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January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 339 days remaining until the end of the year (340 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below
• 1500 - Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil. Vicente Yáñez Pinzón ( Palos de la Frontera ( Spain) c 1460 &ndash after 1523 was a Spanish Navigator, explorer, and Conquistador |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1531 - Lisbon, Portugal hit by an earthquake--thousands die. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer
• 1564 - The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
• 1565 - Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent. The Battle of Talikota Kannada ತಾಳಿಕೋಟೆ(or Tellikota) ( January 26, 1565) a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara The Vijayanagara Empire ( Kannada: ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ Telugu: విజయనగర సామ్రాజ్యము was a South For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia.
• 1589 - Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Job ( Иов, Iov) also known as Job of Moscow (2nd quarter of the 16th century - June 19, 1607) was the first Patriarch Metropolitans Maximus ( 1283 - 1305) St Peter ( 1308 - 1326) vacant
• 1699 - Treaty of Carlowitz signed. The Treaty (Peace of Karlowitz (Karlovci was signed on January 26, 1699 in Sremski Karlovci ( Serbian Cyrillic: Сремски Карловци
• 1700 - The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1736 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Stanisław I Leszczyński (October 20 1677 – February 23 1766 was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke
• 1788 - The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Sydney Harbour to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Commemorated as Australia Day
• 1808 - Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Rum Rebellion, also known as the Rum Puncheon Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's recorded history For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1837 - Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1838 - Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
• 1841 - The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally ceded. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Most broadly cession (to cede) is the assignment of Property to another entity
• 1855 - Point No Point Treaty signed in Washington Territory. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855 at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Washington Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed in February 8, 1853 from the portion of the
• 1856 - First Battle of Seattle (1856). Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by Native Americans upon Seattle Washington. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
• 1861 - American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1863 - American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23 1824 September 13 1881 was an American soldier railroad executive inventor industrialist and politician from Rhode Island, The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Background and Burnside's plan The battle was the result of an effort by the Union Army to regain the initiative in its struggle against Lee's smaller but more aggressive army He is replaced by Joseph Hooker. Joseph Hooker ( November 13, 1814 &ndash October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer fought in the Mexican-American
• 1863 - American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service
• 1870 - American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1885 - Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Muhammad Ahmed Al Mahdi Arabic:محمد أحمد المهدي ( August Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State.
• 1905 - The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier Mine. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Cullinan diamond is the largest rough gem-quality Diamond ever found at 3106 Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Premier Mine is an underground Diamond mine owned by Petra Diamonds.
• 1907 - The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Lee-Enfield Bolt-action, magazine-fed Repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire / Commonwealth
• 1911 - Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful seaplane. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Glenn Hammond Curtiss ( 21 May 1878 &ndash 23 July 1930) was an American Aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water
• 1911 - Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted Der Rosenkavalier ( op 59 ( The Knight of the Rose) is a comic Opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original The Semperoper is the Opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (German Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden) and the Concert hall of the Sächsische
• 1920 - Former Ford Motor Co. executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Lincoln is an American Luxury car manufacturer operated under the Ford Motor Company.
• 1930 - The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India.
• 1934 - The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center
• 1934 - German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1939 - Spanish Civil War: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia
• 1942 - World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1950 - India promulgates its constitution forming a republic and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president Republic Day. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Dr Rajendra Prasad (डा॰ राजेन्द्र प्रसाद ( December 3, 1884 &ndash February 28, 1963) was the The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit The Republic Day of India is a National holiday of India to mark the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British
• 1952 - Black Saturday in Egypt: riots burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt.
• 1958 - Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is an Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1961 - John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Janet Graeme Travell ( December 17 1901 - 1997 was an American physician This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
• 1962 - Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ranger program was a series of Unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface Spacecraft design Ranger 3 was the first of the so-called Block II Ranger designs The space probe later missed the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). A space probe is a scientific Space exploration mission in which a Robotic spacecraft leaves the Gravity well of Earth and approaches the
• 1965 - Hindi becomes the official language of India. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1966 - The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jane Nartare Beaumont (aged 9 Arnna Kathleen Beaumont (aged 7 and Grant Ellis Beaumont (aged 4 were three siblings who disappeared without a trace (For other meanings of Glenelg see Glenelg (disambiguation) Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1980 - Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
• 1988 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a French Novel by Gaston Leroux. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 245 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.
