Events & Holidays In January - 26

Australia Day (Australia)

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Foundation Day (Santos) (Brazil)

Republic Day (India)

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

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

1613  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

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

1708  On this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer   

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

1715  On this day in history birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

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

0946  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

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

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

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