February 26th, 1718

Born on February 26th, 1718

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on February 26th, 1718

55

Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Norwegian bishop and botanist (1718-1773)

*February 26th, 1718, Christiania †September 25th, 1773, Kristiansund Municipality

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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

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

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

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

86

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

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Born in 1718

80

Christian Friedrich Exner

German architect

*May 13th, 1718, Lampertswalde †September 1st, 1798, Dresden

80

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)

*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, Milan

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

27

Anna Leopoldovna

Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia (1718-1746)

*December 18th, 1718, Rostock †March 19th, 1746, Kholmogory

72

Israel Putnam

American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790)

*January 7th, 1718, Danvers †May 29th, 1790, Brooklyn

53

John Canton

British physicist

*July 31st, 1718, Stroud †March 22nd, 1772, London

64

William Hunter

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

*May 23rd, 1718, East Kilbride †March 30th, 1783, London

76

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

German music critic, music-theorist and composer

*November 21st, 1718, Wendemark †May 22nd, 1795, Berlin

53

Johann Berenberg

Hamburg merchant banker (1718-1772)

*March 12th, 1718, Hamburg †March 2nd, 1772, Hamburg

76

Paul Rabaut

French pastor (1718-1794)

*January 29th, 1718, Bédarieux †September 25th, 1794, Nîmes

68

Tommaso Maria Ghilini

Italian catholic cardinal and archbishop

*August 5th, 1718, Alessandria †April 3rd, 1787, Turin

71

Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier

French Catholic theologian

*December 31st, 1718, Darney †April 9th, 1790, Paris

81

Elizabeth Montagu

British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)

*October 2nd, 1718, York †August 25th, 1800, London

74

Alexander Roslin

Swedish painter (1718–1793)

*July 15th, 1718, Malmö Sankt Petri församling †July 5th, 1793, Paris

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

80

Johann Gottlieb Bosseck

German canon

*April 3rd, 1718, Leipzig †June 7th, 1798, Leipzig

65

Angelius Johann Daniel Aepinus

German philosopher

*May 10th, 1718, Rostock †February 28th, 1784, Rostock

90

Saverio Bettinelli

Italian Jesuit writer (1718-1808)

*July 18th, 1718, Mantua †September 13th, 1808, Mantua

70

Wilhelm Christian Justus Chrysander

German theologian

*December 9th, 1718, Halberstadt †December 10th, 1788, Kiel

35

Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

French Canadian military officer killed at the start of the Seven Years' War (1718-1754)

*September 8th, 1718, Quebec City †May 28th, 1754, Fayette County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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