February 26
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Art and culture
- 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.
Births
- 1564 - Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist (d. 1593)
- 1749 - Jeremy Bentham, English jurist (d. 1832)
- 1802 - Victor Hugo, French writer (d. 1885)
- 1808 - Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)
- 1893 - I. A. Richards, English literary critic (d. 1979)
- 1908 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. 1980)
- 1932 - Johnny Cash, American singer (d. 2003)
- 1958 - Michel Houellebecq, French novelist
Deaths
- 1770 - Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (b. 1692)
- 1821 - Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)
- 1994 - Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)
notes
- 1770 - Pierre Souvestre (June 1, 1874-February 26, 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races. He is mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Marcel Allain of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas.
- 1770 - Renato Polselli
- 1770 - Gino Severini
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