September 26th, 1627

Born on September 26th, 1627

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 330 days, exactly on June 21st, 2027, people who were born on September 26th, 1627 will be 146,000 days old!

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What happened on September 26th?

September 26th, 2016

The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.

September 26th, 1905

The article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" by Albert Einstein was published, introducing his special theory of relativity.

September 26th, 1919

The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeated the White Russian Volunteer Army at the Battle of Peregonovka.

September 26th, 2010

Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

September 26th, 2008

Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (pictured) flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

September 26th, 1983

The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.

September 26th, 1968

The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.

September 26th, 1959

Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.

September 26th, 1944

World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

September 26th, 1933

As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, he supposedly shouted "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which became a nickname for FBI agents.

September 26th, 1928

The Republic of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh (designer pictured) as the official system for romanization of Mandarin Chinese.

September 26th, 1917

World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.

September 26th, 1907

The British colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.

September 26th, 1580

English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind (replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.

September 26th, 1493

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, one of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

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

Same year
Born in 1627

64

Robert Boyle

Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor

*January 25th, 1627, Lismore †December 31st, 1691, London

76

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)

*September 27th, 1627, Dijon †April 12th, 1704, Paris

77

John Ray

British botanist (1627–1705)

*November 29th, 1627, Black Notley †January 17th, 1705, Black Notley

87

Cornelis de Bie

Flemish writer, poet and jurist

*February 10th, 1627, Lier †January 1st, 1715, Orp-le-Grand

69

Miguel de Molinos

Spanish priest, apostle of Quietism

*November 30th, 1627, Muniesa †December 28th, 1696, Rome

98

Galeazzo Marescotti

Italian cardinal (1627-1726)

*October 1st, 1627, Vignanello †July 3rd, 1726, Rome

58

Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

German noble

*November 20th, 1627, Kassel †March 26th, 1686, Heidelberg

65

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans

Duchess of Montpensier (1627-1693)

*May 29th, 1627, Louvre Palace †April 5th, 1693, Luxembourg Palace

65

John George II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*November 17th, 1627, Dessau †August 7th, 1693, Berlin

42

Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Consort of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

*July 1st, 1627, Schwerin †December 11th, 1669, Halle (Saale)

65

Johann Kaspar Kerll

German composer and organist

*April 9th, 1627, Adorf/Vogtl. †February 13th, 1693, Munich

76

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford

Royalist during the English Civil War

*February 28th, 1627, Cambridge †March 12th, 1703, London

89

Stephen Fox

English politician

*March 27th, 1627, Farley †October 28th, 1716

46

Ludolf Lorenz von Krosigk

*January 1st, 1627, Schloss Hohenerxleben †January 1st, 1673, Treuenbrietzen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1627 is a normal year and no leap year.

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