September 26th, 1972

Born on September 26th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 167 days, exactly on October 3rd, 2024, people who were born on September 26th, 1972 will be 19,000 days old!

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What happened on September 26th?

September 26th, 2010

Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

September 26th, 2008

Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

September 26th, 1983

Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.

September 26th, 1968

The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.

September 26th, 1959

Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.

September 26th, 1944

World War II: The Soviet Army completed the Tallinn Offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

September 26th, 1928

The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.

September 26th, 1917

World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.

September 26th, 1907

The British Colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.

September 26th, 1580

English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind (replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.

September 26th, 1493

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, one of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

September 26th, 1087

William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.

January 1st, 1970

Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome to Venus, the mythical ancestor of his family.

September 26th, 2014

A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.

September 26th, 2010

The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.

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

Born on September 26th, 1972

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Beto O'Rourke

American politician (born 1972)

*September 26th, 1972, El Paso

51

Shawn Stockman

American singer

*September 26th, 1972, Philadelphia

51

Caitlin Keats

American actress

*September 26th, 1972, New York City

51

Melanie Paxson

Actress

*September 26th, 1972, Champaign

51

Alfonso Pérez

Spanish association football player

*September 26th, 1972, Getafe

51

Maik Stief

German motorcycle racer

*September 26th, 1972, Germany

51

Patrick Johnson

Australian sprinter

*September 26th, 1972, Cairns

51

Niki Aneja Walia

Indian actress

*September 26th, 1972, Mumbai

51

Gabriela Lena Frank

American composer and pianist

*September 26th, 1972, Berkeley

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

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

42

Serena Williams

American tennis player (born 1981)

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

27

Marina Sena

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 26th, 1996, Taiobeiras

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

47

Michael Ballack

German association football player

*September 26th, 1976, Görlitz

36

Scott Evans

Irish badminton player

*September 26th, 1987, Dublin

50

Christine Wiegand

German director and screenwriter (1965-2016)

*September 26th, 1965, Dortmund †June 5th, 2016, Berlin

55

Jim Caviezel

American actor

*September 26th, 1968, Mount Vernon

61

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

69

Birgitte Raaberg

Danish actress

*September 26th, 1954, Frederiksberg

58

Petro Poroshenko

President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

*September 26th, 1965, Bolhrad

73

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

*September 26th, 1948, Cambridge †August 8th, 2022, Santa Ynez Valley

50

Ras Kass

American rapper

*September 26th, 1973, Watts

49

Andreas Scheuer

German politician and lobbyist

*September 26th, 1974, Passau

57

Jillian Barberie

Canadian-born American television hostess, sportscaster, radio personality and actress

*September 26th, 1966, Burlington

40

Ricardo Quaresma

Portuguese association football player

*September 26th, 1983, Lisbon

42

David Parland

Swedish musician (1970-2013)

*September 26th, 1970, Sweden †March 19th, 2013

50

Andrew Scarborough

Actor

*September 26th, 1973, Harrogate

57

Natja Brunckhorst

German actress and screenwriter

*September 26th, 1966, Berlin

67

Linda Hamilton

American actress

*September 26th, 1956, Salisbury

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

52

Marleve Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1972, Ternate City

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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