September 26th, 1776

Born on September 26th, 1776

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 563 days, exactly on November 20th, 2025, people who were born on September 26th, 1776 will be 91,000 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

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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

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

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

70

Johnny Appleseed

American nurseryman and missionary (1774-1845)

*September 26th, 1774, Leominster †March 18th, 1845, Fort Wayne

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

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

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

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

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

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

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

32

Théodore Géricault

French painter (1791-1824)

*September 26th, 1791, Rouen †January 26th, 1824, Paris

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

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55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

79

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1776, Turin †July 9th, 1856, Turin

46

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German Romantic author (1776-1822)

*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, Berlin

54

Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)

*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, Bonn

60

John Constable

English painter (1776-1837)

*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte Street

248

Vani Hari

American blogger

*March 22nd, 1776, Charlotte

33

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist and philosopher

*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich

70

Henri Dutrochet

French physician (1776-1847)

*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, Paris

76

Mary Anne Clarke

English courtesan and diarist

*April 3rd, 1776, London †June 21st, 1852, Paris

90

George Thomas Smart

English musician (1776-1867)

*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, London

84

Christian Friedrich Brendel

German miner (1776-1861)

*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, Freiberg

34

Nikolay Kamensky

Russian officer

*December 27th, 1776, Russian Empire †May 4th, 1811, Odesa

76

Bernardino Drovetti

Italian diplomat, explorer and scholar

*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin

74

Jean-Pierre Boyer

2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)

*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, Paris

65

Eusebio Bardají y Azara

Prime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)

*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, Huete

94

Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg

Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)

*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, Ludwigslust

66

Johann Diederich Gries

German poet and translator

*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, Hamburg

62

Mariano Lagasca

Spanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)

*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, Barcelona

71

John Walter

British newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)

*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, London

58

Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy

German banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy

*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1776 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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