Historical Events Happened In January - 26

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

1989  On this day in history aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1990  FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1991  On this day in history johnny van Doorn, Dutch writer/poet, dies at 46  Share it »

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

1992  On this day in history josé Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80  Share it »

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

1993  On this day in history jeanne Sauvé dies in hospital; Sauvé served as Canada's first woman Governor General  Share it »

1993  West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide on this day in history.  Share it »

1993  Axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1995  On this day in history new Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern  Share it »

1995  Bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1996  On this day in history "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg  Share it »

1996  On this day in history david Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont  Share it »

1997  Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

1998  On this day in history 25th American Music Award Spice Girls &Babyface win  Share it »

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

1998  On this day in history president Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."  Share it »

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.  Share it »

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 this day in history.  Share it »

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

2013  On this day in history 30 people are killed during a violent protest in Port Said, Egypt  Share it »

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1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)  Share it »

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)  Share it »

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1716  On this day in history birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  Share it »

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.  Share it »

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on this day in history.  Share it »

1636  On this day in history death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)  Share it »

1697  On this day in history death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  Share it »

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  Share it »

1744  On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)  Share it »