Historical Events In January - 26

1913  On this day in history jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro   

1913  On this day in history jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love & Marriage)   

1914  600 Dutch textile workers go on strike on this day in history.   

1914  Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club)   

1915  Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established on January - 26.   

1915  On January - 26 rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established   

1915  William Hopper, NYC, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason) on this day in history.   

1916  Lothar Jensch, composer on January - 26.   

1918  President Hoover calls for "wheatless" &"meatless" days for war effort on this day in history.   

1918  On January - 26 pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort   

1918  Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90) on January - 26.   

1919  On this day in history k C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49)   

1920  On January - 26 amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window   

1920  Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby) on January - 26.   

1920  Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered on January - 26.   

1921  On January - 26 soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms   

1921  Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony) on this day in history.   

1922  Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1922  Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester) on January - 26.   

1922  On January - 26 luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75   

1923  On January - 26 anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital)   

1924  Parliament approves the Red Ensign as Canada's official flag for government buildings at home and abroad on January - 26.   

1924  On this day in history charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal   

1924  Warren Frank Benson, composer on this day in history.   

1925  The birth of Paul Newman, American Actor and Oscar winner on this day in history.   

1925  David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham) on this day in history.   

1926  Television first demonstrated (John L Baird, London) on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London)   

1926  Charles Tidbury, former chairman (Whitbread & Company) on January - 26.   

1926  John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University on January - 26.   

1927  Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in NYC on January - 26.   

1928  The birth of Eartha Kitt, American singer/actress on January - 26.   

1928  On January - 26 the birth of Roger Vadim, French director   

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.   

1541  Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596) was born on January - 26.   

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.   

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  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on January - 26.   

1716  On January - 26 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville   

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

1109  On this day in history albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on January - 26.   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.