• 1991 - Mohamed Siad Barre is removed in Somalia, ending centralized government
• 1992 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mohamed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre محمّد سياد بري) (b Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1998 - Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Lewinsky scandal was a political Sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Lewinsky scandal was a political Sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom then- United States President Bill Clinton admitted to
• 2000 - Rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine plays in front of Wall Street, prompting an early closing of trading due to the crowds. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is
• 2001 - An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, which coincided with the 51st celebration of Republic Day (India at 0317 hrs GMT India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 2004 - President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• 2004 - A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. Exploding whales have been documented on two notable occasions as well as several lesser-known ones Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. A build-up of gas in the decomposing Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion. The Sperm Whale ( Physeter macrocephalus or Physeter catodon) is the largest of all Toothed whales and largest living toothed animal An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release
• 2005 - Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
• 2006 - Western Union discontinues use of its telegram service. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Western Union Company ( is a financial services and communications company based in the United States.

Births

• 1497 - Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Nara (後奈良天皇 Go-Nara-tennō) ( January 26, 1497 - September 27, 1557) was the 105th emperor 1557)
• 1541 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. Florent Chrestien ( January 26, 1541 - October 3, 1596) was a French satirist and Latin poet 1596)
• 1714 - Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ( January 26, 1714 &ndash August 28, 1785) was a French sculptor. 1785)
• 1716 - George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Germain 1st Viscount Sackville PC ( 26 January 1716 &ndash 26 August 1785) also known previously first as Lord George 1785)
• 1722 - Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexander Carlyle (26 January 1722 &ndash 28 August 1805 was a Scottish church leader and autobiographer 1805)
• 1763 - Charles XIV John of Sweden, Napoleonic general (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 1844)
• 1781 - Achim von Arnim, German poet (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ludwig Achim (or Joachim) von Arnim ( January 26, 1781 &ndash January 21, 1831) was a German Poet 1831)
• 1813 - Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez was born on January 26, 1813 in colonial Santo Domingo (current capital city of Dominican Republic) during the period 1876
• 1826 - Julia Dent Grant, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Julia Boggs Dent Grant ( January 26, 1826 &ndash December 14, 1902) was the wife of the 18th President of the United States, First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1902)
• 1832 - George Shiras Jr., U. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian George Shiras Jr ( January 26, 1832 &ndash August 2, 1924) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)
• 1842 - François Coppée, French poet and novelist (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common François Edouard Joachim Coppée ( January 26, 1842 &ndash May 23, 1908) was a French Poet and Novelist 1908)
• 1852 - Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà), explorer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà, best known as Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza ( January 26, 1852 - September 14, 1905)
• 1857 - the 12th Dalai Lama (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Trinley Gyatso ( January 26, 1857 &ndash April 25, 1875) also spelled Trinle Gyatso and Thinle Gyatso, was the 1875)
• 1868 - Juventino Rosas, Mexican composer (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap José Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas ( 25 January, 1868 - 9 July 1894 was a Mexican Composer, Violinist, and band leader 1894)
• 1880 - Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1964)
• 1887 - François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Faber ( 26 January 1887 &ndash 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian cyclist Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by 1915)
• 1887 - Marc Mitscher, American Navy Admiral (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher ( 26 January 1887 – 3 February 1947) was a Vice-admiral in the United 1947)
• 1891 - Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia (January 26 1891—February 18 1973 was a New York gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld controlled 1973)
• 1891 - Wilder Penfield, American-born Canadian neurosurgeon (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, MD, FRS (January 25/26 1891 &ndash April 5, 1976) was an American 1976)
