Historical Events In January - 26

1887  On January - 26 battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

1887  On this day in history enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

1891  Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1891  Ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw) on January - 26.   

1891  Nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies on January - 26.   

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

1893  Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday on January - 26.   

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

1899  Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) on this day in history.   

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

1901  Ervin Major, composer on January - 26.   

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

1904  On this day in history douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail)   

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

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  On this day in history world's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa   

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

1905  Charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show) on January - 26.   

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 January - 26.   

1907  1st federal corrupt election practices law passed on January - 26.   

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  On January - 26 stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist   

1910  Heavy rains cause floods in Paris on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift)   

1911  On this day in history 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  On January - 26 charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67   

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 this day in history.   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.   

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

1714  On January - 26 birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

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 January - 26.   

1109  On January - 26 albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies   

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

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

1636  On this day in history death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  On this day in history death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

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)