Birthday January 26, 1715 Claude Helvetius, French philosopher
Birthday January 26, 1763 Charles XIV, French marshall and king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
Birthday January 26, 1826 Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady
Birthday January 26, 1831 Writer Mary Dodge, ('Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates')
Birthday January 26, 1880 Gen Douglas MacArthur, he did return!
Birthday January 26, 1904 Sean MacBride, Irish statesman and minister (Nobel Peace Prize 1974)
Birthday January 26, 1913 Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter
Birthday January 26, 1918 Nicolae Ceausescu, Rumanian president
Birthday January 26, 1923 Anne Jeffereys, in North Carolina
Birthday January 26, 1925 Paul Newman, Actor (Hud - Hombre - Hustler) and racer & popcorn mogul
Birthday January 26, 1925 Joan Leslie, Actress
Birthday January 26, 1928 Eartha Kitt, in South Carolina
Birthday January 26, 1928 Roger Vadim, Director
Birthday January 26, 1929 Jules Feiffer, cartoonist (Passionella)
Birthday January 26, 1931 Mary Murphy
Birthday January 26, 1935 Bob Uecker, Sports personality
Birthday January 26, 1944 Angela Davis, black activist
Birthday January 26, 1950 Republic of India born
Birthday January 26, 1961 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oiler
History January 26, 1500 Pinzon discovers Brazil
History January 26, 1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time limit - solves problem before going to bed that same night
History January 26, 1779 Engagement at Burke County Jail
History January 26, 1788 1st settlement established by English in Australia (Sydney)
History January 26, 1788 First Australian penal colony established
History January 26, 1837 Mich admitted as 26th US state
History January 26, 1838 Tennessee passes nation's first prohibition law
History January 26, 1841 Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
History January 26, 1861 La becomes 6th state to secede from US
History January 26, 1863 Joseph Hooker takes over the Army of the Potomac
History January 26, 1871 American income tax repealed
History January 26, 1875 Pinkertons maim Frank and Jesse James' mother
History January 26, 1885 Gen Gordon & troops slain by Sudanese in Khartoum
History January 26, 1905 World's largest diamond found Cullinan diamond
History January 26, 1918 Ukraine declares its independence
History January 26, 1934 Sam Goldwyn buys rights to The Wizard of Oz
History January 26, 1936 So-called Mad Butcher terrorizes Cleveland
History January 26, 1939 Franco captures Barcelona
History January 26, 1945 Audie Murphy wounded
History January 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz
History January 26, 1946 Indian Republic Day
History January 26, 1950 India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
History January 26, 1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
History January 26, 1961 1st woman `personal physician to President' - JG Travell
History January 26, 1961 Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician
History January 26, 1962 The Twist ends record-setting run
History January 26, 1970 POW spends 2,000th day in captivity
History January 26, 1972 North Vietnam rejects U.S. peace proposal
History January 26, 1974 Cyclone Wanda causes flooding in Australia
History January 26, 1976 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
History January 26, 1979 Nelson Rockefeller former VP & 4 time governor of NY died
History January 26, 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard premieres
History January 26, 1980 U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games
History January 26, 1980 Islanders & Whalers had a penality free game
History January 26, 1982 Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins
History January 26, 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders
History January 26, 1986 Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX
History January 26, 1986 Chicago Bears defeat Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20
History January 26, 2005 Bush appoints Rice as secretary of state
History January 26, 2006 Oprah Winfrey takes James Frey to task for lying
January 26, 1715 Claude Helvetius, French philosopher
January 26, 1763 Charles XIV, French marshall and king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
January 26, 1826 Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady
January 26, 1831 Writer Mary Dodge, ('Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates')
January 26, 1880 Gen Douglas MacArthur, he did return!
January 26, 1904 Sean MacBride, Irish statesman and minister (Nobel Peace Prize 1974)
January 26, 1913 Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter
January 26, 1918 Nicolae Ceausescu, Rumanian president
January 26, 1923 Anne Jeffereys, in North Carolina
January 26, 1925 Paul Newman, Actor (Hud - Hombre - Hustler) and racer & popcorn mogul
January 26, 1925 Joan Leslie, Actress
January 26, 1928 Eartha Kitt, in South Carolina
January 26, 1928 Roger Vadim, Director
January 26, 1929 Jules Feiffer, cartoonist (Passionella)
January 26, 1931 Mary Murphy
January 26, 1935 Bob Uecker, Sports personality
January 26, 1944 Angela Davis, black activist
January 26, 1950 Republic of India born
January 26, 1961 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oiler
January 26, 1500 Pinzon discovers Brazil
January 26, 1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time limit - solves problem before going to bed that same night
January 26, 1779 Engagement at Burke County Jail
January 26, 1788 1st settlement established by English in Australia (Sydney)
January 26, 1788 First Australian penal colony established
January 26, 1837 Mich admitted as 26th US state
January 26, 1838 Tennessee passes nation's first prohibition law
January 26, 1841 Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
January 26, 1861 La becomes 6th state to secede from US
January 26, 1863 Joseph Hooker takes over the Army of the Potomac
January 26, 1871 American income tax repealed
January 26, 1875 Pinkertons maim Frank and Jesse James' mother
January 26, 1885 Gen Gordon & troops slain by Sudanese in Khartoum
January 26, 1905 World's largest diamond found Cullinan diamond
January 26, 1918 Ukraine declares its independence
January 26, 1934 Sam Goldwyn buys rights to The Wizard of Oz
January 26, 1936 So-called Mad Butcher terrorizes Cleveland
January 26, 1939 Franco captures Barcelona
January 26, 1945 Audie Murphy wounded
January 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz
January 26, 1946 Indian Republic Day
January 26, 1950 India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
January 26, 1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
January 26, 1961 1st woman `personal physician to President' - JG Travell
January 26, 1961 Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician
January 26, 1962 The Twist ends record-setting run
January 26, 1970 POW spends 2,000th day in captivity
January 26, 1972 North Vietnam rejects U.S. peace proposal
January 26, 1974 Cyclone Wanda causes flooding in Australia
January 26, 1976 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
January 26, 1979 Nelson Rockefeller former VP & 4 time governor of NY died
January 26, 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard premieres
January 26, 1980 U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games
January 26, 1980 Islanders & Whalers had a penality free game
January 26, 1982 Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins
January 26, 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders
January 26, 1986 Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX
January 26, 1986 Chicago Bears defeat Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20
January 26, 2005 Bush appoints Rice as secretary of state
January 26, 2006 Oprah Winfrey takes James Frey to task for lying