• 1892 - Zara Cully, American actress (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Zara Cully ( January 26[[ 892]] &ndash February 28, 1978) was an American character actress known for her acid-tongued portrayal of 1978)
• 1892 - Bessie Coleman, American pioneer aviator (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth 'Bessie' Coleman ( January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) popularly known as "Queen Bess" was the first African American 1926)
• 1893 - Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Giuseppe Genco Russo (Mussomeli January 26, 1893 – Mussomeli March 18, 1976) was an Italian mafioso, the boss of Mussomeli The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century 1976)
• 1900 - Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Karl Ristenpart ( January 26, 1900 &ndash December 24, 1967) was a German conductor. 1967)
• 1901 - Stuart Symington, American politician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Stuart Symington ( June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was a businessman and Political figure from Missouri. 1988)
• 1902 - Menno ter Braak, Dutch author and polemicist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Menno ter Braak ( January 26, 1902 &ndash May 14, 1940) was a Dutch Modernist author 1940)
• 1904 - Ancel Keys, American scientist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ancel Benjamin Keys ( January 26, 1904 &ndash November 20, 2004) was an American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health 2004)
• 1904 - Seán MacBride, Irish statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 &ndash 15 January 1988 was a prominent international politician. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1988)
• 1905 - Charles Lane, American actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Gerstle Levison, better known as Charles Lane ( January 26, 1905 &ndash July 9, 2007) was an American Character 2007)
• 1905 - Maria von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Maria Augusta von Trapp ( née Kutschera; January 26 1905 &ndash March 28 1987) was the stepmother and Matriarch of 1987)
• 1908 - Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Stéphane Grappelli ( January 26 1908 &ndash December 1 1997) was a French Jazz Violinist who founded the 1997)
• 1908 - Jill Esmond, English actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jill Esmond (born Jill Esmond Moore) ( 26 January, 1908 &ndash 28 July, 1990) was an English actress. 1990)
• 1910 - Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Emeric Hajdu ( 26 January 1910 in Budapest, Hungary - 21 October 1989 in Paris, France) better known 1989)
• 1911 - Polykarp Kusch, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Polykarp Kusch ( January 26, 1911 &ndash March 20, 1993) was a German-American physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1993)
• 1911 - Norbert Schultze, German composer and songwriter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze ( January 26, 1911 in Brunswick &ndash October 14, 2002 in Bad Tolz was a prolific German 2002)
• 1913 - Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. 1990)
• 1914 - Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar, ( Khadija Khayriya Ayesha Dürrühsehvar or Turkish: Hatice Hayriye Ayşe Dürrüşehvar) also known as 2006)
• 1915 - William Hopper, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Hopper ( January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American Actor. 1970)
• 1918 - Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romanian dictator (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution 1989)
• 1918 - Philip José Farmer, American writer
• 1921 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Philip José Farmer (born January 26 1918) is an American Author, principally known for his Science fiction and fantasy Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Akio Morita (盛田昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26 1921 in Tokoname Aichi, Japan &ndash October 3 1999 in Tokyo) was a co-founder of 1999)
• 1921 - Eddie Barclay, French producer (Barclay Records) (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Eddie Barclay ( January 26, 1921 &ndash May 13, 2005) was a French music producer whose singers included Jacques Barclay Records is a French Record label, which was founded round 1954 by Eddie Barclay (who founded the Riviera label round 1950/51 alias Edouard 2005)
• 1922 - Michael Bentine, British comedian (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Bentine CBE ( 26 January 1922 - 26 November 1996) was a Comedian, comic Actor, and founding 1996)
• 1923 - Anne Jeffreys, American actress
• 1924 - Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot politician
• 1924 - Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Jeffreys (born Anne Carmichael on January 26, 1923 in Goldsboro North Carolina) is an American actress and Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rauf Raif Denktaş (in English often spelled Rauf Denktash) (born 27 January 1924) is the founder of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Annette Strauss ( January 26, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was a philanthropist and a former mayor of Dallas. 1998)
• 1924 - Alice Babs, Swedish singer
• 1925 - Joan Leslie, American actress
• 1925 - Paul Newman, American actor, philanthropist, race car driver and race team owner
