What are the important events that happened on February 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 26 is the 57th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 13, 2013 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 22,697,280 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontaheptagon’ day.
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Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 339 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 67 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Out of the blue someone is thinking of you today. If that special someone wants to buy a gift for you, which one will you choose: mini laptops, boxes of chocolate or newest DVD releases?
February 26 Historical Events
- 1876 –Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea’s status as a tributary state of Qing Dynasty China.
- 1917 –The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.
- 1935 –Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of RADAR in the United Kingdom.
- 1961 –Hassan II becomes King of Morocco.
- 1966 –Apollo Program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
- 1987 –Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
- 1991 –Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of Al Busayyah.
- 1992 –Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.
- 1993 –World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
- 1995 –The United Kingdom’s oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a securities broker, Nick Leeson, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.
Who were born on February 26?
- 1720 –Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)
- 1799 –Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)
- 1919 –Mason Adams, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1928 –Ariel Sharon, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
- 1949 –Emma Kirkby, British singer
- 1958 –Greg Germann, American actor
- 1973 –Marshall Faulk, American football player
- 1985 –Carolin Nytra, German athlete
- 1986 –Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress
- 1988 –Matteo Ciofani, Italian footballer
Who died on February 26?
- 1552 –Heinrich Faber, German composer
- 1921 –Carl Menger, Austrian economist (b. 1840)
- 1969 –Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist (b. 1883)
- 1990 –Cornell Gunter, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1938)
- 1994 –Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)
- 2003 –Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)
- 2004 –Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
- 2009 –Norm Van Lier, American basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)
- 2009 –Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
- 2011 –Arnošt Lustig, Czech writer (b. 1926)
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