What are the important events that happened on January 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 26 is the 26th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 13, 2023 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 465,192 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘icosihexagon’ day.
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Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 380 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,688 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 26 Historical Events
- 1808 –Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
- 1870 –American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
- 1911 –Richard Strauss’ opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
- 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.
- 1939 –Spanish Civil War: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
- 1942 –World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
- 1950 –The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
- 1952 –Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo’s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
- 1966 –The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
- 2009 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 26?
- 1832 –George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)
- 1918 –Philip José Farmer, American writer (d. 2009)
- 1923 –Anne Jeffreys, American actress
- 1943 –Jean Knight, American singer
- 1958 –Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian
- 1978 –Kelly Stables, American actress
- 1981 –Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Composer/Conductor
- 1984 –Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
- 1986 –Hero, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
- 1987 –Marlon Mario Brandao da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
Who died on January 26?
- 1750 –Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. 1686)
- 1799 –Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)
- 1942 –Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (b. 1868)
- 1952 –Khorloogiin Choibalsan, leader of Mongolia (b. 1895)
- 1983 –Paul “Bear” Bryant, American football coach (b. 1913)
- 1993 –Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian politician (b. 1922)
- 1996 –Frank Howard, American college football player and coach (b. 1909)
- 1996 –Henry Lewis, American musician and conductor (b. 1932)
- 2003 –Valeriy Brumel, Soviet track-and-field athlete (b. 1942)
- 2006 –Carol Lambrino, son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. 1920)
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