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February 26, 2016

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February 26 2016

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Born on This Day

Ahmet Davutoğlu
writer · b. 1959
Days alive
20,819
🇰🇷Ahn Cheol-soo
entrepreneur · b. 1962
Days alive
19,723
🇮🇹Alois Pupp
deceased
politician · 1900–1969
Days lived
25,198
🇹🇭Aree Wiratthaworn
Thai weightlifter · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Ariel Sharon
deceased
Notable Trials · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,366
Artur Rasizade
6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan · b. 1935
Days alive
29,585
🇩🇪ATB
rapper · b. 1973
Days alive
15,705
🇺🇸Betty Hutton
deceased
American actress (1921–2007) · 1921–2007
Days lived
31,424
🇩🇪Brigitte Grothum
German actress · b. 1935
Days alive
29,585
🇩🇪Carolin Nytra
German hurdler · b. 1985
Days alive
11,322
🇩🇪Christian Rickens
German journalist · b. 1971
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Christoph Kies
German athlete · b. 1982
Days alive
12,418
🇨🇭Claude Piron
deceased
YouTube personality · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,089
🇬🇧Corinne Bailey Rae
artist · b. 1979
Days alive
13,514
🇩🇪Daisy D'ora
deceased
German actress (1913-2010) · 1913–2010
Days lived
35,535
🇺🇸David Beasley
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
21,549
🇫🇷Émile Coué
deceased
French psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926) · 1857–1926
Days lived
25,327
Erich Koch-Weser
deceased
politician · 1875–1944
Days lived
25,437
🇺🇸Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer · b. 1971
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸Fats Domino
deceased
singer · 1928–2017
Days lived
32,748
🇩🇪Frank Busemann
German hurdler · b. 1975
Days alive
14,975
🇩🇪Gabriela Schöwe
German field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Gaspard II de Coligny
deceased
Notable Trials · 1519–1572
Days lived
19,548
🇬🇧Gill Brown
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,627
🇺🇸Grover Cleveland Alexander
deceased
American baseball player (1887-1950) · 1887–1950
Days lived
23,261
🇺🇸Hannes Jaenicke
German actor · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Hans Reiter
deceased
German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Plötz
German tennis player · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
🇺🇸Jack Ritchie
deceased
writer · 1922–1983
Days lived
22,336
🇵🇱Jan Fethke
deceased
writer · 1903–1980
Days lived
28,418
🇺🇸Johnny Cash
deceased
actor · 1932–2003
Days lived
26,131
🇸🇰Jozef Adamec
deceased
athlete · 1942–2018
Days lived
28,060
Juan persex
association football player · b. 2003
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Julia Brendler
German actress · b. 1975
Days alive
14,975
🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth
deceased
Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
🇦🇺Lionel Logue
deceased
scientist · 1880–1953
Days lived
26,708
Malcom
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,939
🇵🇱Marta Zofia Kwiatkowska
British computer scientist · b. 1957
Days alive
21,549
Max Martin
Songwriter & Producer · b. 1971
Days alive
16,436
Michael Bolton
film producer · b. 1953
Days alive
23,010
🇳🇱Michael Duursma
Dutch baseball player · b. 1978
Days alive
13,879
🇫🇷Michel Houellebecq
French writer · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Milan Babić
deceased
Notable Trials · 1956–2006
Days lived
18,270
🇩🇪Moritz Sckaer
German baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,957
🇩🇪Nina Kronjäger
German actress · b. 1967
Days alive
17,897
🇩🇪Odo Marquard
deceased
philosopher (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,849
🇩🇪Paul Grümmer
deceased
musician · 1879–1965
Days lived
31,657
🇺🇸Rolando Blackman
basketball player · b. 1959
Days alive
20,819
🇩🇪Rudolf Hillebrecht
deceased
German architect (1910–1999) · 1910–1999
Days lived
32,451
🇺🇸Rudolph Dirks
deceased
artist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
🇺🇸Sara Gazarek
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
12,418
🇹🇷Serdar Döndü
Turkish association football player (born 1993) · b. 1993
Days alive
8,400
🇬🇧Shane Williams
Welsh rugby union footballer (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
14,244
🇺🇸Sharon Van Etten
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
12,783
🇯🇵Shōzō Watanabe
deceased
film director · 1933–1998
Days lived
23,927
🇺🇸Steve Forbes
American boxer · b. 1977
Days alive
14,244
🇩🇪Tom Beck
German actor and singer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,879
🇺🇸Tony Randall
deceased
American actor (1920-2004) · 1920–2004
Days lived
30,762
🇩🇪Wolf Gremm
deceased
German film director (1942-2015) · 1942–2015
Days lived
26,801

