Historical Events In January - 26

1988  On this day in history cIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares  

1989  AT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988 on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney  

1989  On this day in history uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus  

1989  Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies on this day in history.  

1990  Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica &South Atlantic on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history fHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies  

1991  On this day in history alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church  

1991  On this day in history jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame  

1991  Johnny van Doorn, Dutch writer/poet, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history americans with Disabilities Act went into effect  

1992  On January - 26 josé Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80  

1993  Brian Tobin sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland on this day in history.  

1993  On January - 26 jeanne Sauvé dies in hospital; Sauvé served as Canada's first woman Governor General  

1993  West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide on January - 26.  

1993  On January - 26 axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies  

1995  New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern on January - 26.  

1995  On this day in history bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies  

1996  "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg on this day in history.  

1996  David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont on this day in history.  

1997  On this day in history margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83  

1998  25th American Music Award Spice Girls &Babyface win on this day in history.  

1998  Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip on this day in history.  

1998  President Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." on January - 26.  

1998  President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" on this day in history.  

1998  U.S. President Bill Clinton categorically denies having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman ... Miss Lewinsky." on January - 26.  

1998  S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

2001  On January - 26 gujarat earthquake in India killing 20,085 people  

2013  30 people are killed during a violent protest in Port Said, Egypt on this day in history.  

2014  On January - 26 56th Grammy Awards: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lorde , and Daft Punk win  

2018  On this day in history residents left without heat in -27C in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after boiler breaks in main power station  

2020  On this day in history lA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game's history  

2020  On January - 26 62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys, including album, record and song of the year  

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 100 million worldwide.[20] on January - 26.  

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.  

1541  Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.  

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.  

1667  On this day in history birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies  

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.  

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher  

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on January - 26.  

0946  On January - 26 death of eadgyth, German Queen  

1109  On this day in history albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies  

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.  

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.  

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)  

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  

1706  On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

1744  On January - 26 death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)