February 26th, 2001

Born on February 26th, 2001

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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, 2001

23

Jamie Leweling

German association football player

*February 26th, 2001, Germany

23

Callum Talbot

Australian association football player

*February 26th, 2001, Australia

23

Beau Bartlett

American wrestler

*February 26th, 2001, Oceanside

23

Maas Bronkhuyzen

Dutch actor

*February 26th, 2001, Kingdom of the Netherlands

23

Antoine Colassin

Belgian association football player

*February 26th, 2001, Charleroi

23

Leonardo Realpe

Ecuadorian football player

*February 26th, 2001, Rosa Zárate

23

Alex Turcotte

American ice hockey forward

*February 26th, 2001, Illinois

23

Victor Söderström

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 26th, 2001, Skutskär

23

Daniil Sednev

Association football player

*February 26th, 2001, Novorossiysk

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

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

24

Yeat

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

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

30

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

30

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

28

Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

29

Takuto Inoue

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

29

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

30

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

36

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

30

Sik-K

South Korean rapper

*February 26th, 1994, Seoul

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

43

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

31

Maria Ehrich

Actress

*February 26th, 1993, Erfurt

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

83

Victor Hugo

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

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

50

Sébastien Loeb

French racing driver

*February 26th, 1974, Haguenau

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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