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26th of February, 1991

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 26th of February, 1991, fell on a Tuesday.
• Decade: 1990s.
• 28 years, 2 months and 25 days have passed since the 26th of February, 1991.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 09 of 1991.

• Day 57 of 1991.
• Leap Year: 1991 was NOT a leap year.
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1991 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• Native American Zodiac: The 26th of February, 1991 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
• Age: Anyone born on the 26th of February, 1991, will be 28 years of age.
• American Format: 02-26-1991 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1991-02-26. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19910226" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 667526400.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 26th of February, 1991:

• United States: All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston
• United Kingdom: Do The Bartman - Simpsons

Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

• The movie "Sleeping with the Enemy" was at the top of the box office on this date.

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 26th of February, 1991.

• Early 1990s Fashion

  Early 1990s fashion saw a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included clothes such as coloured tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon coloured tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts and ripped jeans.

• Gulf War

  The Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) occurred at the start of 1991. The war had started when Iraq invaded the neighbouring country of Kuwait. On the 17th of January, 1991, coalition forces began to bomb Iraqi ground positions. By the end of February, 1991, Iraqi troops had suffered heavy losses and had retreated back into Iraq.

• Soviet Union

  Throughout 1991, the Soviet Union continues to dissolve, as multiple countries declare their independence.

• 1991 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1991 included Bryan Adams, Boyz II Men, Ice T, R.E.M., Mariah Carey, Cher, Paula Abdul, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Michael Jackson and Sting.

Weather

Weather information for the 26th of February, 1991:

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 10.1 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 24.8 degrees Fahrenheit. -4 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 2.79cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 8.89 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.25cm.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• George W. Bush Snr. was the President of the United States on the 26th of February, 1991.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 26th of February, 1991 was probably conceived around the 19th of May, 1990. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 26th of February, 1991 is the 6th of December, 1991. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 1st of February, 1991: An air crash at Los Angeles International Airport kills 34 people.
• 7th of February, 1991: The Provisional IRA launches a mortar attack on Downing Street.
• 7th of February, 1991: The ground assault phase of Operation Desert Storm begins as troops enter Kuwait.
• 14th of February, 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, is released in movie theaters.
• 28th of February, 1991: The Gulf War ends after Kuwait is liberated.
• 3rd of March, 1991: A video emerges of an African American man being beaten by police officers. The man in question turns out to be Rodney King.
• 14th of March, 1991: "The Birmingham Six" are released after the court rules that evidence had been fabricated by police.
• 22nd of March, 1991: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) is released.
• 23rd of March, 1991: The first episode of "Clarissa Explains It All" is broadcasted on Nickelodeon.
• 26th of March, 1991: "The Frog Boys": Five young boys go missing in South Korea.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 26th of February:

• 26th of February, 1966: Vietnam War: The Binh An massacre occurs.
• 26th of February, 1972: Buffalo Creek flood: 125 people die in West Virginia after a coal slurry dam bursts.
• 26th of February, 1993: Six people are killed when a bomb is detonated under the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
• 26th of February, 1995: Investment banking firm Barings Bank collapses.
• 26th of February, 2003: The War in Darfur begins.
• 26th of February, 2003: News of the SARS outbreak in China begins to go public.
• 26th of February, 1988: The movie Hairspray (1988) is released.
• 26th of February, 1998: Tenchu: Stealth Assassins is released on the PlayStation.
• 26th of February, 2012: The 84th Academy Awards are held. Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist). Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady).

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Beverly Hills, 90210 - A series that followed the lives of a group of teenagers living in Beverly Hills.
• The Flash - CBS TV show starring John Wesley Shipp as Flash.
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Sitcom about an inner-city teenager who moves to his aunt's house in Bel-Air.
• Blossom - Starring Mayim Bialik as teenager Blossom Russo.
• Twin Peaks - Crime drama.
• Family Matters - Sitcom starring Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Otis Winslow.
• Saved by the Bell - Comedy series about a group of friends in high school.
• Seinfeld - Comedy sitcom starring Jerry Seinfeld.
• Quantum Leap - TV show about a scientist that finds himself inside the body of a different person each week.
• Roseanne - Comedy TV show about a working class family called the Conners.

Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - An arcade game that was released by Capcom.
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - A platform game that was originally released on the Sega Mega Drive.
• Wing Commander - A sci-fi space simulation game that was released for PC DOS.
• Super Mario Land - Released for the Game Boy.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 26th of February:

• 26th of February, 1928: Ariel Sharon: Israeli Prime Minister.
• 26th of February, 1932: Johnny Cash: Singer.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 26th of February, 1991.

• 10,312 days have passed since this date.
• 890,953,200 seconds have passed since the 26th of February, 1991.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,039,445,400 times.
• Since the 26th of February, 1991, earth has travelled approximately 459,731,851,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 148,492,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 76,621,975 steps. That's about 34,054 miles!
• Since this date, 10,691,438 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Tuesday" in other languages is:

• German: Dienstag.
• French: Mardi.
• Italian: Martedi.
• Spanish: Martes.
• Portuguese: Terca-feira.

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