January 26

Events

 * -  is declared.
 * - becomes the first an to set foot on.
 * -, hit by an --thousands die.
 * - The issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between  and.
 * -, fought between the and the  sultanates of the , leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last  kingdom in , and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the.
 * - is elected as.
 * - signed.
 * - The 9  took place off the west coast of the, as evidenced by ese records.
 * - abdicates his throne.
 * - The British, led by , sails into to establish , the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as


 * -, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in.
 * - is admitted as the 26th.
 * - enacts the first  law in the
 * - The formally occupies, which  later formally.
 * - signed in.
 * - : The state of.
 * - American Civil War: General is relieved of command of the  after the disastrous . He is replaced by.
 * 1863  - American Civil War:   receives permission from  to raise a  organization for men of  descent.
 * - American Civil War:.
 * - Troops loyal to conquer.
 * - The is found near,  at the.
 * - The is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use.
 * - flies the first successful.
 * 1911  - ' opera  receives its debut performance at the.
 * - Former executive Henry Leland launches the  which he later sold to his former employer.
 * - The  declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.
 * - The reopens in, New York City.
 * - : Troops loyal to nationalist General and aided by  take.
 * - : The first forces arrive in  landing in.
 * - promulgates its constitution forming a republic and  is sworn in as its first.
 * - Black Saturday in : riots burn 's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
 * - appoints  to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
 * - : is launched to study the . The  later missed the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
 * - becomes the official language of.
 * - The go missing from  near,.
 * - and  establish.
 * - 's has its first performance on  at the  in New York.
 * - Mohamed is removed in Somalia, ending centralized government
 * - announces that  is going to stop targeting  cities with s.
 * - : On television, U.S. President  denies having had "" with former  intern.
 * - Rap-metal band plays in front of Wall Street, prompting an early closing of trading due to the crowds.
 * - An hits, , causing more than 20,000 deaths.
 * - President signs the new constitution of.
 * 2004  - A  in the town of, . A build-up of gas in the decomposing  is suspected of causing the.
 * - : Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in, near.
 * 2005  -  is sworn in as, becoming the first  woman to hold the post.
 * - discontinues use of its  service.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * -, British soldier and politician (d. )
 * -, Scottish church leader (d. )
 * -, Napoleonic general (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Dominican founding father (d.
 * -, (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. )
 * -, French poet and novelist (d. )
 * - (Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà), explorer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Mexican composer (d. )
 * -, American general and recipient (d. )
 * -, cyclist (d. )
 * 1887  -, American Navy Admiral (d. )
 * -, Italian-born gangster (d. )
 * 1891  -, American-born Canadian neurosurgeon (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Sicilian (d. )
 * -, German conductor (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Dutch author and polemicist (d. )
 * -, American scientist (d. )
 * 1904  -, Irish statesman,  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1905  -, Austrian-born singer (d. )
 * -, French jazz violinist (d. )
 * 1908  -, English actress (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born French animator (d. )
 * -, German-born physicist, (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Romanian dictator (d. )
 * 1918  -, American writer
 * -, Japanese businessman (d. )
 * 1921  -, French producer  (d. )
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Cypriot politician
 * 1924  -, American philanthropist and politician (d. )
 * 1924  -, Swedish singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1925  -, American actor, philanthropist, race car driver and race team owner
 * 1925  -, Quebec newspaper editor (d. )
 * -, Pakistani scholar
 * -, (d. )
 * 1927  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, French film director and actor (d. )
 * 1928  -, American attorney and TV reality show star
 * -, American cartoonist and writer
 * 1929  -, American wrestling commentator (d. )
 * -, American film actress
 * -, Jamaican record producer
 * -, Italian cyclist
 * -, Quebec businessman and newspaper publisher
 * -, American baseball player and broadcaster
 * -, Sierra Leone political leader (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1941  -, English director
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player (d. )
 * 1943  -, American singer
 * - ,Trinidadian FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President
 * -, American feminist and activist
 * -, English cellist (d. )
 * -, American film critic (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * 1947  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, American author
 * 1949  -, American actor
 * -, American model
 * 1953  -, American singer
 * -, Dutch musician
 * -, American singer
 * 1958  -, American actress and comedian
 * 1958  -, Mexican boxer
 * -, wrestler (d. )
 * 1960 -, American musician
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Portuguese football manager
 * 1963  -, English musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Soviet gymnast
 * 1965  -, Swedish politician
 * -, film actor
 * -, American singer
 * , American actor
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * -, American author
 * -, American model
 * 1976  -, American guitar player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1977  -, American tennis player
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Argentinian Cyclist
 * -, British television personality
 * 1984  -, Scottish footballer
 * 1984  -, Chinese swimmer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1986  -, American musician
 * 1986  -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Russian actor (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American figure skater
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian actor

Deaths

 * -, German Queen
 * -, English diplomat
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, French diplomat (b. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Dutch philologist (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, English physician (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. )
 * -, French statesman and diplomat (b. )
 * -, English inventor (b. )
 * 1885  -, British general (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, German inventor (b. )
 * -, credited inventor of (b. )
 * -, English mining tycoon (b. )
 * -, 2nd president of
 * -, American industrialist (b. )
 * -, American socialite (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, American eugenicist (b. )
 * 1943  -, Russian botanist (b. )
 * -, Dutch-American astronomer (b. )
 * -, American soprano (b. )
 * 1947  -, (b. )
 * -, leader of Mongolia (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician and businessman (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American mobster (b. )
 * -, American newspaper publisher (b. )
 * 1968  -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Portuguese Bullfighter (b. )
 * -, 41st (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, American historian (b. )
 * 1990  -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican actor (b. )
 * -, Dutch resistance leader (b. )
 * 1993  -,  (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 1996  -, American wrestler (b. )
 * -, American astrologer (b. )
 * -, Japanese music teacher (b. )
 * -, American tennis player (b. )
 * 2000  -, British author (b. )
 * 2000  -, Canadian-born author (b. )
 * -, American basketball coach (b. )
 * -, Soviet Olympic athlete (b. )
 * 2003  -, English historian (b. )
 * 2003  -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Hungarian footballer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American golfer (b. )
 * -, i opposition leader and nationalist (b. )
 * 2006  -, son of  and  (b. )
 * -, Danish furniture designer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - third day of the in honor of  and.
 * of the following in the :
 * and
 * - - One of only three state holidays in, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in.
 * - - One of only three state holidays in, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in.
 * - - One of only three state holidays in, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in.
 * - - One of only three state holidays in, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in.
 * - - One of only three state holidays in, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in.