• 1925 - Claude Ryan, Quebec newspaper editor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilsson in January 26, 1924) is a Singer and Actor from Kalmar in Sweden. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Leslie (born January 26 1925 in Detroit Michigan) is a former American actress. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Claude Ryan, CC ( January 26, 1925 &ndash February 9, 2004) was a 2004)
• 1926 - Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
• 1927 - José Azcona del Hoyo, President of Honduras (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syed Dildar Ali ( Urdu: سید دلدار علی) commonly known as Prof. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Simón Azcona del Hoyo ( January 26 1927 &ndash October 24 2005) was President of Honduras from January 27 1986 This page lists presidents of Honduras. Many of the post 1900 Presidents represented one of the two dominant political parties which are the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH 2005)
• 1927 - Bob Nieman, American baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Charles Nieman ( January 26, 1927 - March 10, 1985) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder and right-handed batter 1985)
• 1928 - Roger Vadim, French film director and actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Vadim, born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000 was a French Journalist, Author, Actor, Screenwriter 2000)
• 1929 - Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist and writer
• 1929 - Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Ralph Feiffer (born) is an American syndicated comic-strip Cartoonist and Author. Jonard Frank Labiak ( January 26 1929 &ndash July 27 2000) better known as Gordon Solie was a Florida -based 2000)
• 1931 - Mary Murphy, American film actress
• 1932 - Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer
• 1933 - Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
• 1934 - Roger Landry, Quebec businessman and newspaper publisher
• 1935 - Bob Uecker, American baseball player and broadcaster
• 1937 - Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leone political leader (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Murphy (born January 26, 1931) was an American film actress of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd CD ( Kingston Jamaica, January 26, 1932 &ndash May 5, 2004) was a Jamaican Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ercole Baldini (born January 26, 1933) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger D Landry (born January 26, 1934) is a Canadian businessman and the former president and publisher of La Presse. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert George "Bob" Uecker (ˈˈjǀõkeǀur(born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American former Major League Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Saidu Momoh (born January 26, 1937 - August 3, 2003) was President of Sierra Leone from November 1985 to April 29 1992 2003)
• 1941 - Scott Glenn, American actor
• 1941 - Henry Jaglom, English director
• 1942 - Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American character Actor with a deadpan face serious demeanor and flat delivery spiced with occasional sarcasm Henry Jaglom (born 26 January 1941, London, England) is a Film director who specializes in independently made dramas loosely based Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soad Mohamed Hosny ( Arabic: سعاد محمد حسني January 26, 1942 – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian 2001)
• 1943 - César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. César Dario Gutiérrez ( January 26 1943 &ndash January 22 2005) also nicknamed "Cocoa" was a Venezuelan Shortstop 2005)
• 1943 - Jean Knight, American singer
• 1943 - Austin "Jack" Warner,Trinidadian FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President
• 1944 - Angela Davis, American feminist and activist
• 1945 - Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste on January 26, 1943 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an African-American soul / R&B Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Austin "Jack" Warner (born January 26, 1943) a Trinidad and Tobago football executive and businessman is FIFA Vice-President Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American Political activist and University Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged 1987)
• 1946 - Gene Siskel, American film critic (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic. 1999)
• 1947 - Michel Sardou, French singer
• 1947 - Patrick Dewaere, French actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French Singer. He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Patrick Dewaere ( January 26, 1947 – July 16, 1982) was a French Actor. 1982)
• 1949 - Jonathan Carroll, American author
• 1949 - David Strathairn, American actor
• 1950 - Janet Lupo, American model
• 1953 - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1953 - Lucinda Williams, American singer
• 1954 - Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1955 - Eddie Van Halen, Dutch musician
• 1958 - Anita Baker, American singer
• 1958 - Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian
• 1958 - Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer
• 1960 - Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler
• 1960 - Charlie Gillingham, American musician (Counting Crows)
• 1961 - Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 - Oscar Ruggeri, Argentine footballer
