January 26th
🎉 Holidays on this date
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.
Republic Day (India)
Indian national holiday commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.
241 Notable deaths
Atanas Kirov
Bulgarian weightlifter.
Born September 24th, 1946 in Burgas. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Jackson
Scottish curler (1871–1955).
Born March 14th, 1871 in South Lanarkshire.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 83 years old in South Lanarkshire.
Osamu Yamaji
Japanese association football player (1929-2021).
Born August 31st, 1929 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture. [ref]
Bertha Müller
Austrian painter (1848–1937).
Born October 28th, 1848 in Vienna.
Died January 26th, 1937 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Hans Schulze
German water polo player (1911-1992).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 1992 at 80 years old in Wuppertal.
Karl-Heinz Narjes
German politician (1924-2015).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Soltau.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bonn.
Yukiaki Okabe
Japanese olympic swimmer (1941-2018).
Born April 24th, 1941 in Takatsuki.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 76 years old in Osaka Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]
Franz Anton Menge
German entomologist (1808-1880).
Born February 15th, 1808 in Arnsberg.
Died January 26th, 1880 at 71 years old in Gdańsk.
Witold Doroszewski
Polish lexicographer and linguist (1899–1976).
Died January 26th, 1976 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
Keith Thomson
New zealand cricketer and field hockey player.
Born February 26th, 1941 in Methven.
Died January 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Christchurch. [ref]
Sergey Prikhodko
Russian politician (1957-2021).
Born January 12th, 1957 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 64 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Boris Evseevitch Bychowsky
Russian scientist (parasitologist).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 26th, 1974 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Märta Ekström
Swedish actress.
Born January 28th, 1899 in Värmdö. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 52 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Jules Lachelier
French philosopher (1832-1918).
Born May 27th, 1832 in Fontainebleau.
Died January 26th, 1918 at 85 years old in Fontainebleau.
Domenico Rea
Italian writer and journalist (1921–1994).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Naples.
Died January 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Naples.
Emilio Alarcos Llorach
Spanish linguist (1922–1998).
Born April 22nd, 1922 in Salamanca.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Oviedo (myocardial infarction).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy