Page 4: Historical Events In January - 26

1887  Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

1887  Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist on January - 26.   

1891  Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC on January - 26.   

1891  On January - 26 ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw)   

1891  On this day in history nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies   

1893  On this day in history bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot   

1893  On January - 26 abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday   

1895  On this day in history arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

1897  On January - 26 battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army   

1897  On January - 26 battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army   

1899  Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) on January - 26.   

1900  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart   

1901  On January - 26 ervin Major, composer   

1902  Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer on this day in history.   

1904  Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

1905  On this day in history han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea   

1905  On January - 26 the world's largest diamond iss found near Pretoria, South Africa   

1905  World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa on January - 26.   

1905  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna   

1905  On this day in history charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)   

1907  On this day in history j M Synge's "Playboy of the Western World" opens; police are called   

1907  The first federal corrupt election practices law passed on January - 26.   

1907  1st federal corrupt election practices law passed on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)   

1908  On this day in history the birth of Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist   

1908  Stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist on January - 26.   

1910  On this day in history heavy rains cause floods in Paris   

1910  Elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift) on this day in history.   

1911  On January - 26 glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego CA   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego on January - 26.   

1911  Norbert Schultze, composer on this day in history.   

1911  Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67 on January - 26.   

1912  On this day in history cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)   

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1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)   

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  On January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on January - 26.   

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

1715  On this day in history birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.   

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on January - 26.   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.   

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on January - 26.   

1697  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1706  On January - 26 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59   

1744  On January - 26 death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)