September 26th, 1680

Born on September 26th, 1680

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 125,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 507 days, exactly on September 18th, 2025, people who were born on September 26th, 1680 will be 126,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 26th?

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 flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

September 26th, 1983

Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.

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 Army completed the Tallinn Offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

September 26th, 1928

The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the 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.

September 26th, 1087

William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.

January 1st, 1970

Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome to Venus, the mythical ancestor of his family.

September 26th, 2014

A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.

September 26th, 2010

The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.

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

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

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

87

Johann Gottlob Carpzov

German theologian (1679-1767)

*September 26th, 1679, Dresden †April 7th, 1767, Lübeck

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

*September 26th, 1965, Dortmund †June 5th, 2016, Berlin

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

*September 26th, 1948, Cambridge †August 8th, 2022, Santa Ynez Valley

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

*September 26th, 1898, Brooklyn †July 11th, 1937, Hollywood

86

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

*September 26th, 1889, Messkirch †May 26th, 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau

85

Jacqueline deWit

American actress (1912-1998)

*September 26th, 1912, Los Angeles †January 7th, 1998, Los Angeles

78

Gib Guilbeau

Musician and songwriter

*September 26th, 1937, Sunset †April 12th, 2016, Los Angeles

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

70

Hans-Heinrich Jordan

German politician (1948-2019)

*September 26th, 1948, Jübar †June 18th, 2019

60

Donald Cook

American actor (1901-1961)

*September 26th, 1901, Portland †October 1st, 1961, New Haven

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50

Nicholas Mavrocordatos

Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Gate (1680-1730)

*May 3rd, 1680, Constantinople †September 3rd, 1730, Bucharest

74

Angelo Maria Querini

Italian cardinal

*March 30th, 1680, Venice †January 6th, 1755, Brescia

74

Philippe Néricault Destouches

French playwright (1680-1754)

*April 9th, 1680, Tours †July 4th, 1754, Fortoiseau Castle

63

Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum

German-Polish noble

*May 4th, 1680, Warsaw †November 25th, 1743, Dresden

55

Gottlob Friedrich Jenichen

German historian and theologian (1680-1735)

*March 26th, 1680, Eutritzsch †September 17th, 1735, Leipzig

58

Johann Gottfried Kraus

German judge (1680-1739)

*November 1st, 1680, Freiberg †September 1st, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Giuseppe Porsile

Italian composer (1680-1750)

*May 5th, 1680, Naples †May 29th, 1750, Vienna

84

Sebastiano Conca

Italian painter (1680-1764)

*January 8th, 1680, Gaeta †September 1st, 1764, Naples

59

Nikolaus Seeber

German organ builder

*January 1st, 1680, Haina †January 1st, 1739, Römhild

78

Johann Baptist Zimmermann

German artist (1680-1758)

*January 3rd, 1680, Wessobrunn †March 2nd, 1758, Munich

41

Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1691-1722)

*February 20th, 1680, Unteres Schloss †February 13th, 1722, Unteres Schloss

56

Emanuele d'Astorga

Italian composer

*March 20th, 1680, Augusta †August 21st, 1736, Madrid

50

John Montgomerie

British military officer, colonial governor of New York and New Jersey (1680-1731)

*September 11th, 1680, Beith †July 1st, 1731, New York City

84

Johann Philipp Breyne

German scientist (1680-1764)

*January 1st, 1680, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1764, Gdańsk

28

Louis Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Brake

German aristocrat (1680-1709)

*September 27th, 1680, Halberstadt †February 21st, 1709, Schloss Wolfenbüttel

64

Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1680-1744)

*May 13th, 1680, Lviv †September 18th, 1744, Merkinė

49

Johann Michael Bretschneider

German artist (1680-1729)

*September 15th, 1680, Střekov Castle †October 27th, 1729, Vienna

54

Jacques Longueval

French historian (1680-1735)

*March 18th, 1680, Péronne †January 14th, 1735, Paris

49

Johann Martin Seekatz

German painter (1680-1729)

*June 6th, 1680, Westerburg †October 10th, 1729, Worms

76

Johann Joachim Schröder

German librarian, church historian and theologian

*June 6th, 1680, Neukirchen †July 19th, 1756, Marburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1680 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).

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