November 26th, 1597

Born on November 26th, 1597

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 252 days, exactly on January 6th, 2025, people who were born on November 26th, 1597 will be 156,000 days old!

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What happened on November 26th?

November 26th, 2011

In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

November 26th, 2008

A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing at least 174 people and wounding more than 300 others.

November 26th, 1983

Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

November 26th, 1977

A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a Southern Television broadcast in South East England.

November 26th, 1942

Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.

November 26th, 1940

The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.

November 26th, 1939

The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.

November 26th, 1914

A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.

November 26th, 1851

The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque.

November 26th, 1842

The University of Notre Dame (main building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.

November 26th, 1835

Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.

November 26th, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identifies the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

November 26th, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.

November 26th, 2018

The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.

November 26th, 2011

The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

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

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

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

33

Rita Ora

Kosovo-born British' singer-songwriter and actress

*November 26th, 1990, Prishtina

23

Dorottya Gajdos

Hungarian beach handball player

*November 26th, 2000, Budapest

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

*November 26th, 1933, Lawrence †October 30th, 2007, Los Angeles

22

Antonio Puerta

Spanish footballer (1984-2007)

*November 26th, 1984, Seville †August 28th, 2007, Seville

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

61

Johann Konrad Varnbüler

German politician (1595-1657)

*November 26th, 1595, Stuttgart †April 10th, 1657, Stuttgart

46

Ivan Basso

Italian road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1977, Gallarate

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

*November 26th, 1942, Memphis †January 19th, 2018, San Miguel de Allende

75

Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-born American biological researcher

*November 26th, 1948, Hobart

65

Rudi Cerne

German television presenter and former figure skater

*November 26th, 1958, Wanne

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32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia

54

Friedrich Leibniz

German philosopher

*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, Leipzig

41

Martin Opitz

German poet

*December 23rd, 1597, Bolesławiec †August 20th, 1639, Gdańsk

61

Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659)

*December 22nd, 1597, Gottorf Castle †August 10th, 1659, Tönning

62

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Electress of Brandenburg and duchess of Prussia

*November 19th, 1597, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 26th, 1660, Krosno Odrzańskie

51

Vincent Voiture

French poet

*February 24th, 1597, Amiens †May 26th, 1648, Paris

81

Abraham Heidanus

Dutch Calvinist minister

*August 10th, 1597, Frankenthal †October 15th, 1678, Leiden

73

John Davenport

British priest 1597-1670

*April 9th, 1597, Coventry †May 30th, 1670, Boston

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

74

John Underhill

Early settler of American colonies, Captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia

*October 7th, 1597, Warwickshire †July 21st, 1672, Killingworth

78

Philip von Krusenstiern

Swedish diplomat (1597-1676)

*May 1st, 1597, Lutherstadt Eisleben †April 10th, 1676, Tallinn

61

Johann Micraelius

German historian

*September 1st, 1597, Koszalin †December 3rd, 1658, Szczecin

53

Alvise Contarini

Italian diplomat, nobleman

*April 23rd, 1597, Venice †March 11th, 1651, Venice

40

Theodoor Rombouts

Flemish painter (1597-1637)

*July 2nd, 1597, Antwerp †September 14th, 1637, Antwerp

55

Jean-Charles de la Faille

Jesuit mathematician

*March 1st, 1597, Antwerp †November 4th, 1652, Barcelona

40

Henry Gellibrand

English mathematician (1597-1637)

*January 1st, 1597, London †February 16th, 1637, London

67

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Painter of the Dutch Golden Age (1597-1665)

*June 9th, 1597, Assendelft †May 31st, 1665, Haarlem

62

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière

French nobleman, founder of Montreal and an order of nursing Sisters

*March 18th, 1597, La Flèche †November 6th, 1659, La Flèche

43

John Francis Regis

French Jesuit priest

*January 31st, 1597, Fontcouverte †December 31st, 1640, Lalouvesc

62

Johann Georg Dorsche

German theologian

*November 13th, 1597, Strasbourg †December 25th, 1659, Rostock

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1597 is a normal year and no leap year.

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