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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)
1531
Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.
1565
Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent.
1856
First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
1870
American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
1905
The world’s largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3106.75 carat, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
1914
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
1924
Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad.
1930
The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.
1958
Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
1992
Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
Who were born on January 26?
1915
William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
1919
Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager for Tottenham Hotspur. (d. 2004)
1926
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
1937
Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leone political leader (d. 2003)
1942
Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. 2001)
1950
Jörg Haider, Austrian far-right politician (d. 2008)
1960
Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler
1963
Gisela Valcarcel, Peruvian Hostess
1971
Dorian Gregory, American actor
1978
Kelly Stables, American actress
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