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  1. Born on May 26th, 1857 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 26th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 26th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1857)

Born on May 26th, 1857

Weekday

Tuesday

May 26th, 1857 was a Tuesday.

Age

166

People born on May 26th, 1857 will turn 167 this year (2024), in exactly 27 days .

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1857 - June 21st, 1857

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 60,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 31 days, exactly on May 30th, 2024, people who were born on May 26th, 1857 will be 61,000 days old!

60,969 Days

8,709 Weeks

2,003 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 26th?

I-40 bridge disaster 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.
Manchester United F.C. 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.
Tropical Storm Cecil May 26th, 1989

Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.
The Beatles May 26th, 1967

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.
World War II 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.
House Un-American Activities Committee 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.
Jimmie Rodgers May 26th, 1933

American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.
Donoghue v Stevenson May 26th, 1932

Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.
Vauxhall Bridge May 26th, 1906

Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.
Church of England 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.
Emanuel Lasker May 26th, 1894

Germany's Emmanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign.
The Diary of a Nobody May 26th, 1888

The comic novel The Diary of a Nobody by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith first appeared in serial form in Punch.
American Civil War 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.
Grue Church fire May 26th, 1822

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

62
Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, Kandava
Wayne Hussey: Age & Birthday 65
Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol
Alexander Pushkin: Age & Birthday 37
Alexander Pushkin

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

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg
Al Jolson: Age & Birthday 64
Al Jolson

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

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco
John Wayne: Age & Birthday 72
John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood
Isadora cucan: Age & Birthday 50
Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice
Felipe Agoncillo: Age & Birthday 82
Felipe Agoncillo

Filipino politician (1859-1941)

*May 26th, 1859, Taal †September 29th, 1941, Manila
Peggy Lee: Age & Birthday 81
Peggy Lee

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

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles
75
Rudolf Winderlich

German chemist (1876-1951)

*May 26th, 1876, Iserlohn †July 15th, 1951, Oldenburg
73
Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

*May 26th, 1944, Brunswick †September 14th, 2017, Siegburg
Robert Morley: Age & Birthday 84
Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading
Roy Dotrice: Age & Birthday 94
Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London
Walter Rudersdorf: Age & Birthday 89
Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

*May 26th, 1926, Ellar †June 1st, 2015
Simon Armitage: Age & Birthday 60
Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield
Horst Tappert: Age & Birthday 85
Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg
Margaret Colin: Age & Birthday 65
Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn
Helena Bonham Carter: Age & Birthday 57
Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington
84
Henri Farman

French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer (1874-1958)

*May 26th, 1874, Paris †July 17th, 1958, Paris
Mehdi El Glaoui: Age & Birthday 67
Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

*May 26th, 1956, Choisy-le-Roi
Jeremy Corbyn: Age & Birthday 74
Jeremy Corbyn

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

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

Same year
Born in 1857

84
Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

*September 6th, 1857, Darmstadt †March 22nd, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau
William Howard Taft: Age & Birthday 72
William Howard Taft

President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

*September 15th, 1857, Cincinnati †March 8th, 1930, Washington metropolitan area
Ferdinand de Saussure: Age & Birthday 55
Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château
76
Friedrich August Emil Heuer
*December 27th, 1857, Rammenau †March 29th, 1934, Dresden
Heinrich Hertz: Age & Birthday 36
Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn
Joseph Conrad: Age & Birthday 66
Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne
Pius XI: Age & Birthday 81
Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City
Henrik Pontoppidan: Age & Birthday 86
Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen
70
Otto Sidow

German politician (SPD)

*May 1st, 1857, Friesack †September 6th, 1927, Brandenburg an der Havel
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Age & Birthday 83
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)

*February 22nd, 1857, Paddington †January 8th, 1941, Nyeri
Eugène Regnault: Age & Birthday 83
Eugène Regnault

French diplomat (1857-1941)

*December 28th, 1857, Boulogne-sur-Mer †September 25th, 1941, Gorre
Mario Méndez Bejarano: Age & Birthday 73
Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid
Julien Tiersot: Age & Birthday 79
Julien Tiersot

French musicologist, composer and pioneer in ethnomusicology (1857-1936)

*July 5th, 1857, Bourg-en-Bresse †August 10th, 1936, 13th arrondissement of Paris
Margaret Deland: Age & Birthday 87
Margaret Deland

American writer and poet (1857–1945)

*February 23rd, 1857, Allegheny †January 13th, 1945, Boston
62
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer

*April 23rd, 1857, Naples †August 9th, 1919, Montecatini Terme
Edward Elgar: Age & Birthday 76
Edward Elgar

English composer (1857-1934)

*June 2nd, 1857, Lower Broadheath †February 23rd, 1934, Worcester
Alfred Binet: Age & Birthday 54
Alfred Binet

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test

*July 8th, 1857, Nice †October 18th, 1911, Paris
Charles Scott Sherrington: Age & Birthday 94
Charles Scott Sherrington

English footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient (1857–1952)

*November 27th, 1857, Islington †March 4th, 1952, Eastbourne
Julius Wagner-Jauregg: Age & Birthday 83
Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian doctor, Nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist

*March 7th, 1857, Wels †September 27th, 1940, Vienna
Theo Van Gogh: Age & Birthday 33
Theo Van Gogh

Dutch art dealer (1857–1891)

*May 1st, 1857, Zundert †January 25th, 1891, Utrecht

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 26th.

Augustine of Canterbury (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Canterbury
Lambert of Vence
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_of_Vence
Peter Sanz (one of Martyr Saints of China)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sanz
Philip Neri
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Neri
Pope Eleutherius
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eleutherius
Quadratus of Athens
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratus_of_Athens
Zachary, Bishop of Vienne
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacharias_of_Vienne
May 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_26_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Independence Day, commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918 (Georgia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Georgia)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana
Mother's Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day
National Paper Airplane Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Paper_Airplane_Day
National Sorry Day (Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sorry_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.V.MDCCCLVII

26.5.1857

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1857 is a normal year and no leap year.

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