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Thursday, 12 February 2026
Jan 15 Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies. 
Jan 15 In Sicily a 6.0 earthquake in several s in western Sicily were destroyed by this strong shock. It toppled houses, hospitals, medieval castles, and churches.
Jan 16 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84.
Jan 17 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83
Jan 17 Soyuz 4 and 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft
Jan 17 Soyuz 4 and 5 completed inaugural docking of 2 manned spacecraft.
Jan 18 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72.
Jan 18 The United States and Soviet Union agreed on a draft of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Jan 18 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR
Jan 19 A C-130 Hercules of VR-24 and helicopters from NAF Sigonella delivered food, clothing and medicine to the west coast of Sicily to aid some 40000 persons made homeless by an earthquake in the region of Montevago.
Jan 19 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
Jan 20 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
Jan 20 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
Jan 21 US B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland
Jan 22 Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77
Jan 22 The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network.
Jan 23 Spy ship USS Pueblo and 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea.
Jan 23 The North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage.
Jan 23 The USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968
Jan 25 Robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City NY.
Jan 25 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31.
Jan 26 Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die.
Jan 27 "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs.
Jan 29 In this year, Nauru formally adopts constitution.
Jan 29 Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies
Jan 30 Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey"
Jan 30 Communist forces launch a series of surprise attacks against South Vietnamese targets on the inaugural day of the Tet Offensive.
Jan 30 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81.
Jan 30 Vietcong launch Tet-offensive.
Jan 31 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs India in his last Test for ten years.
Jan 31 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia
Jan 31 Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR.
Jan 31 The Island of Mauritius gains independence
Jan 31 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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