February 26th, 1737

Born on February 26th, 1737

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 26th?

February 26th, 1993

A van filled with explosives is detonated by terrorists under the Austin J. Tobin Plaza at the World Trade Center site, killing six and injuring over 1,000 others.

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, 1903

Storm Ulysses struck Ireland, felling thousands of trees and causing damage to up to a quarter of all houses in Dublin.

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 target Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan.

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

Same year
Born in 1737

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

77

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

*January 19th, 1737, Le Havre †January 21st, 1814, Éragny

72

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

King of Siam (1737–1809)

*March 20th, 1737, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †September 7th, 1809, Bangkok

85

Charles Hutton

English mathematician

*August 14th, 1737, Newcastle upon Tyne †January 27th, 1823, London

42

Nicolás Fernández de Moratín

Spanish writer

*July 20th, 1737, Madrid †May 11th, 1780, Madrid

72

John Broome

American politician (1738-1810)

*November 30th, 1737, Staten Island †August 8th, 1810, New York City

79

Marguerite de Gourbillon

French noble

*December 24th, 1737, Gray †December 11th, 1817, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

70

Elias Dayton

American politician (1737-1807)

*May 1st, 1737, Elizabeth †October 22nd, 1807, Elizabeth

3

Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria

Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia and Hungary

*February 5th, 1737, Vienna †June 7th, 1740, Vienna

70

Alexander Dalrymple

British geographer

*July 24th, 1737, Edinburgh †June 19th, 1808, London

73

Richard Bache

American businessman and Postmaster General

*September 12th, 1737, Settle †July 29th, 1811, Bucks County

74

Fromet Mendelssohn

(1737-1812)

*October 6th, 1737, Altona †March 5th, 1812, Altona

40

Georg David Matthieu

German painter (1737-1778)

*November 20th, 1737, Berlin †November 3rd, 1778, Ludwigslust

75

Fanny de Beauharnais

French poet and mother of the politician Claude de Beauharnais

*October 4th, 1737, Paris †July 2nd, 1813, Paris

50

Princess Louise Marie of France

French Princess, Discalced Carmelite nun and Venerable

*July 15th, 1737, Versailles †December 23rd, 1787, Saint-Denis

20

Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

*June 2nd, 1737, Weimar †May 28th, 1758, Weimar

79

Henry Wynkoop

American politician

*March 2nd, 1737, Bucks County †March 25th, 1816, Bucks County

53

Francis Hopkinson

American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

*September 21st, 1737, Philadelphia †May 9th, 1791, Philadelphia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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