Page 4: Historical Events In January - 26

1887  Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

1891  Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC on January - 26.   

1891  On January - 26 ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw)   

1891  Nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies on January - 26.   

1893  On January - 26 bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot   

1893  On January - 26 abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday   

1895  On January - 26 arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

1897  On January - 26 battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army   

1897  Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army on January - 26.   

1899  Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) on this day in history.   

1900  Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart on January - 26.   

1901  On this day in history ervin Major, composer   

1902  On this day in history laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer   

1904  Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail) on January - 26.   

1904  On January - 26 john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

1905  Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea on this day in history.   

1905  The world's largest diamond iss found near Pretoria, South Africa on this day in history.   

1905  World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa on January - 26.   

1905  On January - 26 arnold Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna   

1905  On this day in history charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)   

1907  J M Synge's "Playboy of the Western World" opens; police are called on January - 26.   

1907  The first federal corrupt election practices law passed on January - 26.   

1907  1st federal corrupt election practices law passed on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)   

1908  On this day in history the birth of Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist   

1908  On January - 26 stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist   

1910  Heavy rains cause floods in Paris on this day in history.   

1910  Elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift) on this day in history.   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA on January - 26.   

1911  On January - 26 glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego   

1911  Norbert Schultze, composer on this day in history.   

1911  Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on January - 26.   

1912  On January - 26 cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)   

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

1541  On January - 26 birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

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 January - 26.   

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on January - 26.   

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

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

0946  On this day in history death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  On January - 26 albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies   

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

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

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

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

1706  On January - 26 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59   

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