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{{About|the calendar date|the terrorist attacks in 1993|1993 World Trade Center bombing}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[747 BC]] – According to [[Ptolemy]], the [[Epoch (reference date)|epoch]] (origin) of the [[Nabonassar]] Era began at noon on this date.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hannah|first=Robert|title=Greek and Roman Calendars|location=London|publisher=Bloomsbury|date=2013|isbn=9781849667517|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSOSAQAAQBAJ|page=94}}</ref> Historians use this to establish the modern [[Anno Domini|BC chronology]] for dating historic events.<ref>{{cite book|last=Depuydt|first=Leo|chapter=Calendars and Years in Ancient Egypt: The Soundness of Egyptian and West Asian Chronology in 1500-500 BC and the Consistency of the Egyptian 365-Day Wandering Year|title=Calendars and Years: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient Near East|editor-last=Steele|editor-first=John M.|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Oxbow Books|date=2007|isbn=9781842173022|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6emAwAAQBAJ|page=46}}</ref> * [[320]] – [[Chandragupta I]] is officially crowned as the first [[Gupta Emperor]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Jackson2/chapter11.html|title=Chapter 11 – The Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps: Chandragupta I to Kumaragupta I}}</ref> * [[364]] – [[Valentinian I]] is proclaimed [[Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland|title=The Roman Imperial Coinage: The family of Constantine I: A.D. 337-364, by J. P. C. Kent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyvTAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Spink|isbn=978-0-900696-85-5|page=31|access-date=2019-12-23|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120432/https://books.google.com/books?id=JyvTAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1266]] – [[Battle of Benevento]]: An army led by [[Charles I of Naples|Charles, Count of Anjou]], defeats a combined German and [[Sicily|Sicilian]] force led by [[Manfred, King of Sicily]]. Manfred is killed in the battle and [[Pope Clement IV]] invests Charles as king of [[Sicily]] and [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Canaccini|first=Federico|chapter=Benevento, Battle of|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 1: Aachen, Siege of — Dyrrachium, Siege and Battle of (1081)|editor-last=Rogers|editor-first=Clifford J.|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780195334036|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mzwpq6bLHhMC|pages=141–142}}</ref> *[[1365]] – The [[Ava Kingdom]] and the royal city of [[Inwa|Ava]] (Inwa) founded by King [[Thado Minbya]].<ref>{{cite book | author=Royal Historical Commission of Burma | author-link=Royal Historical Commission of Burma | title=Hmannan Yazawin | volume=1–3 | year=1829–1832 | location=Yangon | language=my | edition=2003 | publisher=[[Ministry of Information, Myanmar]] | page=396}}: Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tabaung 726 ME = Tuesday, 26 February 1365</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – The [[Janszoon voyage of 1605–06]] becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.<ref>{{cite book|author=Norman Davies|title=Beneath Another Sky: A Global Journey into History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18IsDAAAQBAJ&pg=PP330|date=7 December 2017|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-1-84614-832-3|pages=330|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801124208/https://books.google.com/books?id=18IsDAAAQBAJ&pg=PP330|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1616]] – [[Galileo affair#Inquisition and first judgment, 1616|Galileo Galilei is formally banned]] by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending [[Heliocentrism|the view that the earth orbits the sun]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Atle Naess|title=Galileo Galilei - When the World Stood Still|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9fWI6vfgjo8C&pg=PA150|date=23 February 2006|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-540-27054-6|pages=150|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801124121/https://books.google.com/books?id=9fWI6vfgjo8C&pg=PA150|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1775]] – The [[British East India Company]] [[Factory (trading post)|factory]] on [[Balambangan Island]] is destroyed by [[Piracy in the Sulu Sea|Moro pirates]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Warren| first =James Francis | title =The Sulu Zone, 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, Slavery, and Ethnicity in the Transformation of a Southeast Asian Maritime State| year =1981| publisher =NUS Press| location=Singapore| page=36 }}</ref> *[[1794]] – The first [[Christiansborg Palace (1st)|Christiansborg Palace]] in [[Copenhagen]] burns down.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nielsen|first=Marjatta|chapter=An Introduction to the Life and Work of Johannes Wiedewelt (1731-1802)|title=Johannes Wiedewelt: A Danish Artist in Search of the Past, Shaping the Future|editor-last1=Nielsen|editor-first1=Marjatta|editor-last2=Rathje|editor-first2=Annette|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Museum Tusculanum|date=2010|isbn=9788763507875|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sv1yKyfVGrYC|pages=50, 52}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] escapes from exile on the island of [[Elba]].<ref>{{cite book|last=MacKenzie|first=Norman Ian|title=The Escape From Elba: The Fall and Flight of Napoleon, 1814-1815|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=1982|isbn=9781844156047|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=flR-AwAAQBAJ|pages=212–215}}</ref> *[[1870]] – The [[Beach Pneumatic Transit]] in New York City, intended as a demonstration for a subway line, opens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=nycsubway.org: Beach Pneumatic Transit|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Beach_Pneumatic_Transit|access-date=2022-02-26|website=nycsubway.org|archive-date=2022-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108195627/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Beach_Pneumatic_Transit|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1876]] – [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] and [[Korean Empire|Korea]] sign the [[Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876|Treaty of Kangwha]], which grants Japanese citizens [[extraterritoriality]] rights in Korea, opens three Korean ports to Japanese trade, and ends Korea's status as a [[tributary state]] of [[Qing dynasty]] China.