January 26th, 1731

Born on January 26th, 1731

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What happened on January 26th?

January 26th, 2015

A jet fighter crashed at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.

January 26th, 1934

Hurtig & Seamon's New Burlesque Theater in New York City reopened as the Apollo Theater, becoming one of the nation's premier venues for African-American performers.

January 26th, 1885

Mahdist War: The siege of Khartoum ended as Mahdist forces defeated the Egyptian garrison and captured the city.

January 26th, 0661

Ali, the fourth Rashidun caliph, was assassinated (depicted) by Ibn Muljim, leading to the end of the caliphate.

January 26th, 1974

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed while taking off from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, killing 67 people.

January 26th, 1926

Oliver Hutchinson (pictured) appeared on television in inventor John Logie Baird's first successful demonstration of using the technology to show humans.

January 26th, 2020

A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, killing all nine people on board, including former basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.

January 26th, 1545

The Council of Trent officially separates Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

January 26th, 2009

Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to the deposal of President Marc Ravalomanana.

January 26th, 2001

An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 20,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

January 26th, 1998

In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.

January 26th, 1972

JAT Flight 367 exploded in mid-air over Czechoslovakia; the only survivor of the 28 on board, flight attendant Vesna Vulović, fell 10,160 m (33,330 ft), setting the record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.

January 26th, 1966

The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

January 26th, 1952

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police officers the previous day.

January 26th, 1950

Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution, with Rajendra Prasad as president and Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th

Born on January 26th, 1731

51

Charles Lee

British military diplomat and general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence (1731-1782)

*January 26th, 1731, Cheshire †October 2nd, 1782, Philadelphia

Same year
Born in 1731

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

79

Franz Anton Bagnato

German architect (1731-1810)

*June 15th, 1731, Altshausen †June 18th, 1810, Altshausen

71

Ignazio Busca

Catholic cardinal (1731-1803)

*August 31st, 1731, Milan †July 12th, 1803, Rome

62

Ramón de la Cruz

Spanish writer (1731-1794)

*March 28th, 1731, Madrid †March 5th, 1794, Madrid

83

Robert Treat Paine

American lawyer and judge, signer of the US Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)

*March 11th, 1731, Boston †May 11th, 1814, Boston

59

Johann August Dathe

German theologian and linguist (1731-1791)

*July 4th, 1731, Weißenfels †March 17th, 1791, Leipzig

71

Anton von Störck

Austrian pharmacologist (1731-1803)

*February 21st, 1731, Bad Saulgau †January 23rd, 1803, Vienna

63

Johann Ernst Heinsius

German painter (1731-1794)

*May 21st, 1731, Ilmenau †October 18th, 1794, Erfurt

78

Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

German princess

*September 24th, 1731, Coburg †August 2nd, 1810, Schwerin

73

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

Royal Navy admiral (1731-1804)

*July 1st, 1731, Angus †August 4th, 1804, Northumberland

61

Angelo Emo

Venetian noble and admiral (1731-1792)

*January 3rd, 1731, Venice †March 3rd, 1792, Valletta

55

Francisco Javier Clavijero

Mesoamericanist, 1731-1787

*September 9th, 1731, Veracruz †April 2nd, 1787, Bologna

71

Maria Fortunata d'Este

Italian noble

*November 24th, 1731, Modena †September 21st, 1803, Venice

64

Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg (1731-1795)

*January 6th, 1731, Frankfurt †May 20th, 1795, Ludwigsburg

76

Francis Gundaker of Colloredo-Mansfeld

Politician (1731-1807)

*May 28th, 1731, Vienna †October 27th, 1807, Vienna

64

Samuel Huntington

American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut (1731-1796)

*July 16th, 1731, Windham †January 5th, 1796, Norwich

80

Johann Georg Hartmann

Senior civil servant of Württemberg

*February 19th, 1731, Plieningen †June 9th, 1811, Stuttgart

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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