February 26th, 1870

Born on February 26th, 1870

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What happened on February 26th, 1870?

February 26th, 1870

The Beach Pneumatic Transit in New York City, intended as a demonstration for a subway line, opens.

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What else 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1870

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union, one of the initiators and organizers of the Red Terror

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician (1870-1952)

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian writer and poet (1870–1953)

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*October 29th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist (1872-1942)

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Julián Besteiro

Spanish academic and politician

*September 21st, 1870, Madrid †September 27th, 1940, Carmona

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

71

Arthur Willard Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the Sousa Band

*September 22nd, 1870, St. Joseph †June 18th, 1942, West Long Branch

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

66

Winthrop Ames

American playwright

*November 25th, 1870, Easton †November 3rd, 1937, Boston

93

Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann

German astronomer (1870-1964)

*March 25th, 1870, Hamburg †January 19th, 1964, Hamburg

80

Marie-Louise Pailleron

French author (1870–1951)

*May 7th, 1870, Paris †February 12th, 1951, Paris

76

Christian X of Denmark

King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)

*September 26th, 1870, Charlottenlund Palace †April 20th, 1947, Amalienborg

74

Gustav Bauer

German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944)

*January 6th, 1870, Ozyorsk †September 16th, 1944, Berlin

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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