February 26th, 1980

Born on February 26th, 1980

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What happened on February 26th, 1980?

February 26th, 1980

Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt–Israel_relations

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, 1980

44

Steve Blake

American basketball player

*February 26th, 1980, Hollywood

44

Kuntal Joisher

Indian mountaineer

*February 26th, 1980, Mumbai

44

Magomed Daudov

Russian politician

*February 26th, 1980, Mikhaylovsk

44

Tero Similä

Cross-country skier

*February 26th, 1980, Ylivieska

44

Natalia Romero

Chilean distance runner

*February 26th, 1980, Talagante

44

Gary Majewski

American baseball player

*February 26th, 1980, Houston

44

Aidan McLindon

Australian politician

*February 26th, 1980, Darwin

44

Martin Jakubko

Slovak footballer

*February 26th, 1980, Prešov

44

Necat Aygün

Turco-German footballer

*February 26th, 1980, Munich

44

Linda Lappe

American basketball coach

*February 26th, 1980, Burlington

44

Julián Sánchez

Road bicycle racer

*February 26th, 1980, Zafra

44

Aree Wiratthaworn

Thai weightlifter

*February 26th, 1980, Mueang Kanchanaburi

44

Seyhan Arman

Turkish actress

*February 26th, 1980, Adana

44

Milan Šperl

Czech cross country skier

*February 26th, 1980, Karlovy Vary

44

Hitomi Kashima

Swimmer

*February 26th, 1980, Toshima-ku

44

Zubin Surkari

Canadian cricketer

*February 26th, 1980, Toronto

44

Volodymyr Olefir

Ukrainian footballer

*February 26th, 1980, Poltava

44

Alex Fong

Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer.

*February 26th, 1980, Hong Kong

44

Brett Ballard

American college men's basketball coach

*February 26th, 1980, Hutchinson

44

Heidi Hannula

Finnish sprinter

*February 26th, 1980, Oulu

44

Tatyana Khromova

Kazakhstani weightlifter

*February 26th, 1980, Tashkent

44

Júlio César da Silva e Souza

Brazilian footballer

*February 26th, 1980, Itaguaí

44

Ming Dow

Taiwanese actor and singer

*February 26th, 1980, Taiwan, China

44

David Castellanos

American soccer player

*February 26th, 1980, Fairfax

44

Georgia Taylor

British actress

*February 26th, 1980, Wigan

38

Kak Channthy

Cambodian singer

*February 26th, 1980, Prey Veng Province †March 20th, 2018, Phnom Penh

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Who's birthday is on February 26th?

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

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

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

50

Sébastien Loeb

French racing driver

*February 26th, 1974, Haguenau

30

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

29

Takuto Inoue

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

42

Li Na

Chinese tennis player

*February 26th, 1982, Wuhan

28

Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

29

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

40

Alex de Angelis

Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from San Marino

*February 26th, 1984, Rimini

45

Richard Egington

British rower

*February 26th, 1979, Warrington

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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