Historical Events In January - 26

1988  On January - 26 cIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares  

1989  AT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988 on this day in history.  

1989  On January - 26 test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney  

1989  US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies  

1990  On this day in history annular eclipse visible over Antarctica &South Atlantic  

1990  FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies on January - 26.  

1991  On January - 26 alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church  

1991  On this day in history jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame  

1991  On this day in history johnny van Doorn, Dutch writer/poet, dies at 46  

1992  Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect on January - 26.  

1992  José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80 on January - 26.  

1993  On this day in history brian Tobin sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland  

1993  Jeanne Sauvé dies in hospital; Sauvé served as Canada's first woman Governor General on this day in history.  

1993  On January - 26 west Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide  

1993  On January - 26 axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies  

1995  On January - 26 new Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern  

1995  On this day in history bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies  

1996  On this day in history "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg  

1996  David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont on this day in history.  

1997  On January - 26 margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83  

1998  On January - 26 25th American Music Award Spice Girls &Babyface win  

1998  Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip on January - 26.  

1998  President Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." on this day in history.  

1998  On this day in history president Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"  

1998  On January - 26 u.S. President Bill Clinton categorically denies having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman ... Miss Lewinsky."  

1998  On January - 26 s P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67  

2001  Gujarat earthquake in India killing 20,085 people on January - 26.  

2013  On January - 26 30 people are killed during a violent protest in Port Said, Egypt  

2014  On this day in history 56th Grammy Awards: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lorde , and Daft Punk win  

2018  On this day in history residents left without heat in -27C in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after boiler breaks in main power station  

2020  On this day in history lA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game's history  

2020  On January - 26 62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys, including album, record and song of the year  

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 100 million worldwide.[20] on this day in history.  

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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  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0946  On January - 26 death of eadgyth, German Queen  

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.  

1630  On January - 26 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  On this day in history death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1744  On January - 26 death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)