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pratt|first1=Keith|last2=Rutt|first2=Ricahrd|title=Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary|location=Richmond, Surrey, UK|publisher=Curzon Press|date=1999|isbn=9780700704637|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tdcAgAAQBAJ|page=198}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Kinemacolor]], the first successful color [[film|motion picture]] process, is first shown to the general public at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ngo|first=Sang|title=And that's the way it was: February 26, 1909|work=Columbia Journalism Review|date=February 26, 2012|accessdate=February 26, 2022|url=https://archives.cjr.org/the_kicker/and_thats_the_way_it_was_febru_11.php}}</ref> *[[1914]] – {{Ship|HMHS|Britannic}}, sister to the {{RMS|Titanic}}, is launched at [[Harland and Wolff]] shipyard in [[Belfast]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Layton|first=J. Kent|title=Transatlantic Liners|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Shire Publications|date=2012|isbn=9780747810872|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQnDCwAAQBAJ|page=25}}</ref> *[[1919]] – President [[Woodrow Wilson]] signs an act of Congress establishing the [[Grand Canyon National Park]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moore|first1=Randy|last2=Witt|first2=Kara Felicia|title=The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2018|isbn=9781610698399|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ngldDwAAQBAJ|page=55}}</ref> *[[1929]] – President [[Calvin Coolidge]] signs legislation establishing the {{convert|96000|acre|km2}} [[Grand Teton National Park]] in [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Circular of General Information Regarding Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior|date=1931|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAQ1AQAAIAAJ&dq=calvin+coolidge+Grand+teton+%22February+26%22&pg=RA5-PP3|page=1}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] orders the [[Luftwaffe]] to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the [[Treaty of Versailles]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Overy|first=Richard|title=The Third Reich: A Chronicle|location=London|publisher=Quercus Publishing|date=2010|isbn=9781849162357|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uTmKBAAAQBAJ|page=115}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Robert Watson-Watt]] carries out a demonstration near [[Daventry]] which leads directly to the development of [[radar]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-05-15|title=Making waves: Robert Watson-Watt, the pioneer of radar|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27393558|access-date=2021-06-26|archive-date=2021-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626171712/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27393558|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=This Month in Physics History|url=http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200604/history.cfm|access-date=2021-06-26|website=aps.org|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702023623/https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200604/history.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1936]] – In the [[February 26 Incident]], young nationalist Japanese military officers assassinate multiple [[Cabinet of Japan|cabinet]] statesmen and start a rebellion in downtown [[Tokyo]], which is ended 3 days later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan - Militarism, Imperialism, WWII {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/The-rise-of-the-militarists |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Shillony|first=Ben-Ami|title=Revolt in Japan: The Young Officers and the February 26, 1936 Incident|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=1973|oclc=462186015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLJ9BgAAQBAJ|page=ix|isbn=9781400872473}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[World War II]]: US troops [[Battle of Corregidor (1945)|reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor]] from the Japanese.<ref>{{Citation|title=Corregidor Retaken (1945)| date=13 April 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJcUQS-KvfU|language=en|access-date=2022-02-26|archive-date=2021-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703160524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJcUQS-KvfU|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Vincent Massey]] is sworn in as the first Canadian-born [[Governor General of Canada]]. *[[1960]] – A New York-bound [[Alitalia]] airliner [[Alitalia Flight 618|crashes]] into a cemetery in [[Shannon, County Clare|Shannon]], Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. *1960 – A [[Kyiv]]-bound [[Aeroflot]] airliner [[Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960)|crashes]] on approach to [[Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport|Snilow Airport]] in [[Lviv]], killing 32 of the 33 people on board.<ref name="asn">{{cite web |title=Friday 26 February 1960 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600226-1 |access-date=28 July 2019 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Apollo program]]: Launch of [[AS-201]], the first flight of the [[Saturn IB]] rocket. *[[1971]] – [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|U.N. Secretary-General]] [[U Thant]] signs [[United Nations]] proclamation of the vernal equinox as [[Earth Day]]. *[[1979]] – The [[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]] railcar enters revenue service with [[Amtrak]]. *[[1980]] – Egypt and Israel establish full [[Egypt–Israel relations|diplomatic relations]]. *[[1987]] – [[Iran–Contra affair]]: The [[Tower Commission]] rebukes President [[Ronald Reagan]] for not controlling his national security staff. *[[1992]] – [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]: [[Khojaly Massacre]]: Armenian armed forces [[Khojaly Massacre|open fire on]] Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead. *[[1993]] – [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|World Trade Center bombing]]: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the [[1 World Trade Center (1971–2001)|North Tower]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.<ref>{{cite book|author=Nadel|first=Barbara A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6W1IdJD3Mv0C|title=Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design|date=27 April 2004|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|isbn=978-0-07-150121-7|pages=1–9|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801121113/https://books.google.com/books?id=6W1IdJD3Mv0C|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1995]] – The UK's oldest investment banking institute, [[Barings Bank]], collapses after a rogue securities broker [[Nick Leeson]] loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the [[Singapore International Monetary Exchange]] using [[futures contract]]s. *[[2008]] – The [[New York Philharmonic]] [[2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea|performs in Pyongyang, North Korea]]; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea. *[[2012]] – A [[2012 Burlington VIA derailment|train derails]] in [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45. * 2012 – Seventeen-year-old African-American student [[Trayvon Martin]] is [[Killing of Trayvon Martin|shot to death]] by [[neighborhood watch]] coordinator [[George Zimmerman]] in an altercation in [[Sanford, Florida]].<ref name="designated watch">{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=Campbell|last2=Schwartz|first2=John|date=March 22, 2012|title=Trayvon Martin death spotlights neighborhood watch groups|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/trayvon-martin-death-spotlights-neighborhood-watch-groups.html|access-date=June 23, 2012|archive-date=May 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501164345/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/trayvon-martin-death-spotlights-neighborhood-watch-groups.