May 26th, 1762

Born on May 26th, 1762

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 337 days, exactly on March 28th, 2025, people who were born on May 26th, 1762 will be 96,000 days old!

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What happened on May 26th?

May 26th, 2002

Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.

May 26th, 1999

Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.

May 26th, 1989

Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.

May 26th, 1967

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

May 26th, 1940

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.

May 26th, 1938

The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.

May 26th, 1933

American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.

May 26th, 1932

Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.

May 26th, 1906

Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.

May 26th, 1897

The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts.

May 26th, 1894

Germany's Emmanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign.

May 26th, 1888

The comic novel The Diary of a Nobody by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith first appeared in serial form in Punch.

May 26th, 1865

American Civil War: General Edmund Kirby Smith negotiated the surrender of his army, the only significant Confederate Army force remaining in the war.

May 26th, 1822

The deadliest fire in Norwegian history occurred at a church in Grue, killing at least 113 people.

May 26th, 1644

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claimed victory at the Battle of Montijo.

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

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

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

64

Al Jolson

Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

*May 26th, 1944, Brunswick †September 14th, 2017, Siegburg

60

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

*May 26th, 1926, Ellar †June 1st, 2015

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

57

Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington

50

Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg

62

Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, Kandava

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

*May 26th, 1956, Choisy-le-Roi

75

Rudolf Winderlich

German chemist (1876-1951)

*May 26th, 1876, Iserlohn †July 15th, 1951, Oldenburg

59

Lenny Kravitz

American musician and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

74

Jeremy Corbyn

Former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

33

Brian Patrick Butler

American actor

*May 26th, 1990, San Diego

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Born in 1762

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

78

Karl Stülpner

German soldier

*September 30th, 1762, Scharfenstein †September 24th, 1841, Scharfenstein

67

George IV of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830

*August 12th, 1762, St James's Palace †June 26th, 1830, Windsor Castle

65

Cécile Stanislas Xavier de Girardin

French politician and general (1762-1827)

*January 19th, 1762, Lunéville †February 26th, 1827, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

47

Johann Baptist Wessely

Czech violinist and composer

*June 24th, 1762, Hluboká nad Vltavou †June 1st, 1810, Ballenstedt

82

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

*June 1st, 1762, Callan †August 29th, 1844, Waterford

33

Stephen Storace

British composer

*April 4th, 1762, London †March 19th, 1796, London

74

Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

German physician

*August 12th, 1762, Bad Langensalza †August 25th, 1836, Berlin

84

Johann Melchior Mohr

Swiss politician and priest (1762-1846)

*April 28th, 1762, Lucerne †May 25th, 1846, Lucerne

63

Walter Leake

American politician (1762-1825)

*May 25th, 1762, Albemarle County †November 17th, 1825, Mississippi

80

Giuseppe Nicolini

Italian composer (1762-1842)

*January 29th, 1762, Piacenza †December 18th, 1842, Piacenza

73

George Colman the Younger

English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)

*October 21st, 1762, London †October 17th, 1836, London

51

Alexey Bobrinsky

(1762-1813)

*April 11th, 1762, Saint Petersburg †June 20th, 1813, Bogoroditsk

71

Giovanni Aldini

Physicist

*April 10th, 1762, Bologna †January 17th, 1834, Milan

44

Traugott Karl August Vogt

German physician

*December 2nd, 1762, Gorsleben †July 21st, 1807, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Spencer Perceval

19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)

*November 1st, 1762, Mayfair †May 11th, 1812, Westminster

68

William Branch Giles

American politician (1762-1830)

*August 12th, 1762, Amelia County †December 4th, 1830, Amelia County

31

André Chénier

French poet

*October 30th, 1762, Istanbul †July 25th, 1794, Paris

80

Samuel Morey

American engineer

*October 23rd, 1762, Hebron †April 17th, 1843

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1762 is a normal year and no leap year.

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