• 1963 - José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
• 1963 - Andrew Ridgeley, English musician
• 1964 - Paul Johansson, American actor
• 1965 - Natalia Yurchenko, Soviet gymnast
• 1965 - Thomas Östros, Swedish politician
• 1967 - Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
• 1968 - Ravi Teja, Tollywood film actor
• 1970 - Kirk Franklin, American singer
• 1970 - Tracy Middendorf, American actress
• 1971 - Bryan Callen, American actor
• 1971 - Dorian Gregory, American actor
• 1973 - Mayu Shinjo, Japanese mangaka
• 1974 - Shannon Hale, American author
• 1976 - Frankie Rayder, American model
• 1976 - Willie Adler, American guitar player
• 1977 - Vince Carter, American basketball player
• 1977 - Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player
• 1978 - Estéban Germán, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 - Corina Morariu, American tennis player
• 1978 - Kelly Stables, American actress
• 1979 - Sara Rue, American actress
• 1981 - Juan Jose Haedo, Argentinian Cyclist
• 1984 - Layla Kayleigh, British television personality
• 1984 - Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
• 1984 - Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
• 1986 - Gerald Green, American basketball player
• 1986 - Matt Heafy, American musician (Trivium)
• 1986 - Shantelle Taylor, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1987 - Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as David Russell Strathairn (born January 26 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film, Television, and stage Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Janet Paula Lupo (born January 26, 1950 in Hoboken New Jersey) is an American model known chiefly for her well-endowed bust Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anders Fogh Rasmussen (⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs foˀ ˈʀɑsmusn̩, informally known as Anders Fogh ( ˈfoːˀ ⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ̯ˀ or simply Fogh, (born January The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and Country music singer and songwriter Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Kimberley John Hughes (born 26 January 1954 is a former Cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anita Baker (born January 26 1958 in Toledo, Ohio, USA) is an eight-time Grammy Award -winning multi-Platinum Rhythm and blues Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress Salvador Sánchez Narvaez ( January 26, 1959 - August 12, 1982) was a Mexican boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Charlie Gillingham, (born Charles Thomas Gillingham January 26 1960 Torrance, California) plays the Hammond B-3 organ, Accordion, Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born January 26, 1962 in Corral de Bustos Argentina) is a former football player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English pop Singer, Guitarist and environmentalist. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Paul Joseph Otto Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-Canadian actor writer and director best known for playing Dan Scott in the WB Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko (Наталья Владимировна Юрченко (born January 26, 1965 in Norilsk, Russian SFSR) Thomas Östros (born January 26, 1965 in Gällivare, Norrbotten) is a Swedish Social Democratic Politician. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Pradip Somasundaran (born January 26 1967 at Nelluvaya Thrissur, Kerala), also known as Pradeep Somasundaram, is a Playback India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ravi Teja (రవి తేజ born January 26, 1968) is an Indian Telugu film actor Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirk Franklin (born in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of Urban contemporary gospel Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tracy Lynn Middendorf (born January 26, 1970) is an American Television, movie, and stage actress. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Bryan Christopher Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American Actor and Comedian. Dorian Gregory ( January 26, 1971) is an American Actor most notable for playing Darryl Morris on the Television show Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese manga artist. She has created many different Manga, centering around the themes of love sex and general romance is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of Young adult Fantasy and adult fiction Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heidi "Frankie" Rayder (born January 26, 1975 in River Falls, Wisconsin) is an American model. William M Adler (born January 26 1975 is one of the two guitarists in the heavy metal band Lamb of God. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Vincent Lamar Carter (born on January 26, 1977) known as Vince Carter, is an American professional Basketball player in the Justin Gimelstob (b 26 January 1977 in Livingston New Jersey) is a retired American Tennis player. