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January 26: Day of the Week
January 26, 2024 was the 26th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 340 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 26 Historical Event(s)
1564
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War.
1808
Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
1856
First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
1933
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rooster in Chinese astrology.
1950
The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
1952
Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo’s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
1958
Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
1978
The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US, strikes the Ohio – Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).
1992
Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
1998
Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations” with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Who were born on January 26?
1832
George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)
1926
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
1932
Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer
1935
Corrado Augias, Italian journalist, writer and TV personality
1946
Gene Siskel, American film critic (d. 1999)
1961
Tom Keifer, American musician (Cinderella)
1969
Michael O'Hearn, American bodybuilder
1982
Brahim Takioullah, Moroccan Guiness World Records holder for the “World’s largest feet”
1982
Reggie Hodges, American football player
1983
Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
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