February 26th, 1896

Born on February 26th, 1896

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

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, 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 targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot.

February 26th, 2013

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

February 26th, 2012

Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.

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

Born on February 26th, 1896

78

Alfonso Junco

Mexican writer (1896-1974)

*February 26th, 1896, Monterrey †October 13th, 1974, Mexico City

51

Arthur Walsh

American politician (1896-1947)

*February 26th, 1896, Newark †December 13th, 1947, New York City

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

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

83

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)

*February 26th, 1802, Besançon †May 22nd, 1885, Paris

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

24

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

86

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

84

Tony Randall

American actor (1920-2004)

*February 26th, 1920, Tulsa †May 17th, 2004, New York City

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

30

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

Same year
Born in 1896

96

Kathleen McKane Godfree

English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)

*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, London

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

49

Marianne Grunthal

German teacher

*January 31st, 1896, Zehdenick †May 2nd, 1945, Schwerin

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

*July 19th, 1896, Cardross †January 6th, 1981, Montreux

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, Hollywood

75

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

84

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet (1896-1981)

*October 12th, 1896, Genoa †September 12th, 1981, Milan

72

Trygve Lie

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca

92

Virgil Thomson

American composer and critic

*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York City

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin

91

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic (1896–1988)

*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York City

50

Erich Sichting

German politician (1896-1946)

*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg

61

Gerty Cori

Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)

*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, Glendale

89

Elisabeth Selbert

German politician (1896-1986)

*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, Kassel

74

John Dos Passos

American novelist (1896–1970)

*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, Baltimore

93

Sandro Pertini

Former President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985

*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, Rome

89

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa Windsor

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Public holidays on February 26th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1896 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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February 1896