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2013]] – A [[hot air balloon]] [[2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash|crashes near Luxor, Egypt]], killing 19 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/26/luxor-hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-tourists|title=Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists|date=26 February 2013|last1=Siddique|first1=Haroon|last2=Kingsley|first2=Patrick|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 July 2020|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718093048/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/26/luxor-hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-tourists|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Indian Air Force]] fighter-jets [[2019 Balakot airstrike|targeted]] [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] [[terrorist training camp]]s in [[Balakot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/balakot-airstrike-1520097-2019-05-08|title=As many as 170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot airstrike: Italian journalist|work=India Today|date=31 May 2019|access-date=2020-12-17|archive-date=2020-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229131010/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/balakot-airstrike-1520097-2019-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the [[Zamfara kidnapping]] in [[Zamfara State]], Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news |last1=OYEKANMI |first1=LEKAN |last2=OLUKOYA |first2=SAM |title=Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed |url=https://apnews.com/article/279-kidnapped-schoolgirls-freed-nigeria-3409c28c47d426329edf5cbfaac68cdb |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308031343/https://apnews.com/article/279-kidnapped-schoolgirls-freed-nigeria-3409c28c47d426329edf5cbfaac68cdb |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1361]] – [[Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]] (died 1419) *[[1416]] – [[Christopher of Bavaria]] (died 1448) *[[1564]] – [[Christopher Marlowe]], English playwright, poet and translator (died 1593) *[[1584]] – [[Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria]] (died 1666) *[[1587]] – [[Stefano Landi]], Italian composer and educator (died 1639) ===1601–1900=== *[[1629]] – [[Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll]], Scottish peer (died 1685) *[[1651]] – [[Quirinus Kuhlmann]], German Baroque poet and mystic (died 1689)<ref>{{cite book |last=Schmidt-Biggemann |first=Wilhelm |title=Salvation through Philology: The Poetical Messianism of Quirinus Kuhlmann (1651–1689) |work=Toward the Millennium: Messianic Expectations from the Bible to Waco |editor1-first=Peter |editor1-last=Schäfer |editor2-first=Mark R. |editor2-last=Cohen |year=1998 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |page=259 |isbn=978-90-04110-37-3}}</ref> *[[1671]] – [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury]], English philosopher and politician (died 1713) *[[1672]] – [[Antoine Augustin Calmet]], French monk and theologian (died 1757) *[[1677]] – [[Nicola Fago]], Italian composer and teacher (died 1745) *[[1718]] – [[Johan Ernst Gunnerus]], Norwegian bishop, botanist and zoologist (died 1773) *[[1720]] – [[Gian Francesco Albani]], Italian cardinal (died 1803) *[[1729]] – [[Anders Chydenius]], Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (died 1803)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14849|title=Anders Chydenius|publisher=Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=sv|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226153556/https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14849|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/2432|title=Chydenius, Anders (1729 - 1803)|work=SKS Henkilöhistoria|publisher=[[The National Biography of Finland]]|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=fi|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512231137/https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/2432|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1746]] – [[Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma]] (died 1804)<ref>{{cite book|first=Hugh|last=Montgomery-Massingberd|title=Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume I: Europe & Latin America|location=London|publisher=Burke's Peerage Ltd|year=1977|isbn=978-0-85011-023-4|page=19}}</ref> *[[1770]] – [[Anton Reicha]], Bohemian composer and flautist (died 1836) *[[1777]] – [[Matija Nenadović]], Serbian priest, historian, and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] (died 1854) *[[1786]] – [[François Arago]], French mathematician and politician, 25th [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1853) *[[1802]] – [[Victor Hugo]], French author, poet, and playwright (died 1885) *[[1808]] – [[Honoré Daumier]], French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (died 1879) * 1808 – [[Nathan Kelley]], American architect, designed the [[Ohio Statehouse]] (died 1871) *[[1829]] – [[Levi Strauss]], German-American fashion designer, founded [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] (died 1902) *[[1842]] – [[Camille Flammarion]], French astronomer and author (died 1925) *[[1846]] – [[Buffalo Bill]], American soldier and hunter (died 1917) *[[1852]] – [[John Harvey Kellogg]], American surgeon, co-created [[Corn flakes]] (died 1943) *[[1857]] – [[Émile Coué]], French psychologist and pharmacist (died 1926) *[[1861]] – [[Ferdinand I of Bulgaria]] (died 1948) * 1861 – [[Nadezhda Krupskaya]], Russian soldier and politician (died 1939) *[[1866]] – [[Herbert Henry Dow]], Canadian-American businessman, founded the [[Dow Chemical Company]] (died 1930) *[[1871]] – [[Matti Turkia]], Finnish politician (died 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Matti Turkia |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911650.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=27 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725145056/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911650.aspx |archive-date=25 July 2020 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[Henry Barwell]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1959) * 1877 – [[Rudolph Dirks]], German-American illustrator (died 1968) *[[1879]] – [[Frank Bridge]], English viola player and composer (died 1941) *[[1880]] – [[Kenneth Edgeworth]], Irish astronomer (died 1972) *[[1881]] – [[Janus Djurhuus]], Faroese poet (died 1948) *[[1882]] – [[Husband E. Kimmel]], American admiral (died 1968) *[[1885]] – [[Aleksandras Stulginskis]], Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd [[President of Lithuania]] (died 1969) *[[1887]] – [[Grover Cleveland Alexander]], American baseball player and coach (died 1950) * 1887 – [[William Frawley]], American actor and vaudevillian (died 1966) * 1887 – [[Stefan Grabiński]], Polish author and educator (died 1936) *[[1893]] – [[Wallace Fard Muhammad]], American religious leader, founded the [[Nation of Islam]] (disappeared 1934) * 1893 – [[Dorothy Whipple]], English novelist (died 1966) *[[1896]] – [[Andrei Zhdanov]], Ukrainian-Russian civil servant and politician (died 1948) *[[1899]] – [[Max Petitpierre]], Swiss jurist and politician, 54th [[List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Swiss Confederation]] (died 1994) *[[1900]] – [[Halina Konopacka]], Polish discus thrower and poet (died 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/bio/1020,konopacka-matuszewska-szczerbinska-halina-wlasciwie-leonarda-kazimiera.html|title=Biografie • Polski Komitet Olimpijski|last=Olimpijski|first=Polski Komitet|website=olimpijski.pl|language=pl|access-date=2017-10-24|archive-date=2018-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014212253/http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/bio/1020,konopacka-matuszewska-szczerbinska-halina-wlasciwie-leonarda-kazimiera.