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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

Gerard Francisco Timoner III

Filipino priest.

Born January 26th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Daet.

Bernhard Minetti

German actor (1905-1998).

Born January 26th, 1905 in Kiel.

Died October 12th, 1998 at 93 years old in Berlin.

Sven-Åke Lundbäck

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born January 26th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Kalix Municipality.

Torkil Nielsen

Faroese association football and chess player.

Born January 26th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Sandavágur.

Jan Urbas

Slovenian ice hockey player.

Born January 26th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Ljubljana. [ref]

Charly Loubet

French association football player (1946–2023).

Born January 26th, 1946 in Grasse.

Died January 30th, 2023 at 77 years old in Grasse. [ref]

Sander Loones

Belgian politician.

Born January 26th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Veurne.

Li Lingwei

Chinese javelin thrower.

Born January 26th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Binzhou.

David Forbes

Australian sailor (1934–2022).

Born January 26th, 1934.

Died May 21st, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]

Volodymyr Biletskyy

Ukrainian scientist, politician, activist, author and editor.

Born January 26th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Matviivka.

Per Thorén

Swedish figure skater (1885–1962).

Born January 26th, 1885 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]

Died January 5th, 1962 at 76 years old in Stockholm, Oscar Parish. [ref]

Victoria Kovalchuk

Ukrainian artist, writer (1954–2021).

Born January 26th, 1954 in Kovel.

Died April 4th, 2021 at 67 years old in Lviv (COVID-19).

Sergi Pàmies

Spanish-catalan journalist, translator, and writer (born 1960).

Born January 26th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Paris. [ref]

Louis Favre

Swiss engineer (1826-1879).

Born January 26th, 1826 in Chêne-Bourg.

Died July 19th, 1879 at 53 years old in Göschenen.

Stanisław Szymecki

Polish archbishop, metropolitan of bialystok in 1993–2000.

Born January 26th, 1924 in Katowice.

Died September 26th, 2023 at 99 years old in Białystok.

Jérôme Jeannet

French fencer.

Born January 26th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Fort-de-France.

Alik L. Alik

Micronesian diplomat and politician (1953–2020).

Born January 26th, 1953 in Kosrae.

Died November 7th, 2020 at 67 years old [ref]

Laura Nunnink

Dutch field hockey player.

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

Hideki Nagai

Japanese association football player and manager.

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

Antonio Mota

Mexican footballer (1939-1986).

Born January 26th, 1939 in Mexico City.

Died September 13th, 1986 at 47 years old

Richard Vogt

German boxer (1913-1988).

Born January 26th, 1913 in Hamburg.

Died July 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Hamburg.

Mehdi Boukamir

Belgian association footballer.

Born January 26th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.

Kilian Frankiny

Swiss cyclist.

Born January 26th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Reckingen-Gluringen. [ref]

Sonja Sajzor

Trans feminist and queer icon..

Born January 26th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Charles Magnusson

Swedish film producer and screenwriter (1878-1948).

Born January 26th, 1878 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]

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