Page 9: Historical Events In January - 26

1988  On this day in history 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  Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney on this day in history.   

1989  On January - 26 uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

1989  Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On January - 26 annular eclipse visible over Antarctica &South Atlantic   

1990  FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church on January - 26.   

1991  Jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame on January - 26.   

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

1992  On January - 26 americans with Disabilities Act went into effect   

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

1993  On January - 26 brian Tobin sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland   

1993  On this day in history jeanne Sauvé dies in hospital; Sauvé served as Canada's first woman Governor General   

1993  On this day in history west Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide   

1993  On this day in history axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies   

1995  New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern on this day in history.   

1995  Bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies on this day in history.   

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

1996  David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont on January - 26.   

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

1998  25th American Music Award Spice Girls &Babyface win on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip   

1998  On January - 26 president Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."   

1998  President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" on January - 26.   

1998  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." on this day in history.   

1998  S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

2001  Gujarat earthquake in India killing 20,085 people on this day in history.   

2013  On this day in history 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 January - 26 residents left without heat in -27C in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after boiler breaks in main power station   

2020  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 on January - 26.   

2020  62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys, including album, record and song of the year on this day in history.   

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  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1541  On January - 26 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  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 this day in history birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

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

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

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

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.   

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

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

1744  On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)