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January 26 Birthdays in History - January 26 Deaths - January 26 Events
January 26, 1984 Sasha Cohen, American Athlete
January 26, 1978 Reesa Starr, Jr.
January 26, 1977 Cindy Cesar, Miss Mauritius Universe 1997
January 26, 1977 Justin Gimelstob, New Jersey, tennis star, 1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield
January 26, 1977 Vince Carter, American Athlete
January 26, 1976 Paul Byrne, Australian 800m ruuner 1996 Olympics
January 26, 1973 Mark Brook, WLAF LB for the Rhein Fire
January 26, 1973 Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998
January 26, 1973 Tony Ramirez, tackle, Detroit Lions
January 26, 1973 Seth MacFarlane, American Cartoonist
January 26, 1972 Harrison Houston, NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
January 26, 1971 Jon Heidenreich, WLAF G for the Frankfurt Galaxy
January 26, 1971 Lamar Mills, WLAF DE for the Amsterdam Admirals
January 26, 1971 Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner 1996 Olympics
January 26, 1971 Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Canberra AUS
January 26, 1970 Dan Carlson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
January 26, 1970 Dean Malkoc, Vancouver, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks
January 26, 1970 Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals
January 26, 1968 Eric Davis, NFL cornerback, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers
January 26, 1968 Reggie Jordan, NBA guard, Minnesota Timberwolves
January 26, 1967 Jeff Branson, U.S. baseball infielder, Cincinnati Reds
January 26, 1967 Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Oldsmobile-5th
January 26, 1967 Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals
January 26, 1967 Keith Urban, American Musician
January 26, 1965 Allison Hossack, Manitoba, actress, Olivia-Another World
January 26, 1965 Lou Frazier, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos
January 26, 1965 Tim McDonald, safety for the San Francisco 49ers
January 26, 1963 Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist, Wham-Wake Me Up
January 26, 1963 Jazzie B, [Beresford Romeo], English rapper, Soul II Soul-Feel Free
January 26, 1963 Simon O'Donnell, cricketer, Deniliquin NSW ODI all-rounder 1985-90
January 26, 1963 Jose Mourinho, Portuguese Coach
January 26, 1962 Roshan Guneratne, cricketer, wicketless in only Test SL vs. Aust 1983
January 26, 1962 Tim May, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-95
January 26, 1962 Tom Keifer, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station
January 26, 1961 Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer, Oiler, King, Rangers
January 26, 1960 Gary Plummer, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers
January 26, 1960 Jeanette Bolden, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
January 26, 1958 Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got
January 26, 1958 B James Lowry, rocker, Boys Band
January 26, 1958 Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nike golfer, 1993 Buick-2nd
January 26, 1958 Ellen DeGeneres, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comediene, Ellen Morgan-Ellen
January 26, 1958 Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician, UB40-Red Red Wine
January 26, 1958 Geoff Davis, American Politician
January 26, 1958 Rita Wilson, American Actress
January 26, 1957 Ashok Malhotra, cricketer, Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84
January 26, 1957 Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan Neth, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984
January 26, 1957 Shivlal Yadav, cricketer, Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87
January 26, 1956 Lisa Boray, [Schulte Nordholt], Dutch singer, Lovers Until the End
January 26, 1956 Simon Howard, English large landowner, Castle Howard
January 26, 1956 David Sedaris, American Writer
January 26, 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno
January 26, 1954 Kim Hughes, cricketer, brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84
January 26, 1954 Martin Dunn, British editor, Today
January 26, 1954 Stephen Carter, American Lawyer
January 26, 1953 Andree C van Es, Dutch MP, PSP
January 26, 1953 Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist
January 26, 1953 Lucinda Williams, singer
January 26, 1953 Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Statesman
January 26, 1952 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 44, 54, 77
January 26, 1952 Thomas Edward Henderson, South Carolina, basketballer 1972 Olympics silver
January 26, 1952 Andrew Motion, English Poet
January 26, 1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star
January 26, 1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way
January 26, 1951 Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czechoslovakia, 400m/800m runner 1980 Olympics silver
January 26, 1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children
January 26, 1950 David Strathairn, actor, LA Confidential, Eight Men Out
January 26, 1950 Jorg Haider, Austrian polical leader, Austrian Freedom Pary