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1900 – [[Fritz Wiessner]], German-American mountaineer (died 1988) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Jean Bruller]], French author and illustrator, co-founded [[Les Éditions de Minuit]] (died 1991) *[[1903]] – [[Giulio Natta]], Italian chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1963 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1963/natta/facts/ |publisher=Nobel Foundation |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115114942/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1963/natta/facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1903 – [[Orde Wingate]], English general (died 1944) *[[1906]] – [[Madeleine Carroll]], English actress (died 1987) *[[1908]] – [[Tex Avery]], American animator, producer, and voice actor (died 1980) * 1908 – [[Nestor Mesta Chayres]], Mexican operatic tenor and bolero vocalist (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank M. Figueroa|title=Encyclopedia of Latin American Music in New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjcUAQAAIAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Pillar Publications|isbn=978-0-9643201-0-9|page=80|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2022-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226153553/https://books.google.com/books?id=pjcUAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1908 – [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]], French racing driver (died 1949) *[[1909]] – [[Fanny Cradock]], English chef, author, and critic (died 1994) * 1909 – [[Talal of Jordan]] (died 1972) *[[1910]] – [[Vic Woodley]], English footballer (died 1978) *[[1911]] – [[Tarō Okamoto]], Japanese painter and sculptor (died 1996) *[[1914]] – [[Robert Alda]], American actor, singer, and director (died 1986) *[[1916]] – [[Jackie Gleason]], American actor and singer (died 1987)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 26: Michael Bolton, Teresa Palmer |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/26/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-26-Michael-Bolton-Teresa-Palmer/9411677340482/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=26 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Otis Bowen]], American physician and politician, 44th [[Governor of Indiana]] (died 2013) * 1918 – [[Pyotr Masherov]], Leader of [[Soviet Belarus]] (died 1980) * 1918 – [[Theodore Sturgeon]], American author and critic (died 1985) *[[1919]] – [[Mason Adams]], American actor (died 2005) *[[1920]] – [[Danny Gardella]], American baseball player and trainer (died 2005) * 1920 – [[Tony Randall]], American actor, director, and producer (died 2004)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1920 – [[Lucjan Wolanowski]], Polish journalist and author (died 2006) *[[1921]] – [[Betty Hutton]], American actress and singer (died 2007)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1922]] – [[Bill Johnston (cricketer)|Bill Johnston]], Australian cricketer and businessman (died 2007) * 1922 – [[Margaret Leighton]], English actress (died 1976) *[[1924]] – [[Marc Bucci]], American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (died 2002) * 1924 – [[Noboru Takeshita]], Japanese soldier and politician, 74th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (died 2000) *[[1925]] – [[Everton Weekes]], Barbadian cricketer and referee (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web|title=Everton Weekes, Cricket Star and Racial Pioneer, Is Dead at 95|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/sports/cricket/everton-weekes-dead.html|work=The New York Times|last=Richards|first=Huw|date=July 10, 2020|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710212035/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/sports/cricket/everton-weekes-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC Obituary">{{Cite news |date=1 July 2020 |title=Sir Everton Weekes: West Indies legend dies at 95 |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/53258007 |access-date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708021500/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/53258007 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Doris Belack]], American actress (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news| first=Paul| last=Vitello| title=Doris Belack, Judge on TV's 'Law & Order', Dies at 85|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/arts/television/doris-belack-judge-on-tvs-law-order-dies-at-85.html| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=October 9, 2011| access-date=October 10, 2011| url-access=subscription| archive-date=October 11, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011154651/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/arts/television/doris-belack-judge-on-tvs-law-order-dies-at-85.html?hpw| url-status=live}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Verne Gagne]], American football player, wrestler, and trainer (died 2015)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jairus K. Hammond|title=The History of Collegiate Wrestling: A Century of Wrestling Excellence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iyeCAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|isbn=978-0-9765064-0-9|page=80|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2022-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226153545/https://books.google.com/books?id=iyeCAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Henry Molaison]], American medical patient (died 2008)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Man Who Couldn't Remember |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/corkin-hm-memory.html|quote=In between it all he did puzzles, books upon books of them, a habit he'd picked up as a teenager. Near the end of his life he kept a crossword book and pen with him always, in a basket attached to his walker. |newspaper=[[NOVA scienceNOW]] |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=December 9, 2010 }}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Tom Kennedy (television presenter)|Tom Kennedy]], American game show host and actor (died 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Berman|first=Marc|title=Game Show Host Tom Kennedy Dies At 93|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/10/11/game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dies-at-93/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012103141/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/10/11/game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dies-at-93/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Name That Tune' Game Show Host Tom Kennedy Dead at 93|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/11/name-that-tune-game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dead-dies/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=TMZ|date=11 October 2020 |language=en|archive-date=2020-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015608/https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/11/name-that-tune-game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dead-dies/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Kennedy, Genial Journeyman of TV Game Shows, Dies at 93|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/television/tom-kennedy-dies.html|website=The New York Times|language=en|date=2020-10-13|access-date=2020-10-15|archive-date=2020-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014192657/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/television/tom-kennedy-dies.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Fats Domino]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2017)<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Annual Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WA3vAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-3732-6|page=111|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830185826/https://books.google.com/books?id=WA3vAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Ariel Sharon]], Israeli general and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (died 2014)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Samuel Willard Crompton|author2=Richard Worth|title=Ariel Sharon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDnaWshrMwwC&pg=PA19|year=2007|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-0464-5|pages=19|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2021-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016100904/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDnaWshrMwwC&pg=PA19|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Ally MacLeod]], Scottish footballer and manager (died 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1453208/Ally-MacLeod.