January 26th, 1831

Born on January 26th, 1831

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 26th?

January 26th, 1974

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

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 13,000 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.

January 26th, 1949

The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured) in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light.

January 26th, 1945

Audie Murphy engaged in action at the Colmar Pocket that won him a Medal of Honor and made him one of the most famous and decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II.

January 26th, 1918

A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of the Helsinki Workers' House, symbolically marking the start of the Finnish Civil War.

January 26th, 1905

The 3,106-carat (621 g) Cullinan Diamond (pictured), the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, was discovered at the Premier Mine in Gauteng, South Africa.

January 26th, 1841

Commodore Gordon Bremer took formal possession of Hong Kong Island for the United Kingdom at Possession Point.

January 26th, 1808

William Bligh, the governor of New South Wales, was deposed in the only military coup in Australian history.

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

Born on January 26th, 1831

74

Mary Mapes Dodge

American children's writer (1831-1905)

*January 26th, 1831, New York City †August 21st, 1905, New York City

56

Heinrich Anton de Bary

German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist (1831–1888)

*January 26th, 1831, Free City of Frankfurt †January 19th, 1888, Strasbourg

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Who's birthday is on January 26th?

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

84

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

*January 26th, 1880, Little Rock †April 5th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

66

François Coppée

French poet and novelist

*January 26th, 1842, Paris †May 23rd, 1908, 7th arrondissement of Paris

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

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Born in 1831

87

Hedwig Dohm

German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist

*September 20th, 1831, Berlin †June 1st, 1919, Berlin

48

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

*June 13th, 1831, Edinburgh †November 5th, 1879, Cambridge

49

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

*November 19th, 1831, Moreland Hills †September 19th, 1881, Elberon

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

*March 22nd, 1831, Munich †January 14th, 1916, Munich

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

59

Helena Blavatsky

Russian occult writer

*August 12th, 1831, Dnipro †April 26th, 1891, London

76

Eugène Poubelle

French lawyer and diplomat (1831-1904)

*April 15th, 1831, Caen †July 15th, 1907, Paris

77

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

*August 15th, 1831, Aups †February 16th, 1909, 10th arrondissement of Paris

77

Victorien Sardou

French dramatist (1831-1908)

*September 7th, 1831, Paris †November 8th, 1908, Paris

63

Isma'il Pasha

Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879

*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, Istanbul

63

Hermann Hellriegel

German chemist

*October 21st, 1831, Mausitz †September 24th, 1895, Bernburg

57

Lucy Webb Hayes

First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, Fremont

79

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer

*September 8th, 1831, Eschershausen †November 15th, 1910, Brunswick

84

Richard Dedekind

German mathematician (*1831 – †1916)

*October 6th, 1831, Brunswick †February 12th, 1916, Brunswick

73

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary

*November 7th, 1831, Corps †December 15th, 1904, Altamura

59

Tommaso Maria Fusco

Italian Catholic priest (1831-1891)

*December 1st, 1831, Pagani †February 24th, 1891, Pagani

78

Paolo Mantegazza

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831-1910)

*October 31st, 1831, Monza †August 28th, 1910, San Terenzo

64

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896

*July 16th, 1831, Tabriz †May 1st, 1896, Tehran

50

James Starley

British businessman

*April 21st, 1831, Albourne †June 17th, 1881, Coventry

61

Martha von Sabinin

Russian composer

*May 30th, 1831, Copenhagen †December 14th, 1892, Yalta

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1831 is a normal year and no leap year.

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