January 26, 1950 Jack Youngblood, American Athlete
January 26, 1949 Derek Holt, rocker, Climax Blues Band
January 26, 1949 Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
January 26, 1949 Jonathan Carroll, American Author
January 26, 1948 Corky Laing, rocker, Mountain
January 26, 1947 Patrick Dewaere, [PJMH Bordeaux], France, actor, Les Valseuses
January 26, 1947 Mark Dayton, American Politician
January 26, 1946 Christopher Hampton, Azores, playwright, Oviri, Hotel du Lac
January 26, 1946 Gene Siskel, movie critic, Siskel and Ebert
January 26, 1946 Timothy Clifford, director, National Galleries of Scotland
January 26, 1945 Jacqueline du Pree, Oxford England, cellist
January 26, 1945 Mick Hill, cricketer, NSW all-rounder 1964-75
January 26, 1944 Angela Davis, American Activist
January 26, 1944 Emanuel Cleaver, American Politician
January 26, 1943 Jean Knight, vocalist, Mr Big Stuff
January 26, 1943 Peter Kenton Winkler, composer
January 26, 1943 Sherian Grace Cadoria, brigadier general
January 26, 1943 Jerry Kleczka, American Politician
January 26, 1942 Nigel Walmsley, chairman, Carlton U.K. Television
January 26, 1942 Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor, Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft
January 26, 1942 William McLennan, CEO, Central Statistical Office
January 26, 1942 Gray Davis, American Politician
January 26, 1941 Henry Jaglom, born in London, England, actor, Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always
January 26, 1940 Phil Spector, American Businessman
January 26, 1939 Marshall Lieb, rocker, Teddy Bears
January 26, 1938 Margaret Daly, British MEP
January 26, 1938 Porter Goss, American Public Servant
January 26, 1937 Gerrit Gerritse, Dutch MP, CDA
January 26, 1937 Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president, Sierra Leone
January 26, 1937 S J B Langdale, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School
January 26, 1937 Gnassingbe Eyadema, Togolese Statesman
January 26, 1936 Noel Harrison, London, singer and actor, Mark-Girl from UNCLE
January 26, 1936 Shelley Morrison, American Actress
January 26, 1935 Bob Uecker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, catcher/actor, Mr Belvedere
January 26, 1935 Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay
January 26, 1935 Peter Ronnefeld, composer
January 26, 1935 Zbigniew Penherski, composer
January 26, 1934 Huey "Piano" Smith, pianist, Having a Good Time
January 26, 1932 Christopher Price, Director, Leeds Metropolitan U
January 26, 1932 George H Clements, famous African
January 26, 1932 Ronald Allison, British author/broadcaster
January 26, 1931 Mary Murphy, Washington D.C., actress, A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators
January 26, 1930 A N Solomons, chairman, Singer and Friedlander
January 26, 1930 Anne Macfarlane, Master, Court of Protection
January 26, 1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Oly-gold/bronze-1964, 72
January 26, 1929 Jules Feiffer, New York City, cartoonist, Passionella, /author, Little Murders
January 26, 1929 M R Turner, publisher
January 26, 1928 Eartha Kitt, South Carolina, singer and actress, Catwoman-Batman
January 26, 1928 Gene Snyder, Rep-R-KY, 1963-65, 67-
January 26, 1928 Philip Jose Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist, Riverworld
January 26, 1928 Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella
January 26, 1927 Jose Simon Azcona Hoyo, president of Honduras, 1986-90
January 26, 1927 William Redfield, New York City, actor, Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage
January 26, 1926 Charles Tidbury, former chairman, Whitbread and Company
January 26, 1926 Jose Maria Valverde, philosopher poet/translator
January 26, 1926 Ronnie Hilton, singer, Moonraker
January 26, 1925 David Jenkins, Bishop, Durham
January 26, 1925 Desmond Cassidi, British admiral
January 26, 1925 Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy
January 26, 1925 Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor, Hud, Hombre, Hustler
January 26, 1924 Warren Frank Benson, composer
January 26, 1923 Anne Jeffreys, North Carolina, actress, Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital
January 26, 1922 Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian, Reluctant Jester
January 26, 1921 Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO, Sony
January 26, 1921 Frantisek Chaun, composer
January 26, 1921 Johannes Driessler, composer
January 26, 1921 Eddie Barclay, French Musician
January 26, 1920 Derek Bond, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Nicholas Nickelby
January 26, 1920 John Logan Gorlay, journalist
January 26, 1920 Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director
January 26, 1919 K C Ibrahim, cricketer, batted in 4 Tests India vs. WI 1948-49
January 26, 1919 Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty
January 26, 1918 Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president, 1967-90
January 26, 1917 Rose Mary Woods, American Celebrity
January 26, 1916 Lothar Jensch, composer
January 26, 1915 William Hopper, New York City, actor, Paul Drake-Perry Mason
