November 26th, 1720

Born on November 26th, 1720

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 177 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2024, people who were born on November 26th, 1720 will be 111,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 26th?

November 26th, 2011

In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

November 26th, 2008

A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing at least 174 people and wounding more than 300 others.

November 26th, 1983

Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

November 26th, 1977

A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a Southern Television broadcast in South East England.

November 26th, 1942

Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.

November 26th, 1940

The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.

November 26th, 1939

The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.

November 26th, 1914

A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.

November 26th, 1851

The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque.

November 26th, 1842

The University of Notre Dame (main building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.

November 26th, 1835

Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.

November 26th, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identifies the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

November 26th, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.

November 26th, 2018

The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.

November 26th, 2011

The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

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

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

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château

33

Rita Ora

Kosovo-born British' singer-songwriter and actress

*November 26th, 1990, Prishtina

23

Dorottya Gajdos

Hungarian beach handball player

*November 26th, 2000, Budapest

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

*November 26th, 1933, Lawrence †October 30th, 2007, Los Angeles

22

Antonio Puerta

Spanish footballer (1984-2007)

*November 26th, 1984, Seville †August 28th, 2007, Seville

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

46

Ivan Basso

Italian road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1977, Gallarate

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

*November 26th, 1942, Memphis †January 19th, 2018, San Miguel de Allende

75

Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-born American biological researcher

*November 26th, 1948, Hobart

65

Rudi Cerne

German television presenter and former figure skater

*November 26th, 1958, Wanne

69

Norbert Wiener

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

*November 26th, 1894, Columbia †March 18th, 1964, Stockholm

Same year
Born in 1720

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

*December 13th, 1720, Venice †April 4th, 1806, Venice

67

Carlo Antonio Campioni

French-Italian composer

*November 16th, 1720, Lunéville †April 12th, 1788, Florence

57

Anna Maria Mozart

Mother of Maria Anna ("Nannerl") and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

*December 25th, 1720, Sankt Gilgen †July 3rd, 1778, Paris

74

Honoré III, Prince of Monaco

Monegasque prince (1720-1795)

*November 10th, 1720, Paris †March 21st, 1795, Paris

72

Henriette Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (1720-1793)

*December 7th, 1720, Dessau †December 5th, 1793, Dessau

70

Richard Price

British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)

*November 30th, 1720, Glamorgan †April 19th, 1791, London

71

Maximilian Hell

Slovak-Hungarian Jesuit, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (1720–1792)

*May 15th, 1720, Banská Štiavnica †April 14th, 1792, Vienna

80

Samuel Werenfels

Swiss architect

*August 4th, 1720, Basel †September 11th, 1800, Basel

63

Anton Tischbein

German painter (1720-1784)

*August 28th, 1720, Haina †July 26th, 1784, Hamburg

58

Charles De Geer

Swedish industrialist and entomologist (1720-1778)

*February 10th, 1720, Finspång †March 7th, 1778, Stockholm

73

Charles Bonnet

Swiss philosopher and naturalist (1720 – 1793)

*March 13th, 1720, Geneva †May 20th, 1793, Genthod

83

Henrik Adam Brockenhuus

Danish courtier, local administrator in Zealand

*May 30th, 1720, Hamar Municipality †June 11th, 1803, Jungshovedgaard

68

Georg Michael Frank von La Roche

1720 - 1788

*January 1st, 1720, Tauberbischofsheim †January 1st, 1788

44

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

*May 8th, 1720, London †October 2nd, 1764, Spa

76

Baron Munchausen

German nobleman

*May 11th, 1720, Bodenwerder †February 22nd, 1797, Bodenwerder

67

Charles Edward Stuart

Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788)

*December 31st, 1720, Palazzo Muti †January 31st, 1788, Palazzo Muti

58

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian painter (1720-1778)

*October 4th, 1720, Mogliano Veneto †November 9th, 1778, Rome

77

Vilna Gaon

Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)

*April 23rd, 1720, Sialiec †October 9th, 1797, Vilnius

45

Filippo I, Duke of Parma

Monarch of Parma, Piacenza

*March 15th, 1720, Madrid †July 18th, 1765, Alessandria

30

Sakuramachi

Emperor of Japan (1720-1750)

*February 8th, 1720, Kyoto †May 28th, 1750, Kyoto

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Leap year

Yes: 1720 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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