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Corina Marie Morariu (born January 26, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American female professional Tennis player of Romanian Kelly Michelle Stables (born January 26, 1978 in metropolitan St Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American Actress. She played the roles of "Carmen Ferrara" on the drama Popular Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Juan José Haedo (born 26 January 1981 in Chascomus Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional Road racing cyclist and former Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Layla Kayleigh (born January 26, 1984) is a British TV personality who hosts The Feed segment of G4 's Attack of the Show! Iain Robert Turner (born 26 January 1984 in Stirling, Stirling) is a Scottish football goalkeeper who plays Luo Xuejuan (, born January 26 1984 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Green Jr (born January 26 1986 in Houston Texas) is an American professional Basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986 in Iwakuni, Japan) also known as Matt Heafy is the Lead vocalist and Trivium is Shantelle Malawski (born January 26, 1986 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Total Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Garin ( 26 January 1987, Leningrad - 24 June 2003) was a Russian actor and star of the critically acclaimed film 2003)
• 1988 - Mia Rose, British-Portuguese singer
• 1989 - Emily Hughes, American figure skater
• 1990 - Christopher Massey, American actor
• 1993 - Cameron Bright, Canadian actor

Deaths

• 946 - Eadgyth, German Queen
• 1567 - Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat
• 1630 - Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mia Rose (born January 26, 1988 in Wimbledon Village, London) is the Stage name of Maria Antonia Sampaio Rosa, an Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Emily Hughes (born January 26, 1989) is an American figure skater. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990 in Atlanta Georgia) is an actor Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian actor Events By Place Europe Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England. Ædgyth or Edith of England (910 - 26 January 946 was the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and Ælfflæd Nicholas Wotton (c 1497 &ndash January 26 1567) English Diplomat, was a son of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe Henry Briggs (February 1561&ndash January 26 1630) was an English mathematician notable for changing Napier's logarithms into 1556)
• 1636 - Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. Jean Hotman Marquis de Villers-St-Paul ( 1552 - January 26, 1636) was a French diplomat 1552)
• 1697 - Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. Jørgen Mohr (Latinised Georg(ius Mohr) ( April 1, 1640 – January 26, 1697) was a Danish Mathematician. 1640)
• 1744 - Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Graf von Aichelberg-Frankenburg (en Louis Andrew von Khevenhüller Count of Aichelberg-Frankenburg) ( 30 November 1683)
• 1750 - Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Albert Schultens (1686 &ndash 26 January 1750) was a Dutch Philologist. 1686)
• 1795 - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach ( June 21, 1732 &ndash January 26, 1795) the ninth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred 1732)
• 1799 - Gabriel Christie, British general (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gabriel Christie ( 16 September 1722 &ndash 26 January 1799) was a British Army General from Montreal, Canada 1722)
• 1823 - Edward Jenner, English physician (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Edward Jenner, FRS, ( May 17 1749 – January 26 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley 1749)
• 1824 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Théodore Géricault ( September 26, 1791 &ndash January 26, 1824) was an important French painter and lithographer known for 1791)
• 1855 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Gérard de Nerval (ʒeʁaːʁ də nɛʁval ( May 22, 1808 &ndash January 26, 1855) was the Nom-de-plume of the 1808)
• 1869 - Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Duncan Gordon Boyes VC ( November 5, 1846 &ndash January 26, 1869) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross 1846)
• 1870 - Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Achille-Léonce-Victor-Charles 3rd duc de Broglie (28 November 1785&ndash26 January 1870 was a French statesman and Diplomat. 1785)
• 1885 - Edward Davy, English inventor (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Davy ( June 16, 1806 – January 26, 1885) was an English Physician, Scientist, and Inventor who played 1806)
• 1885 - Charles George Gordon, British general (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Major-General, CB ( 28 January 1833 &ndash 26 January 1885) known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha 1833)
• 1886 - David Rice Atchison, American politician (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Rice Atchison (August 11 1807 &ndash January 26 1886 was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. 1807)
• 1891 - Nikolaus August Otto, German inventor (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nicolaus August Otto ( June 14, 1832 Holzhausen an der Haide, Nassau - January 26, 1891 Cologne) was the German 1833)
• 1893 - Abner Doubleday, credited inventor of baseball (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Abner Doubleday (June 26 1819 &ndash January 26 1893 was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each 1819)
• 1904 - Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on James Whitaker Wright ( 9 February 1846 in Stafford, England - 26 January 1904 in London) was an English mining 1846)