January 26, 1914 Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher, Puffin Club
January 26, 1913 Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter, Love and Marriage
January 26, 1913 William Prince, Nichols, New York, actor, City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac
January 26, 1912 Cora Baird, New York City, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie
January 26, 1911 Norbert Schultze, composer
January 26, 1911 Polykarp Kusch, U.S., nuclear physicist: Nobel 1955
January 26, 1910 Elmar Klos, Czech director, Adrift
January 26, 1910 Marijan Lipovsek, composer
January 26, 1908 Stephane Grappelli, British jazz/violinist
January 26, 1907 Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader, Don McNeill TV Club
January 26, 1907 Henry Cotton, English golfer, British Open 1934, 1937, 1948
January 26, 1905 Charles Lane, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show
January 26, 1905 John Carmel Heenan, Essex, cardinal archbp of Westminster, 1963-75
January 26, 1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"
January 26, 1905 Marquess of Bath, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
January 26, 1904 Douglas Evans, actor, South Pacific Trail
January 26, 1904 Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74
January 26, 1904 Alejo Carpentier, Cuban Novelist
January 26, 1902 Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer
January 26, 1902 Menno ter Braak, Dutch writer/essayist, Carnaval of the Citizens
January 26, 1902 Romney Brent, Saltillo Mexico, actor and writer, Dinner at the Ritz
January 26, 1901 Ervin Major, composer
January 26, 1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One
January 26, 1895 William Griffith Wilson, American Celebrity
January 26, 1893 Bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot
January 26, 1891 Ilya G Ehrenburg, born in Kiev, Ukraine, writer, Fall of Paris, The Thaw
January 26, 1887 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist
January 26, 1887 Marc A. "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. lt-admiral, WW II-Task Force 58
January 26, 1886 Joannes A. Veraart, Dutch economist/MP, Jews of the Netherlands
January 26, 1884 Edward Sapir, Germany, linguist/antropologist, indians
January 26, 1884 Roy Chapman Andrews, U.S., scientist/explorer
January 26, 1883 Napolean Hill, American Author
January 26, 1880 Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return!
January 26, 1880 Elton Mayo, Australian Psychologist
January 26, 1879 Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish, stage, author, Tille
January 26, 1878 A. W. "Dave" Nourse, cricketer, "Grand Old Man" of South African cricket
January 26, 1878 R. A. Schrocker, writer
January 26, 1877 Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter
January 26, 1876 Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian Statesman
January 26, 1871 Warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], U.S. journalist and writer, Average Jones
January 26, 1855 Arthur Hervey, composer
January 26, 1852 Frederick Corder, composer
January 26, 1852 Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator, French Africa
January 26, 1847 John Bates Clark, American Economist
January 26, 1846 C. P. Scott, British Journalist
January 26, 1831 Mary Mapes Dodge, New York City, writer, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
January 26, 1828 Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer
January 26, 1827 Ellen G. White, American Writer
January 26, 1827 Ellen White, American Writer
January 26, 1826 Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady, 1862-76
January 26, 1816 Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863
January 26, 1814 Rufus King, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1876
January 26, 1786 Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter, Waiting for The Times
January 26, 1781 Achim vs. Arnim, writer
January 26, 1781 Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
January 26, 1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet, Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis
January 26, 1771 Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director, Suriname
January 26, 1770 Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly
January 26, 1763 Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway, 1818-44
January 26, 1759 Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary
January 26, 1751 Lord George Gordon, British Politician
January 26, 1748 Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer
January 26, 1742 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer
January 26, 1722 Prestonpans
January 26, 1716 George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
January 26, 1715 Claude Helvetius, Paris, France, philosopher
January 26, 1715 Claud-Adrian Helvetius, Philosopher
January 26, 1714 Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor, Child with Bird Cage
January 26, 1708 William Hayes, composer
January 26, 1667 Henricus Zwaardecroon, Governor-General of Neth-Indies
January 26, 1613 Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer



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