Died on This Day

Aaron Tänzer
deceased
Austrian rabbi (1871–1937) · 1871–1937
Days lived
24,133
🇺🇸Chic Johnson
deceased
American comedian (1891–1962) · 1891–1962
Days lived
25,915

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
59,590
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,268

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,261
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,434
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,131

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,641
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,155

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,084
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,506

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🇧🇷Danton Jobim

deceased

writer · 1906–1978

Days lived

26,288

🇺🇸David Doyle

American actor (1929–1997) · 1929–1997

Days lived

24,559

🇫🇷Fernandel

French actor and singer (1903-1971) · 1903–1971

Days lived

24,766

🇭🇺Gábor P. Szabó

athlete · 1902–1950

Days lived

17,302

🇮🇹Gino Severini

artist · 1883–1966

Days lived

30,275

🇬🇧Hans Singer

German economist (1910–2006) · 1910–2006

Days lived

34,788

🇩🇪Harald Weinrich

German classical scholar and linguist (1927–2022) · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,489

🇨🇦Irving Grundman

Canadian ice hockey executive · 1928–2021

Days lived

33,821

🇬🇧Jack Clayton

actor · 1921–1995

Days lived

27,025

🇨🇱Jaime Ramírez

Chilean footballer (1931–2003) · 1931–2003

Days lived

26,129

🇺🇸Jef Raskin

American computer interface expert (1943-2005) · 1943–2005

Days lived

22,635

🇳🇱Joop Geurts

Dutch baseball player · 1923–2009

Days lived

31,418

🇨🇭Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) · 1883–1969

Days lived

31,414

🇩🇪Kurt Plötner

SS officer and physician (1905–1984) · 1905–1984

Days lived

28,619

🇷🇸Lajos Czumbel

model · 1891–1967

Days lived

27,591

🇩🇪Ludwig von Hammerstein-Equord

German journalist (1919–1996) · 1919–1996

Days lived

27,860

🇮🇹Mario Mattoli

Italian film director and screenwriter (1898–1980) · 1898–1980

Days lived

29,672

🇨🇭Markus Ronner

Swiss screenwriter and theologian (1938–2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,566

🇺🇸Michelle Trachtenberg

Film actor · 1985–2025

Days lived

14,383

🇩🇪Monika Lundi

German actress · 1942–2025

Days lived

30,139

🇩🇪Stefan Lisewski

German actor (1933-2016) · 1933–2016

Days lived

30,185

🇩🇪Tatjana Sais

actress (1910-1981) · 1910–1981

Days lived

25,962

🇦🇹Wilhelm Dachauer

Austrian artist (1881-1951) · 1881–1951

Days lived

25,528

🇹🇷Ziya Şengül

football player · 1944–2023

Days lived

28,911

🇺🇸Zollie Volchok

American basketball executive (1916-2012) · 1916–2012

Days lived

34,855

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,616

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,279

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,154

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,059

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,964

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,124

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,904

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,704

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,146

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,112

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,746

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,190

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,842

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,173

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,842

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,194

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,737

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,647

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,624

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,044

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,861

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,156

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,469

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,426

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,205