Page 4: Historical Events In January - 26

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

1887  Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 26 oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC   

1891  Ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw) on January - 26.   

1891  Nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies on this day in history.   

1893  Bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot on January - 26.   

1893  Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday on January - 26.   

1895  On January - 26 arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

1897  On this day in history 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  On this day in history wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One)   

1900  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart   

1901  Ervin Major, composer on January - 26.   

1902  Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer on this day in history.   

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

1904  John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1905  On January - 26 the world's largest diamond iss found near Pretoria, South Africa   

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 January - 26 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 this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history the first federal corrupt election practices law passed   

1907  On January - 26 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed   

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

1908  The birth of Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist on January - 26.   

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

1910  On January - 26 heavy rains cause floods in Paris   

1910  On January - 26 elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift)   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA on this day in history.   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego on this day in history.   

1911  Norbert Schultze, composer on January - 26.   

1911  On January - 26 charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67   

1912  Cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1667  On January - 26 birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

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

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  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.   

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

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

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