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What Happened on January 26th This Day in History

Year	Name
2021	Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.
2020	A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including former five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
2015	An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.
2015	Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî.[49]
2009	Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.[45]
2009	Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets.
2001	The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.[42]
2001	Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco, which clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.
1998	Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
1991	Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
1986	The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.
1974	Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship.
1972	JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries.
1966	The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.
1962	Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
1956	Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
1952	Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
1950	The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
1949	The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).[30]
1945	World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.
1942	World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.[27]
1939	Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
1934	The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
1934	German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed.
1930	The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
1926	The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
1918	Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
1915	The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
1905	The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
1885	Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
1870	Reconstruction Era: Virginia is readmitted to the Union.
1863	American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
1863	American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
1861	American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
1856	First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers.
1855	Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
1841	James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
1837	Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
1808	The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.
1788	The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
1700	The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
1699	For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
1564	The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
1564	The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War.
1531	The 6.4–7.1 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people.[2]
661	The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph.

Famous People Born on January 26

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Year	Name
1955	Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
1944	Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author
1920	Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009)
1905	Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)
1714	Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)
1968	Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (d. 2015)
1913	Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
1953	Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
1919	Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
1924	Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)

Famous People Deaths On January 26

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Date	Name
2001	Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
2007	Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
1869	Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)
738	John of Dailam, Syrian monk and saint (b. 660)
1920	Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (b. 1898)
2020	John Altobelli, American college baseball coach (b. 1963)
1997	Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (b. 1904)
1896	James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (b. 1867)[107][108]
1946	Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1884)
1799	Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (b. 1722)