February 26th, 1613

Born on February 26th, 1613

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What happened on February 26th?

February 26th, 1993

A van filled with explosives is detonated by terrorists under the Austin J. Tobin Plaza at the World Trade Center site, killing six and injuring over 1,000 others.

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, 1903

Storm Ulysses struck Ireland, felling thousands of trees and causing damage to up to a quarter of all houses in Dublin.

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 target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan.

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

Same year
Born in 1613

66

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)

*September 15th, 1613, Paris †March 17th, 1680, Paris

87

André Le Nôtre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

*March 12th, 1613, Paris †September 15th, 1700, Paris

44

John Cleveland

English poet

*June 16th, 1613, Loughborough †April 29th, 1658, London

65

Christoph Schlegel

1 Jan 1613 - 2 Jul 1678

*January 1st, 1613, Großkmehlen †January 1st, 1678, Grimma

66

Antonia of Württemberg

Princess of the Duchy of Württemberg, literary figure, patroness, and Christian Kabbalist

*March 24th, 1613, Stuttgart †October 1st, 1679, Bad Liebenzell

54

Mattias de' Medici

Italian noble (1613-1667)

*May 9th, 1613, Florence †October 11th, 1667, Siena

78

Gilles Ménage

French scholar (1613–1692)

*August 15th, 1613, Angers †July 23rd, 1692, Paris

87

Alderano Cybo

Catholic cardinal (1613-1700)

*July 16th, 1613, Genoa †July 22nd, 1700, Rome

75

Claude Perrault

French architect and doctor of medicine

*September 25th, 1613, Paris †October 9th, 1688, Paris

77

Isaac de Benserade

French writer

*November 5th, 1613, Lyons-la-Forêt †October 10th, 1691, Gentilly

57

Michael Conrad Hirt

German painter (1613-1671)

*June 4th, 1613, Bayreuth †April 25th, 1671, Bayreuth

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

33

Jean François Niceron

French cleric and mathematician

*July 5th, 1613, Paris †September 22nd, 1646, Aix-en-Provence

83

Lambert Pietkin

Belgian conductor and composer

*June 22nd, 1613, Liège †September 16th, 1696, Liège

38

John Bernard, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*October 18th, 1613, Brake †June 10th, 1652, Detmold

85

Mattia Preti

Italian painter (1613-1699)

*February 24th, 1613, Taverna †January 3rd, 1699, Valletta

62

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613-1676)

*December 23rd, 1613, Uppsala †July 5th, 1676, Glowe

68

Gu Yanwu

Chinese philologist and geographer

*July 15th, 1613, Kunshan †February 15th, 1682

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1613 is a normal year and no leap year.

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