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1453208/Ally-MacLeod.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Obituaries: Ally MacLeod |work=The Telegraph|date=2 February 2004 |access-date=15 May 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Robert Novak]], American journalist and author (died 2009)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1931 – [[Josephine Tewson]], English actress (died 2022) *[[1932]] – [[Johnny Cash]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2003)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1933]] – [[James Goldsmith]], French-British businessman and politician (died 1997) *[[1934]] – [[Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina]], Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1936]] – [[José Policarpo]], Portuguese cardinal (died 2014) *[[1937]] – [[Paul Dickson (American football)|Paul Dickson]], American football player and coach (died 2011) *[[1939]] – [[Chuck Wepner]], American boxer *[[1940]] – [[Oldřich Kulhánek]], Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (died 2013) *[[1942]] – [[Jozef Adamec]], Slovak footballer and manager (died 2018) *[[1943]] – [[Paul Cotton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) * 1943 – [[Bill Duke]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/> * 1943 – [[Dante Ferretti]], Italian art director and costume designer * 1943 – [[Bob Hite]], American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1981) *[[1944]] – [[Christopher Hope (novelist)|Christopher Hope]], South African author and poet * 1944 – [[Ronald Lauder]], American businessman and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Austria]] *[[1945]] – [[Peter Brock]], Australian racing driver (died 2006) * 1945 – [[Marta Kristen]], Norwegian-American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1945 – [[Mitch Ryder]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1946]] – [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]], English footballer (died 2021) * 1946 – [[Bingo Smith]], American basketball player (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bingo Smith |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78202/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Ahmed Zewail]], Egyptian-American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2016) *[[1947]] – [[Sandie Shaw]], English singer and psychotherapist *[[1948]] – [[Sharyn McCrumb]], American author *[[1949]] – [[Simon Crean]], Australian trade union leader and politician, 14th [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|Australian Minister for the Arts]] (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/former-opposition-leader-and-cabinet-minister-who-served-four-pms-dies-suddenly-in-germany/news-story/61a440c9e6c66069234fd991f340cd28 |title=Simon Crean: Former Labor leader dead at the age of 74 |date=June 25, 2023 |work=[[The Australian]] |url-access=subscription |quote=Mr Crean was born in Melbourne on February 26, 1949}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Elizabeth George]], American author and educator * 1949 – [[Emma Kirkby]], English soprano<ref>{{cite book|author=Laura Diane Kuhn|title=Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music: H-Q|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9cNWAAAAYAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-865416-4|page=870|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2022-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226153532/https://books.google.com/books?id=9cNWAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Jonathan Cain]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1950 – [[Helen Clark]], New Zealand academic and politician, 37th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Clements|title=Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Volume 16 2004-2005|location=Dallas|publisher=Political Research|year=2004|oclc=778990367|page=276}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Wayne Goss]], Australian lawyer and politician, 34th [[Premier of Queensland]] (died 2014) *[[1953]] – [[Michael Bolton]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 26, 2023 includes celebrities Michael Bolton, Erykah Badu |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-26-2023-includes-celebrities-michael-bolton-erykah-badu.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=26 February 2023}}</ref> * 1953 – [[Barbara Niven]], American actress and writer<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Riggs |editor-first=Thomas |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 48 |publisher=Thomson Gale |page=260 |date=2003 |isbn=0-7876-6363-8}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1954)|Prince Ernst August of Hanover]] * 1954 – [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], Turkish politician, 12th [[President of Turkey]]<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1955]] – [[Andreas Maislinger]], Austrian historian and academic, founded the [[Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service]] *[[1956]] – [[Michel Houellebecq]], French author, poet, screenwriter, and director *[[1957]] – [[David Beasley]], American lawyer and politician, 113th [[Governor of South Carolina]] * 1957 – [[Joe Mullen]], American ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Mullen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/joe-mullen-8449743 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1957 – [[John Jude Palencar]], American artist and illustrator<ref>{{cite web|title=Palencar, John Jude|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=February 19, 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/palencar_john_jude}}</ref> * 1957 – [[Keena Rothhammer]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/keena-rothhammer|title=Keena Rothhammer|website=IOC|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403205058/https://www.olympic.org/keena-rothhammer|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Greg Germann]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/> *[[1958]] – [[Liza 'N' Eliaz]], Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (died 2001) <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-17 |title=Brain Magazine - News - Trésor caché – Liza'N'Eliaz |url=http://www.brain-magazine.fr/article/news/38362-Tresor-cache-LizaNEliaz |access-date=2024-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017203247/http://www.brain-magazine.fr/article/news/38362-Tresor-cache-LizaNEliaz |archive-date=2017-10-17 }}</ref> * 1958 – [[Susan Helms]], American general, engineer, and astronaut * 1958 – [[Tim Kaine]], American lawyer and politician, 70th [[Governor of Virginia]] *[[1959]] – [[Rolando Blackman]], Panamanian-American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rolando Blackman |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76176/traditional |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1959 – [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]], Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] *[[1960]] – [[Jaz Coleman]], English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer *[[1962]] – [[Ahn Cheol-soo]], South Korean physician, academic, and politician *[[1963]] – [[Chase Masterson]], American actress, singer, and activist<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1964]] – [[Mark Dacascos]], American actor, martial artist, and television personality<ref