• 1926 - John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University
• 1932 - William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Thomas Aloysius Flannagan was the 2nd president of St Ambrose College from 1891 - 1906 St Ambrose University is a private coeducational Liberal arts University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. William Wrigley Jr ( September 30, 1861 &ndash January 26, 1932) was a U 1861)
• 1933 - Alva Belmont, American socialite (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alva Erskine Belmont ( January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933) née Alva Erskine Smith, also called (1875–96 Alva Vanderbilt 1853)
• 1942 - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felix Hausdorff ( November 8, 1868 &ndash January 26, 1942) was a German Mathematician who is considered to be one of the founders 1868)
• 1943 - Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Hamilton Laughlin ( March 11, 1880 – January 26, 1943) was a leading American 1880)
• 1943 - Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (Николай Иванович Вавилов ( &ndash January 26 1943) was a prominent Russian and Soviet Botanist 1887)
• 1946 - Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adriaan van Maanen ( March 31 1884, Sneek &ndash January 26 1946, Pasadena) was a Dutch - American 1884)
• 1947 - Grace Moore, American soprano (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Grace Moore ( December 5, 1898 - January 26, 1947 1898)
• 1947 - Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1906)
• 1952 - Khorloogiin Choibalsan, leader of Mongolia (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Khorloogiin Choibalsan (Хорлоогийн Чойбалсан February 8 1895 &ndash January 26, 1952) was the Communist leader 1895)
• 1953 - Athanase David, French Canadian politician and businessman (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Athanase David ( June 24, 1882 – January 26, 1953) was a Canadian Lawyer, Politician, and businessman 1882)
• 1961 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stan Nichols ( Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols) (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey 1900)
• 1962 - Lucky Luciano, American mobster (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24 1897 – January 26 1962 was a Sicilian Mobster. 1897)
• 1968 - Merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merrill Church Meigs ( November 25, 1883 - January 26, 1968) was the executive of the Chicago Herald and Examiner in the 1883)
• 1968 - Yvor Winters, American poet (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Yvor Winters ( October 17, 1900 - January 26, 1968) was an American poet and literary critic whose criticism was often embroiled in controversy 1900)
• 1973 - Edward G. Robinson, American actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January 1893)
• 1973 - Jay C. Higginbotham, American musician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. J C (Jack Higginbotham (1906&ndash1973 was an American Jazz Trombonist. 1906)
• 1976 - João Branco Núncio, Portuguese Bullfighter (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. João Branco Núncio (full name was João Alves Branco Núncio ( February 15, 1901 - January 26, 1976) was a Portuguese Bullfighter 1901)
• 1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1908)
• 1983 - Paul "Bear" Bryant, American football coach (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 1913)
• 1990 - Lewis Mumford, American historian (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lewis Mumford ( October 19, 1895 &ndash January 26, 1990) was an American Historian of Technology and Science 1895)
• 1990 - Bob Gerard, British racing driver (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederick Roberts "Bob" Gerard ( 19 January 1914, Leicester – 26 January 1990, South Croxton, Leicestershire 1914)
• 1992 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and 1912)
• 1993 - Jan Gies, Dutch resistance leader (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jan Gies ( October 18, 1905 - January 26, 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who with his wife Miep, helped 1905)
• 1993 - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor-General of Canada (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît ( April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 1922)
• 1996 - Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Alexander Herzog zu Mecklenburg 27 August 1921 26 January 1996) was the head of the The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. 1921)
• 1996 - Harold Brodkey, American author (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Harold Brodkey ( October 25, 1930 &ndash January 26, 1996) was an American author 1930)
• 1996 - Henry Lewis, American musician and conductor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Jay Lewis ( October 16, 1932 – January 26, 1996) was an African-American Double-bassist and Orchestral conductor 1932)
• 1996 - Stevie Plunder, Australian musician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Stevie Plunder (born Anthony Hayes (1963 – January 26, 1996) was an Australian Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter 1963)
• 1996 - Dave Schultz, American wrestler (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Leslie Schultz ( June 6, 1959 - January 26, 1996) was an Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler. 1959)
