Celebrating 26 February
Birthdays
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1945 – Mitch Ryder, rock singer
1947 – Sandie Shaw, singer
1949 – Dame Emma Kirkby, soprano, early music specialist
1950 – Jonathan Cain, keyboardist, Journey
1953 – Michael Bolton, singer
1960 – Steve Grant, singer, Tight Fit
1960 – Jaz Coleman, keyboardist, Killing Joke
1968 – Tim Commerford, bassist, Rage Against The Machine
1971 – Erykah Badu, singer/songwriter
1971 – Max Martin (Martin Karl Sandberg), songwriter and producer
1972 – Jonathan Quinn, drummer, Snow Patrol
1979 – Corinne Bailey Rae, singer/songwriter
1982 – Nate Ruess, lead singer, Fun
2000 – Yeat (Noah Olivier Smith), rapper
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Died on this day
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1997 – Ben Raleigh, songwriter (born 1913)
2019 – Andy Anderson, drummer, The Cure (born 1951)
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And on this day in...
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2015 – The childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney in Western Avenue, Speke, Liverpool was sold at auction for £150,000
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Page last updated 26 February 2026