name="AP"/> *[[1965]] – [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]], American wrestler and manager *[[1966]] – [[Garry Conille]], Haitian physician and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Haiti]] * 1966 – [[Marc Fortier]], French-Canadian ice hockey player * 1966 – [[Jennifer Grant]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – [[Najwa Karam]], Lebanese singer *[[1967]] – [[Kazuyoshi Miura]], Japanese footballer * 1967 – [[Gene Principe]], Canadian sports reporter and broadcaster<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2014 |title=Gene Principe Bio - Sportsnet.ca |url=http://rsndev.pairsite.com/bios/principe_gene/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140117010900/http://rsndev.pairsite.com/bios/principe_gene/ |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2021 |website=Sportsnet.ca}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Tim Commerford]], American bass player<ref name="AP"/> * 1968 – [[Leif Rohlin]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Leif Rohlin |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/leif-rohlin-8457840 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]], Japanese composer and producer *[[1970]] – [[Predrag Danilović]], Serbian basketball player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Sasha Danilovic |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/390/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Mark Harper]], English accountant and politician, former [[Secretary of State for Transport]] and former [[Minister of State for Immigration]] *[[1971]] – [[Erykah Badu]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1971 – [[Max Martin]], Swedish-American record producer and songwriter * 1971 – [[Hélène Segara]], French singer-songwriter and actress *[[1972]] – [[Maz Jobrani]], American comedian and actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1973]] – [[Marshall Faulk]], American football player * 1973 – [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]], Norwegian footballer and manager * 1973 – [[Jenny Thompson]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/jenny-thompson|title=Jenny Thompson|website=IOC|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311220043/https://www.olympic.org/jenny-thompson|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski]], Filipina television actress, host and equestrienne * 1974 – [[Sébastien Loeb]], French racing driver * 1974 – [[Bonnie Somerville]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1975]] – [[P. J. Axelsson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=P.J. Axelsson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/p-j-axelsson-8462209 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Nalini Anantharaman]], French mathematician * 1976 – [[Chad Urmston]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1977]] – [[Marty Reasoner]], American ice hockey player and coach * 1977 – [[Greg Rikaart]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1977 – [[Tim Thomas (basketball)|Tim Thomas]], American basketball player * 1977 – [[James Wan]], Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1977 – [[Shane Williams]], Welsh rugby union player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wru.co.uk/2634_1765.php|title=Shane Williams Profile|publisher=Welsh Rugby Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130063909/http://wru.co.uk/2634_1765.php|access-date=25 February 2021|archive-date=2009-01-30}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Abdoulaye Faye]], Senegalese footballer *[[1979]] – [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> * 1979 – [[Steve Evans (footballer, born 1979)|Steve Evans]], Welsh footballer * 1979 – [[Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1979)|Pedro Mendes]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34012|title=Pedro Mendes|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731140250/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34012|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Steve Blake]], American basketball player *[[1981]] – [[Kevin Dallman]], Canadian-Kazakhstani ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Dallman |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kevin-dallman-8469795 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Kertus Davis]], American race car driver * 1981 – [[Simon Maljevac]], Slovenian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon Maljevac - Minister of Solidarity-Based Future |url=https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-solidarity-based-future/about-the-ministry/simon-maljevac/ |publisher=[[Government of Slovenia]] |access-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328120147/https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-solidarity-based-future/about-the-ministry/simon-maljevac/ |archive-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Robert Mathis]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Mathis |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4596/robert-mathis |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Oh Seung-bum]], South Korean footballer *[[1982]] – [[Li Na]], Chinese tennis player * 1982 – [[Matt Prior]], South African-English cricketer * 1982 – [[Nate Ruess]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1983]] – [[Jerome Harrison]], American football player * 1983 – [[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]], Brazilian-Portuguese footballer *[[1984]] – [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], Togolese footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29678|title=Emmanuel Adebayor|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731134716/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29678|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Natalia Lafourcade]], Mexican singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1984 – [[Beren Saat]], Turkish actress *[[1985]] – [[Fernando Llorente]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40672|title=Fernando Llorente|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201225747/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40672|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Mārtiņš Karsums]], Latvian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Martins Karsums |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/martins-karsums-8471277 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Hannah Kearney]], American skier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/hannah-kearney|title=Hannah Kearney|website=IOC|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051203/https://www.olympic.org/hannah-kearney|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Teresa Palmer]], Australian actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1989]] – [[Gabriel Obertan]], French footballer *[[1990]] – [[Takanoiwa Yoshimori]], Mongolian sumo wrestler *[[1991]] – [[CL (rapper)|Lee Chae-rin]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Bina |title=K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-63158-448-0 |page=59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArKDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-23 |archive-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519043444/https://books.google.com/books?id=ArKDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1991 – [[Kevin Plawecki]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Plawecki |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kevin-plawecki-608700 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Mikael Granlund]], Finnish hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikael Granlund - Profile |url=https://www.nhlpa.com/the-players/31405/mikael-granlund |website=nhlpa.