Born on May 26th, 1612
Weekday
Saturday
May 26th, 1612 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1612 - June 21st, 1612
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 150,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 549 days, exactly on October 28th, 2025, people who were born on May 26th, 1612 will be 151,000 days old!
150,451 Days
21,493 Weeks
4,943 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 26th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 26th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 26th?
37 Alexander Pushkin
Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg.jpg "John Wayne")
81 Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles
64 Al Jolson
Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)
*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco.jpg "Margaret Colin")
,_attributed_to_Michael_Dahl_91996.jpg "John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough")
72 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
English soldier and statesman (1650-1722)
*May 26th, 1650, Musbury †June 16th, 1722, Cumberland Lodge.jpg "Helena Bonham Carter")
94 Roy Dotrice
British actor (1923–2017)
*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London
50 Isadora cucan
American dancer and choreographer
*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice
.jpg "Mehdi El Glaoui")
Alexander Bernewitz
Latvian theologian (1856-1919)
*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, KandavaRudolf Winderlich
German chemist (1876-1951)
*May 26th, 1876, Iserlohn †July 15th, 1951, Oldenburg.jpg "Lenny Kravitz")
_(cropped).jpg "Jeremy Corbyn")
74 Jeremy Corbyn
Former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North
*May 26th, 1949, ChippenhamSame year
Born in 1612
27 Murad IV
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1612-1640) (r. 1623-1640)
*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople,_circa_1633%E2%80%931634,_Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie_Alte_Meister,_Kassel.jpg "Saskia van Uylenburgh")
29 Saskia van Uylenburgh
Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn
*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam
64 Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Founder of the city of Montreal
*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris_(cropped).jpg "Anne Bradstreet")
60 Anne Bradstreet
Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)
*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover
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38 Dorgon
Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)
*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde
34 Odoardo Farnese
Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646
*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza_by_Robert_Walker_and_studio.jpg "Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron")
59 Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)
*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory
71 Thomas Killigrew
English dramatist and theatre manager
*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London
Antoine Arnauld
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)
*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of BrusselsFrans Post
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)
*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, HaarlemHenry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1612-1640)
*January 31st, 1612, Arnhem †January 31st, 1640, HulstNicolas Chorier
French historian,lawyer and writer
*September 1st, 1612, Vienne †August 14th, 1692, GrenobleNicolas Chaperon
French painter (1612-1656)
*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, LyonMarcus Zuerius van Boxhorn
Dutch linguist
*August 28th, 1612, Bergen op Zoom †October 3rd, 1653, LeidenPier Francesco Mola
Swiss painter (1612-1666)
*February 9th, 1612, Coldrerio †May 13th, 1666, RomeLorenzo Imperiali
Italian cardinal (1612–1673)
*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, RomeAugust Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*November 11th, 1612, Sønderborg †May 6th, 1675, LöhneBirthdays of famous people
.jpg "Melanie Martinez")
Public holidays on May 26th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 26th.
Augustine of Canterbury (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_CanterburyMay 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_26_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day, commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918 (Georgia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Georgia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuyanaMother's Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_DayNational Paper Airplane Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Paper_Airplane_DayNational Sorry Day (Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sorry_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
26.5.1612
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1612 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).