Did you know that February 26, 1947 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 79th birthday on Thursday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
Did you know that people born on February 26
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 415 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 80 years old. There have been 28805 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9602 days, which is equivalent to 26.31 years. You spent 33.73% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday | 80 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 81 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 82 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 83 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 84 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 85 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 86 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 87 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 88 Years Old |
| 2036 | Tuesday | 89 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 26

The gemstone for people born on February 26, 1947 is amethyst. Its color is so deep that early legends associated this stone with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. People believed that wearing amethyst would prevent drunkenness. Others thought amethyst would keep the wearer clear-headed and sharp-witted during battle and business.
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on February 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (d. 1968) |
| 1879 | Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (d. 1941) |
| 1880 | Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer (d. 1972) |
| 1881 | Janus Djurhuus, Faroese poet (d. 1948) |
| 1882 | Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (d. 1968) |
| 1885 | Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 1969) |
| 1887 | Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (d. 1950) |
| 1887 | Stefan Grabiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1936) |
| 1887 | William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (d. 1966) |
| 1893 | Dorothy Whipple, English novelist (d. 1966) |
Did you know that on February 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919) |
| 2004 | Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905) |
| 2004 | Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956) |
| 2005 | Jef Raskin, American computer scientist, created Macintosh (b. 1943) |
| 2006 | Georgina Battiscombe, British biographer (b. 1905) |
| 2008 | Bodil Udsen, Danish actress (b. 1925) |
| 2009 | Johnny Kerr, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1932) |
| 2009 | Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1947) |
| 2009 | Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943) |
| 2010 | Jun Seba, also known as "Nujabes", Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (b. 1974) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 26
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. |
| 1914 | HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. |
| 1919 | President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park. |
| 1929 | President Calvin Coolidge signs legislation establishing the 96,000 acres (390 km2) Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. |
| 1935 | Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. |
| 1935 | Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom. |
| 1936 | In the February 26 Incident, young nationalist Japanese military officers assassinate multiple cabinet statesmen and start a rebellion in downtown Tokyo, which is ended 3 days later. |
| 1945 | World War II: US troops reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor from the Japanese. |
| 1952 | Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. |
| 1960 | A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. |
In 1947, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 94,764 baby boys were named James in 1947. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1947 was Linda. There were 99,693 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Patricia, Barbara and Sandra. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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