teacher (1587-1639)

*February 26th, 1587, Rome †October 28th, 1639, Rome

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

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

Victor Hugo

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

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

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

Takuto Inoue

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

Niccolò Cabeo

Italian Jesuit philosopher (1586-1650)

*February 26th, 1586, Ferrara †June 30th, 1650, Genoa

Same year
Born in 1587

Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman (1587-1640)

*June 15th, 1587, Tallinn †November 27th, 1640, Stockholm

436

Virginia Dare

First child born in the Americas to English parents

*August 18th, 1587, Roanoke Colony

Simon VII, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*December 30th, 1587, Schloss Brake †March 26th, 1627, Detmold

Louis De Geer

Dutch politician, industrialist, gun merchant (1587-1652)

*November 17th, 1587, Liège †June 19th, 1652, Amsterdam

Thomas Weinrich

*January 1st, 1587, Jelenia Góra †May 4th, 1629

Joost van den Vondel

Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)

*November 17th, 1587, Cologne †February 5th, 1679, Amsterdam

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister (1587-1645)

*January 6th, 1587, Rome †July 22nd, 1645, Toro

Victor Amadeus I of Savoy

Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)

*May 8th, 1587, Turin †October 7th, 1637, Vercelli

Khusrau Mirza

Son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)

*August 16th, 1587, Lahore †January 26th, 1622, Lahore

Anders Arrebo

Danish writer

*January 2nd, 1587, Ærøskøbing †March 12th, 1637, Vordingborg

Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst

*February 3rd, 1587, Wolfenbüttel †October 16th, 1609, Zerbst

Kaspar von Barth

German philologist (1587-1658)

*June 21st, 1587, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 17th, 1658, Leipzig

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Royal Navy admiral (1587-1658)

*June 5th, 1587, Leez Priory †April 19th, 1658, London

Antoine Boësset

French musician (1587-1643)

*February 24th, 1587, Blois †December 8th, 1643, Paris

Johannes Bergius

German theologian

*February 24th, 1587, Szczecin †December 19th, 1658, Berlin

Nikolaus von Wolkenstein

Austrian canon

*January 4th, 1587, Schloss Bruck †April 6th, 1624, Padua

Paul Röber

German theologian

*February 5th, 1587, Wurzen †March 18th, 1651, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger

Danish architect

*June 24th, 1587, Copenhagen †August 6th, 1639, Copenhagen

Countess Juliane of Nassau-Siegen

Daughter of Count John of Nassau-Siegen, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

*September 3rd, 1587, Dillenburger Schloss †February 15th, 1643, Eschwege

Raffaello Vanni

Italian painter (1587-1673)

*October 4th, 1587, Siena †November 29th, 1673, Siena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 26th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.II.MDLXXXVII

26.2.1587

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1587 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1587

February 1587

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5							1
6	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
8	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
9	23	24	25	26	27	28

February 26th, 1587

Born on February 26th, 1587

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 159,000 days old!

159,665 Days

22,809 Weeks

5,245 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 26th?

Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.

A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.

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.

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.

The Superliner railcar entered revenue service with Amtrak.

Imperial Japanese Army troops attempted a coup d'etat, occupying parts of Tokyo, and killing several politicians, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

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.

The Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded "Livery Stable Blues", the first jazz single ever released.

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.

Napoleon escaped from the Italian island of Elba (depicted), to which he had been exiled after the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Manfred, King of Sicily, was killed in the Battle of Benevento against the forces of Charles of Anjou.

Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot.

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

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

Born on February 26th, 1587

Italian composer and teacher (1587-1639)

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

Same year Born in 1587

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 26th

Alexander of Alexandria

Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Isabelle of France

Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada)

Porphyry of Gaza

February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre (Azerbaijan)

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

Saviours' Day (Nation of Islam)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

26.2.1587

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