• 1997 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jeane L Dixon ( January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American Astrologers and psychics 1904)
• 1998 - Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese music teacher (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Shin'ichi Suzuki (鈴木 鎮一 Suzuki Shin'ichi October 17, 1898 - January 26, 1998) was the creator of the international 1898)
• 2000 - Don Budge, American tennis player (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis 1915)
• 2000 - Kathleen Hale, British author (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kathleen Hale ( May 24, 1898, Lanarkshire &mdash January 26, 2000, Bristol) was a British artist illustrator 1898)
• 2000 - A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-born author (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific 1912)
• 2001 - Al McGuire, American basketball coach (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Al McGuire ( September 7 1928 in New York City - January 26, 2001 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) coached the Marquette University 1928)
• 2003 - Valeriy Brumel, Soviet Olympic athlete (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Valeriy Brumel (Валерий Николаевич Брумель ( May 14, 1942 in the village of Razvedki Tynda District in Amur Oblast 1942)
• 2003 - Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, English historian (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Baron Dacre of Glanton ( January 15, 1914 – January 26, 2003) was a British Historian 1917)
• 2003 - George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1931)
• 2004 - Fred Haas, American golfer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick T "Freddie" Haas Jr ( January 3, 1916 &ndash January 26, 2004) was an American Golfer His first 1916)
• 2006 - Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani opposition leader and Pashtun nationalist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Khan Abdul Wali Khan Pashto:(خان عبدالولي خان (b Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called 1917)
• 2006 - Len Carlson, Canadian actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Len Carlson ( September 2, 1937 &ndash January 26, 2006) was a Canadian and American Voice actor on many Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1937)
• 2006 - Carol Lambrino, son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mircea Grigore Carol Hohenzollern ( 8 January / 9 January 1920 - 27 January 2006) also known as Mircea Grigore Carol of Romania Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 Joanna Marie Valentina "Zizi" Lambrino ( 3 October 1898 in Roman, Romania - 11 March 1953 in Paris, 1920)
• 2007 - Hans J. Wegner, Danish furniture designer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hans Jørgen Wegner, ( April 2, 1914 - January 26, 2007) was one of the most innovative and prolific of all Danish furniture designers that made 1914)
• 2007 - Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lorne John "Gump" Worsley ( May 14, 1929 in Montreal Quebec – January 26, 2007, in Beloeil Quebec) was a professional 1929)
• 2008 - Christian Brando, actor and son of Marlon Brando (b 1958)

Holidays and observances

• Australia - Australia Day. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Christian Brando ( May 11 1958 – January 26 2008) was the eldest child of actor Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• Roman Empire - third day of the Sementivae in honor of Ceres and Terra. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Sementivae, also known as Feriae Sementivae or Sementina dies (in the country called Paganalia) was a Roman festival of sowing Gaia (ˈgeɪə or /ˈgaɪə/ (" land " or " Earth " from the Ancient Greek Γαîα also Gæa or Gea
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Timothy and Titus
  • Saint Paula
  • Saint Alberic
  • Saint Margaret of Hungary
• India - Republic Day - One of only three national holidays in India, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in New Delhi & across Nation. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity For other uses of "Timothy" see Timothy (disambiguation. In the Christian New Testament, Saint Titus, (a common Roman first name) was a companion of Paul of Tarsus, mentioned in several of Saint Paula (347–404 was an ancient Roman Saint. A member of one of the richest " senatorial " families which frivolously claimed descent from Saint Alberic of Citeaux (died January 26, 1108) also known as Alberic of Aubrey, was a Christian Saint and Abbot Saint Margaret ( January 27 1242 – January 18 1271) was a nun and the daughter of King Béla IV and Maria Laskarina India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika India has three National days ref> National Portal of India: Know India: AT A GLANCE out of the many public holidays. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India.
• Uganda - Liberation Day. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• World Social Forum marks a Global Call for Action. Jan 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 27 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 8 by The World Social Forum (WSF is an annual meeting held by members of the Anti-globalization (using the term Globalization in a Doctrinal sense not

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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