Events & Holidays In January - 26

Australia Day (Australia)

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Foundation Day (Santos) (Brazil)

Republic Day (India)

1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

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

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1567  On this day in history death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

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  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

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

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on this day in history.