Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/February 26

Births

 * 1749 - Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (d. 1832)
 * 1802 - Victor Hugo, French writer (d. 1885)
 * 1829 - Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902)
 * 1846 - Buffalo Bill, American pioneer, officer, and hunter (d. 1917) (pictured)
 * 1916 - Jackie Gleason, American actor, writer, composer, and comedian (d. 1987)
 * 1928 - Fats Domino, American musician (d. 2017)

Deaths

 * 1552 - Heinrich Faber, German composer
 * 1723 - Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)
 * 1969 - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1895)