February 26th, 1610

Born on February 26th, 1610

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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

83

Victor Hugo

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

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

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

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

86

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

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

65

Ásdís Thoroddsen

Icelandic actress and film director

*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

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Born in 1610

61

Michael Wendler

German Lutheran theologian and moral philosopher (1610–1671)

*September 21st, 1610, Schlettau †November 21st, 1671, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

54

Maria Cunitz

German astronomer

*January 1st, 1610, Wołów †August 22nd, 1664, Byczyna

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

69

Baldassare Ferri

Italian opera singer

*December 9th, 1610, Perugia †September 10th, 1680, Perugia

71

Pierre Dupuis

French painter (1610-1682)

*March 3rd, 1610, Montfort-l'Amaury †February 18th, 1682, Paris

51

Johann Balthasar Schupp

German writer and academic

*March 1st, 1610, Giessen †October 26th, 1661, Hamburg

71

Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

*October 28th, 1610, Kuldīga †January 1st, 1682, Jelgava

77

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

French philologist (1610-1688)

*December 18th, 1610, Amiens †October 23rd, 1688, Paris

52

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar (1610-1662)

*January 1st, 1610, Fårupgård †January 1st, 1662, Sorø

74

Adriaen van Ostade

Dutch painter (1610–1685)

*December 10th, 1610, Haarlem †May 2nd, 1685, Haarlem

59

Ferdinando II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1610-1670)

*June 14th, 1610, Florence †May 23rd, 1670, Florence

59

Giovanni Andrea Sirani

Italian painter (1610–1670)

*September 4th, 1610, Bologna †May 21st, 1670, Bologna

48

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*September 6th, 1610, Modena †October 14th, 1658, Santhià

64

Jean de Labadie

French priest (1610-1674)

*February 13th, 1610, Bourg †February 13th, 1674, Altona

36

William Dobson

English portrait painter (1610-1646)

*February 24th, 1610, London †October 28th, 1646, Oxford

67

Gabriel Pérelle

French painter (1610-1677)

*March 7th, 1610, Vernon †June 6th, 1677, Paris

78

Johann Michael Fehr

German botanist (1610 - 1688)

*May 9th, 1610, Kitzingen †November 15th, 1688, Schweinfurt

41

Thomas Greene

Colonial Governor of Maryland

*January 1st, 1610, Bobbing †January 20th, 1651, St. Mary's County

54

Stefano della Bella

Engraver, printmaker (1610-1664)

*May 18th, 1610, Florence †July 12th, 1664, Florence

34

Kristina Poniatowská

German female visionary

*January 1st, 1610, Łasin †December 6th, 1644, Leszno

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