Historical Events In January - 26

1913  On this day in history jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro   

1913  Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love & Marriage) on January - 26.   

1914  600 Dutch textile workers go on strike on this day in history.   

1914  Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index on January - 26.   

1914  Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established   

1915  On January - 26 rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established   

1915  On January - 26 william Hopper, NYC, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason)   

1916  Lothar Jensch, composer on this day in history.   

1918  President Hoover calls for "wheatless" &"meatless" days for war effort on January - 26.   

1918  Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort on this day in history.   

1918  Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90) on this day in history.   

1919  On January - 26 k C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49)   

1920  On January - 26 amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window   

1920  Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby) on January - 26.   

1920  Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered on January - 26.   

1921  On this day in history soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms   

1921  Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony) on this day in history.   

1922  Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London on January - 26.   

1922  Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester) on January - 26.   

1922  Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1923  Anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital) on January - 26.   

1924  On this day in history parliament approves the Red Ensign as Canada's official flag for government buildings at home and abroad   

1924  Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal on January - 26.   

1924  Warren Frank Benson, composer on January - 26.   

1925  On January - 26 the birth of Paul Newman, American Actor and Oscar winner   

1925  On this day in history david Jenkins, Bishop (Durham)   

1926  On January - 26 television first demonstrated (John L Baird, London)   

1926  On this day in history television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London)   

1926  Charles Tidbury, former chairman (Whitbread & Company) on January - 26.   

1926  John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University on January - 26.   

1927  Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history the birth of Eartha Kitt, American singer/actress   

1928  The birth of Roger Vadim, French director on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1667  On January - 26 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  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

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

0946  On January - 26 death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.   

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

1630  On January - 26 death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

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 January - 26.   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.   

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.