February 26th, 1952

Born on February 26th, 1952

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What happened on February 26th, 1952?

February 26th, 1952

Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Massey

What else 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.

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

Born on February 26th, 1952

71

John Giblin

British musician

*February 26th, 1952, Lanarkshire †May 14th, 2023

72

Julia Emilia Valdés Borrero

Cuban artist

*February 26th, 1952, Santiago de Cuba

72

Dennis Kinney

American baseball player

*February 26th, 1952, Toledo

72

Duncan Kerr

Australian politician

*February 26th, 1952, Hobart

72

Yehouda Shenhav

Israeli sociologist; member in social science faculty in Tel Aviv University

*February 26th, 1952, Beersheba

72

Larry Bolonchuk

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 26th, 1952, Winnipeg

72

Luka Peruzović

Croatian footballer

*February 26th, 1952, Split

72

Eileen Rockefeller Growald

American philanthropist

*February 26th, 1952, United States of America

72

Raúl Nogués

Argentine footballer

*February 26th, 1952, Buenos Aires

72

Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho

Brazilian footballer

*February 26th, 1952, Bebedouro

72

Cassey Eggelton

Cook Islands politician

*February 26th, 1952, Cook Islands

72

Peter Weltner

German jazz musician

*February 26th, 1952, Würzburg

72

Frederick Carrick

Canadian chiropractor

*February 26th, 1952, Toronto

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70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

70

Leon de Winter

Dutch writer and director

*February 26th, 1954, 's-Hertogenbosch

66

Tim Kaine

United States Senator from Virginia since 2013

*February 26th, 1958, Saint Paul

74

Helen Clark

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008

*February 26th, 1950, Te Pahu

65

Ásdís Thoroddsen

Icelandic actress and film director

*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

24

Yeat

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

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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

70

Ahmed Zewail

Egyptian scientist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient

*February 26th, 1946, Damanhur †August 2nd, 2016, Pasadena

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

83

Victor Hugo

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

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

71

Michael Bolton

American singer-songwriter

*February 26th, 1953, New Haven

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

72

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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