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042218/https://www.nhlpa.com/the-players/31405/mikael-granlund |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Morgan Gautrat]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan Gautrat #13 Stats, Video, News & More|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/morgan-gautrat|access-date=2021-01-13|website=nwslsoccer.com|archive-date=2021-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122094842/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/morgan-gautrat|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Jacob Trouba]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacob Trouba |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/player/jacob-trouba-8476885 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Mahra Al Maktoum]], Emirati princess.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheikha Mahra Just Revealed the Gender of Her First Baby at Her Birthday Celebration |url=https://en.vogue.me/royal/sheikha-mahra-pregnancy-gender-reveal-baby-girl-birthday-party/ |website=[[Vogue Arabia]] |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=27 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jessie Bates]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessie Bates III |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3919512/jessie-bates-iii |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Yeat]], American rapper<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/yeat-everything-you-need-to-know|title=Everything You Need to Know About Yeat|first=Jessica|last=Mckinney|date=February 28, 2022|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Jamal Musiala]], German footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamal Musiala|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/first-team/jamal-musiala|website=[[FC Bayern Munich]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 420|420]] – [[Porphyry of Gaza]], Greek bishop and saint (born 347) * [[943]] – [[Muirchertach mac Néill]], King of [[Northern Uí Néill|Ailech]] ([[Ireland]]) *[[1154]] – [[Roger II of Sicily]] (born 1095)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Edmund |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Henry W. C. |title=Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 |date=1912 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=295}}</ref> *[[1266]] – [[Manfred, King of Sicily]] (born 1232) *[[1275]] – [[Margaret of England]], Queen consort of Scots (born 1240)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coss |first1=Peter R. |last2=Lloyd |first2=Simon D. |title=Thirteenth Century England IV: Proceedings of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Conference 1991 |date=1992 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd |isbn=978-0-85115-325-4 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDxk4OlkSLwC&pg=PA57 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-23 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226153555/https://books.google.com/books?id=dDxk4OlkSLwC&pg=PA57 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1349]] – [[Fatima bint al-Ahmar]], Nasrid princess in the Emirate of Granada (born c.1260)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Boloix Gallardo|first=Bárbara|title=Fatima bint al-Ahmar|encyclopedia=Diccionario Biográfico electrónico|editor=Real Academia de la Historia|editor-link=Real Academia de la Historia|url=http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/136412/fatima-bint-al-ahmar|access-date=2020-06-18|archive-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042348/http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/136412/fatima-bint-al-ahmar|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1360]] – [[Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March]], English commander (born 1328) *[[1462]] – [[John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford]], English politician (born 1408) *[[1548]] – [[Lorenzino de' Medici]], Italian writer and assassin (born 1514) *[[1577]] – [[Eric XIV of Sweden]] (born 1533)<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik XIV {{!}} king of Sweden |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-XIV |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129165918/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-XIV |url-status=live }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress]], spouse of Maximilian II (born 1528) *[[1608]] – [[John Still]], English bishop (born 1543) *[[1611]] – [[Antonio Possevino]], Italian priest and diplomat (born 1533) *[[1625]] – [[Anna Vasa of Sweden]], Polish and Swedish princess (born 1568) *[[1630]] – [[William Brade]], English violinist and composer (born 1560) *[[1638]] – [[Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac]], French mathematician and linguist (born 1581) *[[1723]] – [[Thomas d'Urfey]], English poet and playwright (born 1653) *[[1726]] – [[Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria]] (born 1662) *[[1770]] – [[Giuseppe Tartini]], Italian violinist and composer (born 1692) *[[1790]] – [[Joshua Rowley]], English admiral (born 1730) *[[1802]] – [[Esek Hopkins]], American admiral (born 1718) *[[1806]] – [[Thomas-Alexandre Dumas]], Haitian-French general (born 1762)<ref>Alexandre Dumas's death act, February 27, 1806, Musée Alexandre Dumas (Villers-Cotterêts, France).</ref> *[[1813]] – [[Robert R. Livingston (chancellor)|Robert R. Livingston]], American lawyer and politician, 1st [[United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1746) *[[1815]] – [[Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] (born 1737) *[[1821]] – [[Joseph de Maistre]], French lawyer and diplomat (born 1753) *[[1839]] – [[Sybil Ludington]], American figure of the American Revolutionary War (born 1761)<ref>{{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Michael|title=Biographies of the American Revolution: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Paul Jones, and more|location=New York|publisher=Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61530-685-5|page=101}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine]], Canadian jurist and politician, 3rd [[List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of Canada East]] (born 1807) *[[1869]] – [[Afzal-ud-Daulah|Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V]], 5th [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State]] (born 1827)<ref>{{cite web |title=Asaf Jahis (1724-1948) |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/about/history |accessdate=8 April 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414005917/https://www.telangana.gov.in/About/History |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Alexandros Koumoundouros]], Greek lawyer and politician, 56th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (born 1817) *[[1887]] – [[Anandi Gopal Joshi]], First Indian women physician (born 1865) *[[1889]] – [[Karl Davydov]], Russian cellist and composer (born 1838) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Richard Jordan Gatling]], American engineer, invented the [[Gatling gun]] (born 1818) *[[1906]] – [[Jean Lanfray]], Swiss convicted murderer (born 1874)<ref name = "Conrad4">{{cite book | last = Conrad | first = Barnaby | title = Absinthe: History in a Bottle | date = February 1, 1997 | publisher = Chronicle Books | isbn = 0-8118-1650-8 | pages = g. 4 }}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Felix Draeseke]], German composer and academic (born 1835) *[[1921]] – [[Carl Menger]], Polish-Austrian economist and academic (born 1840) *[[1930]] – [[Mary Whiton Calkins]], American philosopher and psychologist (born 1863) *[[1931]] – [[Otto Wallach]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1847) *[[1936]] – [[February 26 Incident]]: **[[Takahashi Korekiyo]], Japanese accountant and