Birthday February 26, 1564 Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr. Faustus) (baptized)
Birthday February 26, 1802 Victor Hugo, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame) in France
Birthday February 26, 1808 Honore Daumier, French painter & lithographer & caricaturist
Birthday February 26, 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy
Birthday February 26, 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, near Davenport Iowa -- frontiersman
Birthday February 26, 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, physician -- inspired flaked cereal industry
Birthday February 26, 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry
Birthday February 26, 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies & Cubs)
Birthday February 26, 1914 Robert Alda, Actor (Bittersweet Love & House of Excorcism)
Birthday February 26, 1916 Jackie Gleason, Actor (Honeymooners & Smokey & the Bandit)
Birthday February 26, 1917 Robert Taft Jr. ,(R), former senator from Ohio
Birthday February 26, 1919 Mason Adams, Actor
Birthday February 26, 1920 Tony Randall, Actor (The Odd Couple)
Birthday February 26, 1921 Betty Hutton
Birthday February 26, 1924 Noboru Takeshita, Japanese prime minister (1987-, )
Birthday February 26, 1926 Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (Voskhod 1)
Birthday February 26, 1928 Fats Domino, singer
Birthday February 26, 1928 Anatoli V. Filipchenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 & 16)
Birthday February 26, 1928 Fats Domino is born in New Orleans
Birthday February 26, 1931 Robert Novak
Birthday February 26, 1932 Johnny Cash, Country singer the Man in Black
Birthday February 26, 1948 Priscilla Lopez, in NY
History February 26, 1564 Christopher Marlowe is baptized
History February 26, 1813 The Chancellor Dies
History February 26, 1862 In camp with Elisha Hunt Rhodes
History February 26, 1917 President Wilson learns of Zimmermann Telegram
History February 26, 1929 Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park
History February 26, 1929 Grand Teton National Park is established
History February 26, 1935 Hitler organizes Luftwaffe
History February 26, 1945 Corregidor's last gasp
History February 26, 1949 Lucky Lady II begins nonstop global flight
History February 26, 1965 First South Korean troops arrive
History February 26, 1968 Mass graves discovered in Hue
History February 26, 1972 Dam collapses in West Virginia
History February 26, 1984 Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut
History February 26, 1990 Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections
History February 26, 1993 World Trade Center is bombed
History February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombed
History February 26, 1996 Stockton gets 11,000th NBA assist
History February 26, 2005 Oscar winner Halle Berry accepts Razzie for Catwoman
History February 26, 2007 Honda introduces Formula One Earth Car
History February 26, 2012 Florida teen Trayvon Martin is shot and killed
February 26, 1564 Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr. Faustus) (baptized)
February 26, 1802 Victor Hugo, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame) in France
February 26, 1808 Honore Daumier, French painter & lithographer & caricaturist
February 26, 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy
February 26, 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, near Davenport Iowa -- frontiersman
February 26, 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, physician -- inspired flaked cereal industry
February 26, 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry
February 26, 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies & Cubs)
February 26, 1914 Robert Alda, Actor (Bittersweet Love & House of Excorcism)
February 26, 1916 Jackie Gleason, Actor (Honeymooners & Smokey & the Bandit)
February 26, 1917 Robert Taft Jr. ,(R), former senator from Ohio
February 26, 1919 Mason Adams, Actor
February 26, 1920 Tony Randall, Actor (The Odd Couple)
February 26, 1921 Betty Hutton
February 26, 1924 Noboru Takeshita, Japanese prime minister (1987-, )
February 26, 1926 Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (Voskhod 1)
February 26, 1928 Fats Domino, singer
February 26, 1928 Anatoli V. Filipchenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 & 16)
February 26, 1928 Fats Domino is born in New Orleans
February 26, 1931 Robert Novak
February 26, 1932 Johnny Cash, Country singer the Man in Black
February 26, 1948 Priscilla Lopez, in NY
February 26, 1564 Christopher Marlowe is baptized
February 26, 1813 The Chancellor Dies
February 26, 1862 In camp with Elisha Hunt Rhodes
February 26, 1917 President Wilson learns of Zimmermann Telegram
February 26, 1929 Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park
February 26, 1929 Grand Teton National Park is established
February 26, 1935 Hitler organizes Luftwaffe
February 26, 1945 Corregidor's last gasp
February 26, 1949 Lucky Lady II begins nonstop global flight
February 26, 1965 First South Korean troops arrive
February 26, 1968 Mass graves discovered in Hue
February 26, 1972 Dam collapses in West Virginia
February 26, 1984 Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut
February 26, 1990 Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections
February 26, 1993 World Trade Center is bombed
February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombed
February 26, 1996 Stockton gets 11,000th NBA assist
February 26, 2005 Oscar winner Halle Berry accepts Razzie for Catwoman
February 26, 2007 Honda introduces Formula One Earth Car
February 26, 2012 Florida teen Trayvon Martin is shot and killed