February 26th, 1956

Born on February 26th, 1956

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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, 1956

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Catherine Byrne

Irish politician

*February 26th, 1956, Bluebell

68

Kerry Diotte

Canadian politician

*February 26th, 1956, Sault Ste. Marie

68

Lisa Staiano-Coico

American academic

*February 26th, 1956, Brooklyn

68

Mykhailo Koval

Ukraine Interim Minister of Defence

*February 26th, 1956, Iziaslav

68

Charlélie Couture

French-American singer and artist

*February 26th, 1956, Nancy

68

Keisuke Kuwata

Japanese singer-songwriter

*February 26th, 1956, Chigasaki

68

Evžen Tošenovský

Czech politician

*February 26th, 1956, Ostrava

50

Milan Babić

First President of the Republic of Serbian Krajina 1991–1992

*February 26th, 1956, Kukar †March 5th, 2006, The Hague

68

Lu Kuo-hua

Taiwanese politician

*February 26th, 1956, Toucheng

68

Tommy Tate

American football player and coach

*February 26th, 1956, Washington

68

Sead Čelebić

Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer

*February 26th, 1956, Višegrad

68

Giampaolo Mazza

Footballer; football manager

*February 26th, 1956, Genoa

68

Bruce Givens

American politician

*February 26th, 1956, Coffeyville

68

Cynthia J. Becker

American judge

*February 26th, 1956, Patrick Space Force Base

68

Carl Schueler

American racewalker

*February 26th, 1956, Newburyport

68

Yury Kurbyko

Belarusian footballer

*February 26th, 1956, Minsk

68

Dominique Harize

French rugby union footballer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Céré

68

José Mestre

Portuguese with abnormal medical condition

*February 26th, 1956, Lisbon

68

Woody Brown

American actor

*February 26th, 1956, Dayton

68

Jonathan Schmock

American actor

*February 26th, 1956, San Diego

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Who's birthday is on February 26th?

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

66

Tim Kaine

United States Senator from Virginia since 2013

*February 26th, 1958, Saint Paul

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

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

65

Ásdís Thoroddsen

Icelandic actress and film director

*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

70

Leon de Winter

Dutch writer and director

*February 26th, 1954, 's-Hertogenbosch

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

24

Yeat

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

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

65

Ahmet Davutoğlu

Turkish politician

*February 26th, 1959, Taşkent

67

Connie Carpenter-Phinney

American racing cyclist and speed skater

*February 26th, 1957, Madison

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

50

Sébastien Loeb

French racing driver

*February 26th, 1974, Haguenau

69

Eusebio Unzué

Spanish cycling team manager

*February 26th, 1955, Orkoien

30

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

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Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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