Page 4: Historical Events In January - 26

1887  On this day in history battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

1887  On January - 26 enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

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

1891  On this day in history ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw)   

1891  On January - 26 nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies   

1893  On January - 26 bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot   

1893  Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday on this day in history.   

1895  Arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1897  Battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army   

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

1900  Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history ervin Major, composer   

1902  Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer on January - 26.   

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

1904  John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1905  Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea on January - 26.   

1905  The world's largest diamond iss found near Pretoria, South Africa on January - 26.   

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

1905  Arnold Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna on January - 26.   

1905  On January - 26 charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)   

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

1907  The first federal corrupt election practices law passed on this day in history.   

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

1907  On January - 26 eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)   

1908  The birth of Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist on January - 26.   

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

1910  On January - 26 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  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.   

1541  On January - 26 birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.   

1667  On this day in history birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on January - 26.   

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

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1567  On January - 26 death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

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

1744  On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)