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January 26 Events in History - January 26 Birthdays - January 26 Deaths
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January 26, 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII, Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders 48-21 January 26, 2001 Earthquake kills 20,000 in Bhuj, India January 26, 1998 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win January 26, 1998 Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip January 26, 1998 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" January 26, 1997 "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 308 performances January 26, 1997 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63) January 26, 1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant January 26, 1997 Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21 January 26, 1996 "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg January 26, 1995 New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern January 26, 1993 West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide January 26, 1992 "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances January 26, 1992 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (63 36 64 62) January 26, 1992 Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect January 26, 1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB January 26, 1991 "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances January 26, 1991 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (57 63 61) January 26, 1991 Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church January 26, 1991 Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter January 26, 1991 Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame January 26, 1991 New York Lotto pays $90 million to nine winner (#s are 5-15-30-35-46-50) January 26, 1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic January 26, 1990 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office) January 26, 1989 "Black and Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 829 performances January 26, 1989 AT&T reports 1st loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988 January 26, 1989 Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG January 26, 1989 Madison Square Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan January 26, 1989 Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney January 26, 1989 US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus January 26, 1988 "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000+ performances January 26, 1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor January 26, 1987 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama January 26, 1987 Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title January 26, 1986 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ January 26, 1986 Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic January 26, 1986 Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda January 26, 1986 Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE January 26, 1985 42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins January 26, 1985 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season January 26, 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders January 26, 1984 U.S. Navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters and a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst, NJ January 26, 1983 Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California January 26, 1982 Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins January 26, 1982 Mauno Koivisto elected president of Finland January 26, 1981 Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs. Australia at Adelaide Oval January 26, 1980 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro January 26, 1980 Islanders and Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game January 26, 1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations January 26, 1980 Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes January 26, 1979 "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS January 26, 1979 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth January 26, 1978 Frank Herbert completes his novel "Destination: Void" January 26, 1978 International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit January 26, 1978 Mario Soares forms Portuguese government January 26, 1978 Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40 January 26, 1977 Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki January 26, 1976 6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20 January 26, 1976 Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals January 26, 1976 David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City January 26, 1976 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon January 26, 1976 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20 January 26, 1975 Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in New York City January 26, 1973 Belgium government of Leburton forms January 26, 1972 Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute January 26, 1971 Charles Manson convicted of murder January 26, 1971 Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes January 26, 1970 Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City January 26, 1969 "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 41 performances January 26, 1968 Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die January 26, 1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. January 26, 1966 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2) January 26, 1965 South Vietnam milt coup under general Nguyen Khanh January 26, 1963 "Milk and Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 543 performances January 26, 1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone January 26, 1962 Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's January 26, 1962 Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard January 26, 1962 David Diamond's 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia January 26, 1962 U.S. launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km) January 26, 1962 "Twist" is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools January 26, 1961 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1 January 26, 1961 1st woman "personal physician to president"-JG Travell January 26, 1960 Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS) January 26, 1960 High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points January 26, 1960 Oakland enters AFL January 26, 1960 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot January 26, 1959 Italy government of Fanfani resigns January 26, 1959 KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting January 26, 1958 H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan on as Israeli minister of Defense January 26, 1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" January 26, 1958 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational January 26, 1957 Bernanos and Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres January 26, 1957 Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms January 26, 1957 India annexes Kashmir January 26, 1957 Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves January 26, 1956 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy January 26, 1956 Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session January 26, 1956 Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame January 26, 1956 Porkkala military base returned to Finland by U.S.S.R. January 26, 1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland January 26, 1951 Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 26, 1950 India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion January 26, 1949 WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting January 26, 1948 Executive Order 9981, end segregation in U.S. Armed Forces signed January 26, 1947 KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die January 26, 1945 Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp January 26, 1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland January 26, 1942 Italian supreme command demands dismissal of German marshal Rommel January 26, 1940 Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains January 26, 1939 Federal Hall National Monument established January 26, 1939 Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind" January 26, 1939 Franco conquers Barcelona January 26, 1934 Bradman scores 128 NSW vs. Victoria, 96 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes January 26, 1934 Nazi Germany and Poland sign non-attack treaty for 10 years January 26, 1932 British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead) January 26, 1932 KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW January 26, 1931 Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty January 26, 1931 Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," premieres in New York City January 26, 1930 Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories) January 26, 1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence January 26, 1927 Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in New York City January 26, 1926 Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London) January 26, 1924 Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal January 26, 1922 Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London January 26, 1921 Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms January 26, 1921 Toronto St. Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers January 26, 1920 Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window January 26, 1918 President Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days for war effort January 26, 1915 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established January 26, 1914 600 Dutch textile workers go on strike January 26, 1914 Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index January 26, 1913 Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro January 26, 1911 Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego January 26, 1911 Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden January 26, 1910 Heavy rains cause floods in Paris January 26, 1907 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed January 26, 1907 J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called January 26, 1905 Arnold Schonberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna January 26, 1905 Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea January 26, 1900 Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart January 26, 1897 Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army January 26, 1891 Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in New York City January 26, 1887 Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians January 26, 1886 Karl Benz patents 1st auto with burning motor January 26, 1885 Muhammad Ahmed ("Mahdi") rebels conquer Khartoum January 26, 1884 1st Dutch Wagner version of Elizabeth aria January 26, 1882 France government of Gambetta falls January 26, 1881 Union of Baptists Communities forms in Foxholl January 26, 1875 Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green January 26, 1871 British Rugby Union forms January 26, 1871 U.S. income tax repealed January 26, 1870 Virginia rejoins US January 26, 1863 54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms January 26, 1863 War Department authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops January 26, 1862 Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive McClellan ignores order January 26, 1861 Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede January 26, 1850 1st German-language daily newspaper in U.S. published, New York City January 26, 1841 Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain January 26, 1838 Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol January 26, 1837 Michigan admitted as 26th U.S. state January 26, 1833 Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan January 26, 1802 Congress passes an act calling for a U.S. Capitol library January 26, 1797 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign treaty January 26, 1790 Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna January 26, 1789 John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) January 26, 1788 Capt Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales January 26, 1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol January 26, 1748 England, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia sign anti-French treaty January 26, 1736 Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne January 26, 1699 Venice, Poland and Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey January 26, 1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night January 26, 1689 Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr January 26, 1666 France declares war on England and Munster January 26, 1654 Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife January 26, 1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die January 26, 1340 English king Edward III proclaimed king of France January 26, 66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet |