Page 5: Historical Events In January - 26

1913  Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love & Marriage)   

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 this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club)   

1915  Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established on January - 26.   

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 January - 26.   

1918  On this day in history president Hoover calls for "wheatless" &"meatless" days for war effort   

1918  On January - 26 pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort   

1918  On January - 26 nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90)   

1919  K C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49) on this day in history.   

1920  Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window on this day in history.   

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

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

1921  On January - 26 soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms   

1921  On January - 26 akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony)   

1922  Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London on this day in history.   

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 January - 26 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 this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history warren Frank Benson, composer   

1925  The birth of Paul Newman, American Actor and Oscar winner on this day in history.   

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

1926  Television first demonstrated (John L Baird, London) on this day in history.   

1926  Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London) on this day in history.   

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

1926  On this day in history john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University   

1927  On this day in history maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in NYC   

1928  On January - 26 the birth of Eartha Kitt, American singer/actress   

1928  The birth of Roger Vadim, French director on January - 26.   

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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  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.   

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

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on January - 26.   

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  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  On January - 26 death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

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

1636  On January - 26 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 this day in history.