politician, 20th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (born 1854) **[[Saitō Makoto]], Japanese admiral and politician, 30th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (born 1858) **[[Jōtarō Watanabe]], Japanese general (born 1874) *[[1943]] – [[Potato Creek Johnny]], American gold prospector (born {{circa}} 1866)<ref>{{cite news |title='Potato Creek Johnny' Joins Famed Pioneers Who Opened Up The West's Last Frontier |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-weekly-pioneer-times-potato-creek-j/154217352/ |access-date=August 29, 2024 |work=The Weekly Pioneer-Times |date=March 4, 1943 |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Theodor Eicke]], German general (born 1892) *[[1945]] – [[Sándor Szurmay]], Minister of Defence of the Hungarian portion of Austria-Hungary (born 1860) *[[1947]] – [[Heinrich Häberlin]], Swiss judge and politician, [[List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland|President of the Swiss National Council]] (born 1868) *[[1950]] – [[Harry Lauder]], Scottish comedian and singer (born 1870) *[[1951]] – [[Sabiha Kasimati]], Albanian ichthyologist (born 1912) executed with [[1951 executions in Albania|21 others]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetaexpress.com/arte/sabiha-kasimati-shkencetarja-e-pare-shqiptare-130310/?archive=1 |title=Sabiha Kasimati: Shkencëtarja e parë shqiptare|last=GazetaExpress|date=15 September 2015|language=sq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182607/https://www.gazetaexpress.com/arte/sabiha-kasimati-shkencetarja-e-pare-shqiptare-130310/?archive=1 |archive-date=2018-10-26 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Theodoros Pangalos (general)|Theodoros Pangalos]], Greek general and politician, [[President of Greece]] (born 1878) *[[1961]] – [[Karl Albiker]], German sculptor, lithographer, and educator (born 1878) * 1961 – [[Mohammed V of Morocco]] (born 1909) *[[1966]] – [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], Indian poet and politician (born 1883) *[[1969]] – [[Levi Eshkol]], Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (born 1895) * 1969 – [[Karl Jaspers]], German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (born 1883) *[[1981]] – [[Robert Aickman]], English author and activist (born 1914) * 1981 – [[Howard Hanson]], American composer, conductor, and educator (born 1896) *[[1985]] – [[Tjalling Koopmans]], Dutch-American economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1910) *[[1989]] – [[Roy Eldridge]], American trumpet player (born 1911) *[[1993]] – [[Constance Ford]], American model and actress (born 1923) *[[1994]] – [[Bill Hicks]], American comedian (born 1961) *[[1995]] – [[Jack Clayton]], English director and producer (born 1921) *[[1997]] – [[David Doyle (actor)|David Doyle]], American actor (born 1929) *[[1998]] – [[Theodore Schultz]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1902) *[[2000]] – [[George L. Street III]], American captain, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1913) * 2000 – [[Raosaheb Gogte]], Indian industrialist (born 1916)<ref>{{cite book|title=Gogte [[Kulavruttanta]]|publisher=Gogte Committee|year=2006|location=[[Pune]]|pages=445|language=mr|trans-title=The Gogte Family Genealogy Almanac|chapter=Belgav Gharana, Dusra|trans-chapter=The 2nd [[Noble house (term)|House]] of [[Belgaum]]}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Lawrence Tierney]], American actor (born 1919) * 2004 – [[Adolf Ehrnrooth]], Finnish general (born 1905) * 2004 – [[Boris Trajkovski]], Macedonian politician, 2nd [[President of the Republic of Macedonia]] (born 1956) *[[2005]] – [[Jef Raskin]], American computer scientist, created [[Macintosh]] (born 1943) *[[2006]] – [[Georgina Battiscombe]], British biographer (born 1905)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/02/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|title=Obituary: Georgina Battiscombe|last=Hayter|first=Alethea|date=2006-03-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-08-05|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=2019-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805232737/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/02/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Bodil Udsen]], Danish actress (born 1925) *[[2009]] – [[Johnny Kerr]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1932) * 2009 – [[Wendy Richard]], English actress (born 1943) * 2009 – [[Norm Van Lier]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1947) *[[2010]] – [[Nujabes|Jun Seba]], also known as "Nujabes", Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (born 1974) *[[2011]] – [[Arnošt Lustig]], Czech author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1929) *[[2013]] – [[Marie-Claire Alain]], French organist and educator (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Stéphane Hessel]], German-French diplomat and author (born 1917) * 2013 – [[Simon Li]], Hong Kong judge and politician (born 1922) *[[2014]] – [[Sorel Etrog]], Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (born 1933) * 2014 – [[Phyllis Krasilovsky]], American author and academic (born 1927) *[[2015]] – [[Sheppard Frere]], English historian and archaeologist (born 1916) * 2015 – [[Theodore Hesburgh]], American priest, theologian, educator, and academic (born 1917) * 2015 – [[Earl Lloyd]], American basketball player and coach (born 1928) * 2015 – [[Tom Schweich]], American lawyer and politician, 36th [[State Auditor of Missouri]] (born 1960) *[[2016]] – [[Andy Bathgate]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1932) * 2016 – [[Don Getty]], Canadian football player and politician, 11th [[Premier of Alberta]] (born 1933) *[[2017]] – [[Joseph Wapner]], American judge and TV personality (born 1919)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Wapner {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Wapner |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=25 February 2022 |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020071627/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Wapner |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Michelle Trachtenberg]], American actress (born 1985)<ref>{{Cite news|access-date=February 27, 2025|date=February 26, 2025|last1=Williams|last2=Levenson|first2=Michael|first1=Alex|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/arts/television/michelle-trachtenberg-dead.html|title=Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Gossip Girl' and 'Buffy' Actress, Dies at 39|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Pope Alexander I of Alexandria|Alexander of Alexandria]]<ref name="Martyrology">{{cite book |title=Martirologio Romano |date=2004 |publisher=Libreria Editrice Vaticana|page=169|url=https://vidaeremitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MARTIROLOGIO-ROMANO.pdf |access-date=2 April 2024|ref={{harvid|Martirologio|2004}}}}</ref> **[[Emily Malbone Morgan]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Isabelle of France (saint)|Isabelle of France]] **[[Li Tim-Oi]] ([[Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)|Anglican Church of Canada]]) **[[Paula Montal Fornés]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> **[[Porphyry of Gaza]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> **[[February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Khojaly Massacre|Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre]] ([[Azerbaijan]]) *[[Liberation Day (Kuwait)]] *[[Saviours' Day]] ([[Nation of Islam]]) == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/26 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=26}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/26 Historical Events on February 26] {{months}} [[Category:Days of February]]
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