January 26th in History
January 26th in History
- 1788: The first English convicts arrive in Australia
- 1841: Hong Kong becomes a British soverign territory
- 1905: The world's largest diamond iss found near Pretoria, South Africa
- 1939: Fascist Franco conquers Barcelona
- 1945: Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1948: Executive Order981, which puts an end to segregation in US Armed Forces, is signed
- 1950: India becomes a democratic republic within the Commonwealth
- 1998: President Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
January 26th birthdays
- 1714: Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor
- 1880: Douglas MacArthur, American wartime general
- 1908: Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist
- 1925: Paul Newman, American Actor and Oscar winner
- 1928: Roger Vadim, French director
- 1928: Eartha Kitt, American singer/actress