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January 26th

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Australia Day

Australian national day marking the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson on January 26, 1788; a subject of ongoing national debate.

national Observed January 26 each year.

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Republic Day (India)

Indian national holiday commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.

national Observed January 26 each year.

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548 Notable birthdays

Tom Henderson

Basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Newberry.

Thiago Pereira

Brazilian swimmer.

Born January 26th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Volta Redonda.

Paul Robert Magocsi

American historian.

Born January 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Englewood. [ref]

Gil Merrick

English footballer (1922–2010).

Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.

Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]

Alexey Sarana

Russian chess player.

Born January 26th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Moscow.

William Blumberg

Tennis player (1998-).

Born January 26th, 1998 (age 28 years) in New York City.

Nawaf Al Abed

Saudi arabian football player.

Born January 26th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Riyadh.

Edmund Roman Orlik

Polish soldier and architect (1918-1982).

Born January 26th, 1918 in Rogoźno.

Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in Opole (traffic collision).

Hyun Soong-jong

South korean politician (1919-2020).

Born January 26th, 1919 in South Pyongan Province.

Died May 25th, 2020 at 101 years old in Seoul.

Justo Sierra

Mexican writer, journalist, poet and political figure (1848–1912).

Born January 26th, 1848 in San Francisco de Campeche.

Died September 13th, 1912 at 64 years old in Madrid (aneurysm). [ref]

Andrew Marton

Hungarian-american film director (1904-1992).

Born January 26th, 1904 in Budapest.

Died January 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).

David Gallego

Spanish footballer.

Born January 26th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Súria.

Rick Kavanian

German actor and comedian.

Born January 26th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Munich.

Laura Christensen

Danish actress.

Born January 26th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Østerbro.

Alfred Eckhard Zimmern

British academic (1879-1957).

Born January 26th, 1879 in Surbiton. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1957 at 78 years old in Hartford. [ref]

Salvador Ichazo

Uruguayan association football player.

Born January 26th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Montevideo.

François Faber

Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1887–1915).

Born January 26th, 1887 in Aulnay-sur-Iton.

Died May 9th, 1915 at 28 years old in Mont-Saint-Éloi.

Ronald Dupree

American basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Biloxi.

Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon

German photographer (1900-1942).

Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp.

Manuel Jiménez Jiménez

Spanish footballer.

Born January 26th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Arahal. [ref]

Zrinka Ljutić

Croatian female alpine skier.

Born January 26th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Zagreb. [ref]

Buddy Melges

Sailor.

Born January 26th, 1930 in Elkhorn.

Died May 18th, 2023 at 93 years old in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake.

Gurjant Singh

Indian field hockey player.

Born January 26th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Amritsar.

Kim van Kooten

Dutch actress and screenwriter (born 1974).

Born January 26th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Purmerend. [ref]

Norbert Schultze

German composer (1911-2002).

Born January 26th, 1911 in Brunswick.

Died October 14th, 2002 at 91 years old in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District, Bad Tölz.

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