February 26th, 1625

Born on February 26th, 1625

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 201 days, exactly on November 21st, 2024, people who were born on February 26th, 1625 will be 146,000 days old!

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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

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

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

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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87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

70

Jean Domat

French jurist

*November 30th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †March 14th, 1696, Paris

55

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*October 26th, 1625, Niasviž †November 14th, 1680, Bologna

26

Tamás Esterházy

Hungarian soldier (1625-1652)

*December 20th, 1625, Beckov †August 26th, 1652, Veľké Vozokany

46

Johan de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1625–1672)

*September 24th, 1625, Dordrecht †August 20th, 1672, Groene Zoodje

82

Marie de Nemours

Swiss princess (1625-1707)

*March 5th, 1625, Paris †June 16th, 1707, Paris

73

Rasmus Bartholin

Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

*August 13th, 1625, Roskilde †November 4th, 1698, Copenhagen

62

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken

Swedish princess

*February 14th, 1625, Stegeborg Castle †October 24th, 1687, Höjentorp

70

Johann Christoph Arnschwanger

German writer (1625-1696)

*December 28th, 1625, Nuremberg †December 10th, 1696, Nuremberg

62

Peder Hansen Resen

Danish historian

*June 17th, 1625, Copenhagen †June 1st, 1688, Copenhagen

69

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

French orientalist (1625-1695)

*December 14th, 1625, Paris †December 8th, 1695, Paris

73

Jack Adams

Astrologer

*December 3rd, 1625, London †November 30th, 1699

88

Carlo Maratta

Italian painter of the Late Baroque (1625–1713)

*May 18th, 1625, Camerano †December 15th, 1713, Rome

79

Joan Huydecoper II

Dutch mayor (1625-1704)

*February 21st, 1625, Amsterdam †December 1st, 1704, Amsterdam

45

Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 5th, 1625, Birkenfeld †March 30th, 1671, Birkenfeld

36

Jacqueline Pascal

French poet (1625-1661)

*October 4th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †October 4th, 1661, Paris

28

Paulus Potter

Dutch painter (1625-1654)

*November 20th, 1625, Enkhuizen †January 17th, 1654, Amsterdam

61

Daniel Gittard

French architect

*March 14th, 1625, Blandy †December 15th, 1686, Paris

76

Samuel Chappuzeau

Scholar, author, poet, playwright

*June 16th, 1625, Paris †August 31st, 1701, Celle

44

Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden

Prince of Baden-Baden in Germany

*September 23rd, 1625, Baden-Baden †November 4th, 1669, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1625 is a normal year and no leap year.

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