March 26th, 1940

Born on March 26th, 1940

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

March 26th, 2010

An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.

March 26th, 1999

A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.

March 26th, 1997

Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.

March 26th, 1979

With the signing of a peace treaty in Washington, D.C., Egypt became the first Arab country officially to recognize Israel.

March 26th, 1975

The Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons, entered into force.

March 26th, 1953

Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.

March 26th, 1939

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists began their final offensive of the war, at the end of which they controlled almost the entire country.

March 26th, 1917

First World War: Attempting to advance into Palestine, the British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.

March 26th, 1913

First Balkan War: After a five-month siege, Bulgarian and Serbian forces (artillery pictured) captured the Ottoman city of Adrianople.

March 26th, 1896

An explosion at the Brunner Mine in New Zealand killed 65 coal miners in the country's deadliest mining accident.

March 26th, 1885

Perceiving that the Canadian government was failing to protect their rights, the Métis people led by Louis Riel began the North-West Rebellion.

March 26th, 1873

A Dutch military expedition was launched to bombard Banda Aceh, the capital of the Aceh Sultanate in present-day Indonesia, beginning the Aceh War.

March 26th, 1812

The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry (pictured), who approved the legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.

March 26th, 1697

The Safavid Empire began a four-year occupation of the Ottoman city of Basra on the Persian Gulf.

March 26th, 1484

William Caxton (pictured) printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables.

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

Born on March 26th, 1940

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

84

Fiona Kidman

New Zealand writer

*March 26th, 1940, Hāwera

84

Haim Oron

Israeli politician

*March 26th, 1940, Givatayim

82

Peter Barter

Papua New Guinea politician

*March 26th, 1940, Sydney †June 22nd, 2022, Cairns

81

Monique Thierry

French actress

*March 26th, 1940, Saint-Thibéry †July 30th, 2021, Gournay-en-Bray

84

Lew Tabackin

American musician

*March 26th, 1940, Philadelphia

70

Peter Adler

German politician (1940-2010)

*March 26th, 1940, Dresden †September 19th, 2010

84

Braulio Baeza

American jockey

*March 26th, 1940, Panama City

84

Anthony Ardington

Cricketer (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Natal, South Africa

84

Christina Odenberg

Swedish bishop

*March 26th, 1940, Stockholm

84

Ulrich Erben

German artist and painter

*March 26th, 1940, Düsseldorf

84

Robert E. Dickinson

American meteorologist and geoscientist

*March 26th, 1940, Millersburg

81

Brian Osborne

British actor (1940-2021)

*March 26th, 1940, Bath †July 8th, 2021, Gran Canaria

82

Victor Halem

German singer and opera singer

*March 26th, 1940, Berlin †May 28th, 2022

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83

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

*March 26th, 1941, Nairobi

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

86

Anthony James Leggett

British physicist

*March 26th, 1938, Camberwell

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

80

Diana Ross

American vocalist, music artist and actress

*March 26th, 1944, Detroit

31

Suci Rizky Andini

Indonesia badminton player

*March 26th, 1993, Bandung City

75

Uwe Beckmeyer

German politician

*March 26th, 1949, Bremerhaven

81

Roland Göhler

East German rower

*March 26th, 1943, Meissen

52

Marleve Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1972, Ternate City

83

Leonard Nimoy

American actor (1931–2015)

*March 26th, 1931, West End †February 27th, 2015, Bel Air

81

Bob Woodward

American journalist

*March 26th, 1943, Geneva

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

82

Erica Jong

American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic

*March 26th, 1942, New York City

77

John Rowles

New Zealand singer

*March 26th, 1947, Whakatāne

37

Nic Strange

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1987, Bangor

80

Bernie Machen

American university president, professor of pediatric dentistry, dental surgeon

*March 26th, 1944, Greenwood

71

Lincoln Chafee

American politician and former United States Senator from Rhode Island

*March 26th, 1953, Providence

27

Ruthvika Shivani

Indian badminton player

*March 26th, 1997, Vijayawada

60

Michael Frontzeck

German association football player and manager

*March 26th, 1964, Mönchengladbach

89

Alan Arkin

American actor, filmmaker (1934–2023)

*March 26th, 1934, New York City †June 29th, 2023, Carlsbad

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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