May 26th, 1614

Born on May 26th, 1614

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 213 days, exactly on January 31st, 2025, people who were born on May 26th, 1614 will be 150,000 days old!

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What happened on May 26th?

May 26th, 1868

The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enough votes from the U.S. Senate to convict.

May 26th, 2002

Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.

May 26th, 1999

Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.

May 26th, 1989

Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.

May 26th, 1967

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

May 26th, 1940

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.

May 26th, 1938

The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.

May 26th, 1933

American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.

May 26th, 1932

Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.

May 26th, 1906

Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.

May 26th, 1897

The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts.

May 26th, 1894

Germany's Emanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become the world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign.

May 26th, 1888

The comic novel The Diary of a Nobody by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith first appeared in serial form in Punch.

May 26th, 1865

American Civil War: General Edmund Kirby Smith negotiated the surrender of his army, the only significant Confederate Army force remaining in the war.

May 26th, 1822

The deadliest fire in Norwegian history occurred at a church in Grue, killing at least 113 people.

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

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

66

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

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

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

*May 26th, 1944, Brunswick †September 14th, 2017, Siegburg

65

Miles Davis

American jazz musician (1926–1991)

*May 26th, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica

66

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

61

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

72

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

English soldier and statesman (1650-1722)

*May 26th, 1650, Musbury †June 16th, 1722, Cumberland Lodge

58

Helena Bonham Carter

English-born British actress

*May 26th, 1966, London

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

*May 26th, 1926, Ellar †June 1st, 2015

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

50

Isadora Duncan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg

68

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

*May 26th, 1956, Choisy-le-Roi

62

Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, Kandava

94

Frankie Manning

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1914, Jacksonville †April 27th, 2009, Manhattan

75

Rudolf Winderlich

German chemist (1876-1951)

*May 26th, 1876, Iserlohn †July 15th, 1951, Oldenburg

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58

John Wilkins

Secretary of the Royal Society and Bishop of Chester

*February 14th, 1614, Fawsley †November 19th, 1672, London

72

Henry More

English philosopher (1614–1687)

*October 12th, 1614, Grantham †September 1st, 1687, Cambridge

59

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg (1614-1674)

*December 16th, 1614, Stuttgart †July 2nd, 1674, Stuttgart

48

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria

Austrian archduke (1614-1662)

*January 5th, 1614, Wiener Neustadt †November 20th, 1662, Vienna

59

Helena Fourment

Second wife of Peter Paul Rubens (1614-1673)

*April 11th, 1614, Antwerp †July 15th, 1673, Brussels metropolitan area

50

Henry II of Lorraine, Duke of Guise

Duke of Guise

*April 4th, 1614, Paris †June 2nd, 1664, Paris

67

Jahanara Begum

Padshah Begum and Mughal Princess (1614-1681)

*April 2nd, 1614, Agra †September 16th, 1681, Delhi

46

Martino Martini

Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian (1614-1661)

*September 20th, 1614, Trento †June 6th, 1661, Hangzhou

85

Sigmund von Erlach

Swiss politician (1614-1699)

*October 3rd, 1614, Bern †December 7th, 1699

66

Martin Geier

German theologian

*April 24th, 1614, Leipzig †September 12th, 1680, Freiberg

52

Sebastián Martínez

Spanish baroque painter (c.1615-1667)

*November 30th, 1614, Jaén †October 13th, 1667, Madrid

65

Balthasar Mentzer

German theologian

*May 11th, 1614, Giessen †July 28th, 1679, Giessen

49

Élisabeth de Bourbon

French duchess

*August 16th, 1614, Paris †May 19th, 1664, Paris

66

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford

English Royalist and Catholic martyr

*November 30th, 1614, City of Westminster †December 29th, 1680, Tower Hill

65

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Administrator of the archbishopric of Magdeburg (1614-1680)

*August 13th, 1614, Dresden †June 4th, 1680, Halle (Saale)

58

Franciscus Sylvius

Physician and chemist of Leyden, Netherlands

*March 15th, 1614, Hanau †November 19th, 1672, Leiden

56

Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

Regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1614-1670)

*June 15th, 1614, Delmenhorst †December 4th, 1670, Rudolstadt

64

Timotheus Ritzsch

German printer

*January 24th, 1614, Leipzig †February 1st, 1678, Leipzig

71

Juan Carreño de Miranda

Spanish artist (1614-1685)

*March 25th, 1614, Avilés †October 3rd, 1685, Madrid

74

Balthasar Cellarius

German theologian (1614-1689)

*October 10th, 1614, Rottleben †September 15th, 1689, Helmstedt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1614 is a normal year and no leap year.

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