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Famous February 26th Birthdays

A look at the today’s big days, including a special one

by
Adam Chandler
February 26, 2013
(SportsPageMagazine.com)
(SportsPageMagazine.com)

Today is an abnormally special day in the history of birthdays. Among history’s titans, we celebrate:

Christopher Marlowe
Victor Hugo
Levi Strauss
Johnny Cash
Tony Randall
Fats Domino
Ariel Sharon
Ronald Lauder
Erykah Badu
Sharon Van Etten

and…

Alana Newhouse, our fearless leader and esteemed Editor-in-Chief.

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.