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Thursday, 19 February 2026
Jan 16 USSR's Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of the Moon 
Jan 17 City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi.
Jan 17 Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77.
Jan 17 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life.
Jan 18 John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC.
Jan 19 Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69
Jan 20 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
Jan 21 Canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H.
Jan 22 Former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64.
Jan 22 In the Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortions during the inaugural six months of pregnancy
Jan 22 Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64.
Jan 22 The Supreme Court announces the famous Roe versus Wade decision, legalizing abortion (in the inaugural six months of pregnancy) in the U.S.
Jan 22 With Roe vs Wade, US Supreme Court legalizes abortion
Jan 23 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for inaugural time in 7000 years.
Jan 23 Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria results in the deaths of 176 Moslem pilgrims
Jan 23 Neil Young interrupts his concert to read a message handed to him, announcing the signing of the Vietnam peace accord. "Peace has come," he says; after ten minutes of audience celebration, he launches into his single, Southern Man.
Jan 23 President Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27
Jan 23 U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Jan 24 Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies.
Jan 24 Canada joins the International Commission for Control and Supervision in Vietnam for 60-day period; ICCS a truce-observance commission; with Hungary, Poland, Indonesia.
Jan 24 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 25 On the British Columbia coast the Freighter Irish Stardust grounds north of Vancouver Island., spilling 378000 litres of fuel oil, spill spreads 320 km south
Jan 26 Actor Edward G. Robinson dies at age 79.
Jan 26 Belgium government of Leburton forms.
Jan 26 Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79
Jan 27 In this year, UCLA's basketball team claims 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
Jan 27 The Vietnam peace accords are signed in Paris
Jan 27 US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war and military draft
Jan 27 US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war
Jan 27 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win)
Jan 27 US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
Jan 27 William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty
Jan 28 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV.
Jan 28 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday.
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