Who was born on February 26

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 26, including Anders Chydenius, Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma, Anton Reicha. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

39 documented historical events happened on February 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: According to Ptolemy, the reign of the Babylonian king Nabonassar (name in Akkadian pictured) began, marking a new era characterized by the systematic maintenance of chronologically precise historical records. On the same day, in another year: Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon made the first recorded European landing in Australia, although he believed that he was on New Guinea. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.